錶
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biǎo · to show, to express, to display

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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釒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 錶

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Example sentences

Notice where 錶 sits in each complete thought.

Yí dìng shì yǒu rén tōu le nǐ de shǒu biǎo.一定是有人偷了你的手錶。

Someone must've stolen your watch.

Source: Tatoeba #850130 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhuō shàng de shǒu biǎo shì wǒ de.桌上的手錶是我的。

The watch on the desk is mine.

Source: Tatoeba #6059533 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de biǎo tíng le.我的錶停了。

My watch has stopped.

Source: Tatoeba #2638746 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā tōu le tā de shǒu biǎo.他偷了她的手錶。

He stole her watch.

Source: Tatoeba #5862158 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de biǎo chū le máo bìng.我的錶出了毛病。

Something is wrong with my watch.

Source: Tatoeba #858746 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de shǒu biǎo zuó tiān bèi tōu le.我的手錶昨天被偷了。

I had my watch stolen yesterday.

Source: Tatoeba #801995 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 錶 in context

  1. Say biǎo, then recall the core meaning: to show, to express, to display.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 錶 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.