Meaning
surface; exterior; to watch; to show; express; an example
Chinese: 表面、表达或表格。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “biao” becomes a different word in each tone. 表 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 手表shǒu biǎowristwatch
- 表现biǎo xiànto show; to show off; to display; to manifest
- 代表dài biǎorepresentative; delegate; to represent; to stand for
- 表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate
- 表演biǎo yǎnplay; show; performance; exhibition
Example Sentence
请填写这张表格。Qǐng tián xiě zhè zhāng biǎo gé.Please fill out this form.
请Qǐngto ask填写tián xiěto fill in a form这zhèthis张zhāngto open up表格biǎo géform。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Originally fur (毛) worn on the outside of a robe (衣): the ‘outside, surface’. Senses: ‘surface, outside; to show, express; a table/chart/form; a watch (錶)’ (表面, 表示, 表格, 手表).
A way to remember it
The outside / surface — to show; a form; a watch.