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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *号* | 号* | *号
ordinal number / day of a month / mark / sign / business establishment / size / ship suffix / horn (wind instrument) / bugle call / assumed name / to take a pulse / classifier used to indicate number of people
HSK 1
signal
HSK 2
symbol; mark; sign
HSK 4
slogan / catchphrase / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
model (particular version of a manufactured article) / type (product specification in terms of color, size etc)
HSK 4
nickname
HSK 7-9
parentheses; brackets
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *号* | 号* | *号
roar / cry / CL: 個|个
first day of the month / toilet / (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
code name
HSK 7-9
dash / Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash)
exclamation mark (punct.)
large-sized (of clothes, shoes) / (old) to give an order / (old) to quit one's job in a store
punctuation / a punctuation mark
shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
HSK 7-9
reveille
tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate
plus sign + (math.)
nickname
HSK 7-9
to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill / to malinger
official account (on a social networking platform)
name / term of address / title
HSK 5
digital signal
colon (punct.)
double quotes
mark / symbol / notation / seal
HSK 7-9
exclamation mark ! (punct.)
braces; curly brackets { }
(Tw) postal code; ZIP code
the fifth / fifth day of a month
name; title / good reputation
vehicle number (license plate number, taxi number, bus number, train car number)
HSK 6
Mandarin phonetic symbols (MPS), phonetic alphabet for Chinese used esp. in Taiwan, also known colloquially as Bopomofo (after the first four letters of the alphabet:ㄅㄆㄇㄈ)
multiplication sign (math.)
to register (at a hospital etc) / to send by registered mail
HSK 7-9
reign title / era name (name for either the entire reign of an emperor or one part of it) / year number (such as 2016 or 甲子)
trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) a number one; a piss / (humble) our store / alternate account (for an Internet forum etc)
account number; account; username
HSK 7-9
first rate / top rank / number one
HSK 7-9
signal
Chinese guillemet 《》(punct. used for names of books etc)
store / a business
last digit (or last few digits) of a phone number, license plate number etc
bugle
square brackets [ ]
jumbo / king-sized
inequality sign (≠, < , ≤, >, ≥)
telephone signal
braces / curly brackets { }
full stop / period (punct.)
Space Shuttle Discovery
account number; account; username
seat number
percent sign % (punct.)
(math.) equals sign =
to number / numbering / serial number
HSK 7-9
tick / check mark (✓) / number for verification (serial number, seat number etc) / (fig.) two things match up
CRH-series high-speed trains operated by China Railway
book number (esp. ISBN)
round brackets; parentheses ( )
(punctuation) ellipsis
number sign # (punctuation) / hash symbol / pound sign
Kosmos, series of earth-orbit satellites operated by the Soviet Union and subsequently Russia
even number (on a ticket, house etc)
Kitty Hawk (US aircraft carrier)
square brackets [ ]
Soyuz (union), Russian spacecraft series
(Tw) companies; businesses
HMS Consort, Royal Navy destroyer involved in 1949 Amethyst incident on Changjiang
quotation mark (punct.)
part number / material code
parentheses; round brackets ( )
medium-sized
to cry out loud without tears
writing symbol
RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912
plus-minus sign (±) / plus and minus signs (+ and -)
secret signal (sign) / countersign / password
humorous or mocking nickname
exclamation mark ! (punct.)
optical signal
characters and numbers (as used in a code) / alphanumeric code / serial number
character size / font size / fame / reputation / shop / name of a shop
(drug etc) approval number
(music) accidental (symbol such as a sharp (♯), flat (♭), natural (♮) etc)
French horn
to blow a brass instrument
to cry piteously / anguished wailing / same as 哀嚎
desirable number (for one's telephone, license plate etc) (i.e. one that includes memorable or auspicious combinations of digits)
(music notation) natural sign, ♮
consecutive serial numbers / chain (of supermarkets, hotels etc) / hyphen
voice signal
trademark
hyphen
Air Force One, US presidential jet
serial number / product key (software)
analog signal
order number
turn signal (auto.) / turning indicator
odd number (on a ticket, house etc)

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