biāo

mark, symbol

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

示 simplified component

  Simplified component

shì

  

show

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Evolution

标 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
标 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
标 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
标 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
标 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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biāo

a mark, symbol, label, sign; standard; mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units

Most common words with 标
Freq.
Word
Meaning

目标

target

标准

norm

标志

sign

指标

quota

mark