Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “biao”
25 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
biāo
标
biāo
杓mark, sign, symbol
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9biāo
飑wooden cup, ladle, or spoon
7 strokesbiāo
髟storm, whirlwind
9 strokesbiāo
彪long hair
10 strokesbiāo
猋tiger
11 strokesbiāo
骠wind, storm, gale
12 strokesbiāo
摽charger, steed
14 strokesbiāo
標to sign, to signal
14 strokesbiāo
膘mark, sign, symbol
15 strokesbiāo
瘭sfat
15 strokesbiāo
镖whitlow
16 strokesbiāo
飙spear, harpoon, dart
16 strokesbiāo
飚whirlwind
16 strokesbiāo
藨whirlwind
16 strokesbiāo
鏢a kind of raspberry
19 strokesbiāo
镳spear, harpoon, dart
19 strokesbiāo
飆bit, bridle
20 strokesbiāo
鑣whirlwind
21 strokesbiāo
bit, bridle
23 strokes3
Third tone
biǎo
4
Fourth tone
biào
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