hào mǎ
number
我的电话号码是123456789。
wǒ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì yī èr sān sì wǔ liù qī bā jiǔ。
My phone number is 123456789.
请拨打这个号码。
qǐng bōdǎ zhège hàomǎ。
Please dial this number.
我记不住你的号码。
wǒ jì bù zhù nǐ de hàomǎ。
I can't remember your number.
电话号码 (diànhuà hàomǎ)
phone number
号码牌 (hàomǎpái)
number plate
字母 (zì mǔ)
letter
符号 (fú hào)
symbol
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The Chinese word 号码 (hàomǎ) for "number" is composed of two characters: 号 (hào) and 码 (mǎ). The character 号 originally meant "signal" or "command" and was often used in military contexts. Over time, it came to be used more broadly to refer to any kind of number or code. The character 码 originally meant "hemp" or "flax" and was used to make ropes and nets. In the context of numbers, it came to be used to refer to the individual digits that make up a number.The combination of these two characters, 号码, creates a word that specifically refers to a number or code. It is commonly used in a variety of contexts, such as phone numbers, identification numbers, and postal codes.
