码

mǎdictionary entry

(archaic) agate / (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale / number / (computing) code / (clothing) size / yard (unit of length) / (coll.) kilometers per hour (informal misuse of "yard" to mean kph in speed references) / (coll.) to pile up; to stack / classifier for matters, items, situations etc (esp. when indicating whether they are the same or different, as in 不是一碼事|不是一码事[bù shì yī mǎ shì] "not the same thing") / (Tw, HK) (finance) unit of 25 basis points (i.e. a 0.25% change in interest rate)

Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-a8ec108915dc960a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

碼 码 [ma3] /(archaic) agate/(bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale/number/(computing) code/(clothing) size/yard (unit of length)/(coll.) kilometers per hour (informal misuse of "yard" to mean kph in speed references)/(coll.) to pile up; to stack/classifier for matters, items, situations etc (esp. when indicating whether they are the same or different, as in 不是一碼事|不是一码事[bu4 shi4 yi1 ma3 shi4] "not the same thing")/(Tw, HK) (finance) unit of 25 basis points (i.e. a 0.25% change in interest rate)/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

Other forms in these source records: 碼

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.