Definition
号 (hào) has two common uses at HSK1: as a classifier for dates and numbers of people (e.g., '5号' = 'the 5th'), and as a noun for numbered sizes (like shoe sizes). For general size (big or small), use 大小; for a specific code like a phone number, use 号码.
classifier
used with numbers to indicate orderdatesor quantity of people
noun
sizeespecially of clothing or shoes
Easily confused
- 亏kuīlook-aliketo lose (money), to suffer a loss
- 好hǎosound-alikegood
- 考kǎolook-aliketo take an exam or test
- 好hàosound-aliketo like, to be fond of
- 耗hàosound-aliketo consume, to spend, to waste (resources like time, energy, money)
Examples
- 号？Jīntiān shì jǐ hào?What is the date today?
- 。Wǒ yào dà hào de.I want a large size.
- 号。Lái le yì bǎi duō hào rén.Over a hundred people came.
Browse more HSK 1 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.