码mǎ
number, numeral, symbol; yard. 8 strokes, radical 石, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 码
Strokes 1–5 write 石, then strokes 6–8 write 马.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 码 · the stroke-order rules
What 码 is made of
石 (shí, stone) and 马 (mǎ, horse).
石 carries the meaning — stone — and 马 carries the sound.
Words that use 码
| 号码 | numerical identification digits 用来识别的一串数字 乘客登机前核对航班号码。Passengers checked the flight the number before boarding. Lesson 289, 蓝天翼展与桑梓归怀 · 海洋生态与四海远航 · Oceanic Ecology, Aviation & Winter Horizons |
| 密码 | a password 用来验证身份、不能外传的一串符号 他重置了登录系统的密码。He reset the login system's password. Lesson 316, 职场英华与创意工坊 · 匠心筑梦与浮世清晖 · Master Crafts, Ocean Dreams & Creative Vistas |
| 数码 | digital 利用电子设备处理信息的技术 医生借助数码成像仪器精确诊断。The doctor used a digital imaging device to diagnose precisely. Lesson 336, 杏林神手与求索新知 · 杏坛弦歌与市井温情 · Academic Traditions & The Warmth of Everyday Life |
| 码头 | dock, wharf, pier 指供船只停靠装卸的场所 海港码头上一派繁忙景象。The harbor dock was bustling with activity. Lesson 455, 恪实经商 · 商海统筹与求真明理 · Commercial Strategy & Rational Inquiry |
| 起码 | at least, minimum 表示最低限度的要求 大家应遵守起码的公德。Everyone should keep to at the very least standards of public conduct. Lesson 467, 明规启迪 · 信约立身与力作弘毅 · Integrity of Promise & Resolute Effort |
| 二维码 | QR code 指一种可用设备扫描读取信息的方形图案 老人扫描二维码就能查询信息。By scanning the QR code, the elderly can look up the information. Lesson 417, 亲情发布 · 经世谋断与春华秋实 · Technological Order & Human Vitality |
Characters that share the sound part 马
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 石
All 14 of them, and what the radical means, on the 石 radical page.