Chinese word

记号

Pronunciation

Pinyinjì hào

Meaning

  • nounmark

Example

这张纸上有个记号，你看到了吗？zhè zhāng zhǐ shàng yǒu gè jì hào nǐ kàn dào le ma

There is a mark on this paper. Do you see it?

Illustration for 记号 (mark)

More examples

请在每页右上角做一个记号，以便区分。qǐng zài měi yè yòu shàng jiǎo zuò yí gè jì hào yǐ biàn qū fēn

Please make a mark in the upper-right corner of each page so they can be distinguished.

Core concept

A deliberately added trace that helps people recognize an object, read information, or understand meaning.

Common phrases

  • 记号笔jì hào bǐ

    marker pen

  • 数学记号shù xué jì hào

    mathematical symbol

  • 做记号zuò jì hào

    make a mark

Similar words

标记biāo jì: A mark used to identify or distinguish an object or piece of information.
符号fú hào: A symbol with an agreed meaning used to convey information.
标志biāo zhì: A visible sign placed to show what an object or place is.
痕迹hén jì: A trace left on a surface that reveals a past action or condition.

Definition in Chinese

在物品、文件或地图上为便于辨认而做的小型印记，亦可泛指表示意义的符号。zài wù pǐn wén jiàn huò dì tú shàng wèi biàn yú biàn rèn ér zuò de xiǎo xíng yìn jì yì kě fàn zhǐ biǎo shì yì yì de fú hào

Word origin

记号 (jìhào, "mark") is formed from 记 (jì, "record") + 号 (hào, "sign or number"), suggesting a sign that records or identifies something.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, the word can cover a notation made by a person, including a cue on a map, form, list, or object.

Other meanings

  • symbolnoun
  • signnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 记号笔jì hào bǐmarkernoun
  • 记号化jì hào huàsymbolizeverb
  • 记号法jì hào fǎnotationnoun

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