表

錶
biǎo
#177 most
frequent character
watch
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

表 has 衣 clothing as its meaning part and a worn-down form of 毛 máo as a sound part. It first meant the outside surface of clothing. From 'surface' it grew to 'appearance', 'to show; sign', and 'table, chart'.

表 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
婊
picture1 character
裱

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Example Sentences

我今天买了一块手表。
wǒ jīntiān mǎi le yīkuài shǒubiǎo 。
I bought a watch today.
他的手表很贵。
tāde shǒubiǎo hěn guì 。
His watch is very expensive.
请告诉我那只表的时间。
qǐng gàosù wǒ nàzhī biǎo de shíjiān 。
Please tell me the time on that watch.

Same Characters, Different Readings

表biǎo
watch

Words with similar meanings

手表shǒubiǎo
wristwatch
A more specific term referring to a watch worn on the wrist.

Homophones

表biǎo
watch

Words Starting With 表

表演biǎo yǎn
play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate
表示biǎo shì
to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean
表扬biǎo yáng
to praise; to commend
表格biǎo gé
"form; table
表达biǎo dá
to voice (an opinion); to express; to convey

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