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字號

简字号 · 繁字號

Mandarin · pinyin zì hào#

characters and numbers (as used in a code)
alphanumeric code
serial number

Mandarin · pinyin zì hao#

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字: zì · letter, character, word
號: Look up this written character
号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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Mandarin tones

4–4 · zi4 hao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 hou6

Cantonese word readings for 字號. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

character size; font size

noun

name of a shop
shop
(dialectal, including Zhangzhou Hokkien) reputation; prestige
mark made with letters or characters

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