号

háo

(bound form) to wail / to howl

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

號号 [hao2] /(bound form) to wail; to howl/

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hào

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

(literary) to call out / to command / (bound form) bugle / trumpet / (bound form) signal / bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qǐ chuáng hào]) / (bound form) mark / sign / to mark / to label / to assign a number / (bound form) name / appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guó hào], 年號|年号[nián hào], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liáo níng Hào]) / (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[èr sān qī hào fáng jiān] "Room 237") / day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qī hào] "the 7th") / (bound form) size / type / category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wǔ hào diàn chí]) / (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hào mài]) / classifier for numbered people or items

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Source record: cd-39d9999e8457b75c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

號 号 [hao4] /(literary) to call out; to command/(bound form) bugle; trumpet/(bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qi3 chuang2 hao4])/(bound form) mark; sign/to mark; to label; to assign a number/(bound form) name; appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guo2 hao4], 年號|年号[nian2 hao4], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liao2 ning2 Hao4])/(after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[er4 san1 qi1 hao4 fang2 jian1] "Room 237")/day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qi1 hao4] "the 7th")/(bound form) size; type; category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2])/(TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hao4 mai4])/classifier for numbered people or items/

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