标

標
biāo
#473 most
frequent character
to put a mark, lable, or tag on
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

标 is a short form of 標. 木 'tree' gives the meaning, and 示 stands for 票 piào, which once gave the sound. The first sense was 'treetop.' That grew to 'flag; crest', 'mark, sign', and 'to show; to stand out.'

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Example Sentences

请你在这个文件上标记一下。
qǐng nǐzài zhègè wénjiàn shàng biāojì yīxià 。
Please mark something on this document.
我需要标明我的地址。
wǒ xūyào biāomíng wǒde dìzhǐ 。
I need to label my address.
老师要求我们在书上标注重要的内容。
lǎoshī yāoqiú wǒmen zài shū shàngbiāo zhù zhòngyào de nèiróng 。
The teacher asked us to mark important content in the book.

Words with similar meanings

标记biāojì
to mark
More general term for putting a mark, often used for writing or annotating.
标明biāomíng
to label
Specifically implies indicating something clearly or precisely.
标注biāozhù
to annotate
Implies adding notes or comments alongside marks for clarification.

Words Starting With 标

标准biāo zhǔn
(an official) standard; norm; criterion
标志biāo zhì
sign; mark; symbol; symbolize; to indicate; to mark
标点biāo diǎn
punctuation; a punctuation mark; to punctuate
标本biāo běn
specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease
标记biāo jì
sign; mark; symbol; to mark up

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