háo = h + ao2
roar / cry / CL:個|个[ge4]
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hào = h + ao4
ordinal number / day of a month / mark / sign / business establishment / size / ship suffix / horn (wind instrument) / bugle call / assumed name / to take a pulse / classifier used to indicate number of people
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How to pronounce 号

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

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+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

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= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

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+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

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号 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kǎo = k + ao3
"breath" or "sigh" component in Chinese characters
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Characters with 号 as component

hào = h + ao4
ordinal number / day of a month / mark / sign / business establishment / size / ship suffix / horn (wind instrument) / bugle call / assumed name / to take a pulse / classifier used to indicate number of people
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háo = h + ao2
roar / cry / CL:個|个[ge4]
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xiāo = xi + ao1
owl (order Strigiformes)
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Words with 号

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number / CL:堆[dui1],個|个[ge4]
first rate / top rank / number one

Sentences with 号

zòu
wàn
suì
 
 
wēn
huā
guǒ
shān
guà
hào

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háo / hào

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