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biāo

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biāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
biāo | biao1
English translation
the topmost branches of a tree
surface
sign
to mark
(outward) sign
indication
prize
award
bid
mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize

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About biāo

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

biāo

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

wood

Etymology of biāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木示

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

piào

Explanation

Simplified form of biāo . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and piào represents the sound.

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Example sentences using biāo

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我们 wǒmen 注意 zhùyì dào Fāng 上述 shàng shù 标题 biāotí xià de 八月 Bā yuè 五日来信 lái xìn .

We have noted your letter of August 5 under the above caption.

Shū de 标价 biāo jià jiàng wéi 49 fēn .

He marked the book down to 49 cents.

zài hòu 木板 mù bǎn shǎng 6英尺 yīng chǐ chǔ Jiā le 标记 biāojì .

He marked off six feet on the plank.

yòng 手电筒 shǒu diàn tǒng zhào 这个 zhè ge 标签 biāo qiān ,我们 wǒmen hǎo 看得见 kàn dé jiàn .

Shine the torch on so that we can read the labels.

刚好 gāng hǎo lüè 低于 dī yú 注满标记 biāojì . 需要 xūyào zài Jiā yāo 1夸脱.

It's just a little Below the full nark. It'll take about a quart.

Words with biāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
目标 mùbiāo target目標
标准 biāozhǔn norm標準
标志 biāozhì sign標誌
指标 zhǐbiāo quota指標
biāo mark biāo
标记 biāojì sign標記
标签 biāo qiān label標籤
锦标赛 jǐn biāo sài championships錦標賽
商标 shāngbiāo logo商標
坐标 zuò biāo coordinate (geometry)坐標
标题 biāotí title標題
标识 biāo zhì sign標識
标本 biāoběn specimen標本
招标 zhāobiāo to invite bids招標
标语 biāo yǔ placard標語
投标 tóu biāo to bid投標
超标 chāo biāo excessive超標
鼠标 shǔbiāo mouse (computing)鼠標
标准化 biāo zhǔn huà standardization標準化
达标 dá biāo to reach a set standard達標
标注 biāo zhù to tag標注
标价 biāo jià marked price標價
标明 biāo míng to mark標明
国标舞 guó biāo wǔ international standard ballroom dancing國標舞

biāo Decomposition & Compounds

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biāo Decomposition

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