号

• 拼音: hào
• 汉字拆解: 号 = 口 (mouth) + 丂 — originally meant to shout, extended to mean a label or number

含义

Number; date (of the month). Used for numbering and for specifying dates in spoken Chinese.

In everyday speech, 号 is the most common way to say the date: 三月五号 (March 5th). It is also used for numbering: 三号线 (Line 3), 五号楼 (Building 5). In formal writing, 日 replaces 号 for dates.

例句

1. 今天是三月二十号。
2. 你的电话号是多少？
3. 我住在五号楼。

用法指南

语境: dates, everyday, numbering

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 今天几号？(What's the date today?)
• 我的手机号是138开头的。(My phone number starts with 138.)

错误说法

• 在正式文件上写三月五号 (In formal writing, use 日 instead of 号 — write 三月五日)

起源与历史

The character 号 originally meant 'to shout' or 'a name/title'. Its use for numbers is a later extension. The traditional form 號 shows a tiger roaring.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal