码 mǎ — a weight; number; yard; pile; stack
请记住你的银行卡密码。Qǐng jì zhù nǐ de yín háng kǎ mì mǎ.Please remember your bank card password.
Common words: 号码 (hào mǎ)、密码 (mì mǎ)、数码 (shù mǎ)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "pile"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "pile", including 码 (mǎ), 桩 (zhuāng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "pile" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 码 (mǎ), 桩 (zhuāng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span mǎ, zhuāng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 码 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 码 mǎa weight; number; yard; pile; stackUseful words: 号码, 密码
- 桩 zhuāngitem; stump; stake; pileUseful words: 打桩, 基桩
Common words for these 2 "pile" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 码 (mǎ) — so "pile" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "pile".
桩 zhuāng — item; stump; stake; pile
工人们在河里打下了一根根木桩。Gōng rén men zài hé lǐ dǎ xià le yì gēn gēn mù zhuāng.The workers drove wooden piles into the river.
Common words: 打桩 (dǎ zhuāng)、基桩 (jī zhuāng)、界桩 (jiè zhuāng)
All 2 characters
Open 码、桩 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.