型号 (xíng hào) — model, type (of manufactured product)

Definition

Refers specifically to the 'model' or 'type' of a manufactured product (phone, car, machine) — what's in a product catalog. 类型/种类 are more general 'kind/sort' for anything; 样式 emphasizes style or design.

noun
modeltype (of manufactured product)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 型号。
    Zhè ge xíng hào de shǒu jī diàn chí hěn nài yòng.
    The battery of this model of phone is very durable.
  • 型号。
    Qǐng gào sù wǒ nǐ xū yào de xíng hào hé yán sè.
    Please tell me the model and color you need.
  • 。
    Zhè liàng qì chē de zuì xīn xíng hào zēng jiā le ān quán gōng néng.
    The latest model of this car has added safety features.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

型xíngmodel/type
号hàonumber/spec

型 and 号 both point to a product’s model or number, together naming its specific version.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
刑
刑xíng型xíng
Same sound today

型 pairs 土 (earth) with 刑, which supplies the sound; the shape shows an earthen mold, hence form or pattern.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 口口kǒumouth
  • 丂丂kǎoexhaled air; a tiger's cry

The shape 号 comes from 口, a mouth, and 丂, exhaled air or a tiger's cry.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6Abstract ConceptsIndustry & Manufacturing

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