号

hào 號

1. (literary) to call out; to command
2. (bound form) bugle; trumpet
3. (bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qi3 chuang2 hao4])
4. (bound form) mark; sign
5. to mark; to label; to assign a number
6. (bound form) name; appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guo2 hao4], 年號|年号[nian2 hao4], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liao2 ning2 Hao4])
7. (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[er4 san1 qi1 hao4 fang2 jian1] "Room 237")
8. day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qi1 hao4] "the 7th")
9. (bound form) size; type; category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2])
10. (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hao4 mai4])
11. classifier for numbered people or items

háo 號

1. (bound form) to wail; to howl