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 "stack"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "stack", including 码 (mǎ), 堆 (duī). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "stack" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 码 (mǎ), 堆 (duī) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span mǎ, duī — 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
- 堆 duīa pile; a mass; heap; stackUseful words: 堆积, 堆砌
Common words for these 2 "stack" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 码 (mǎ) — so "stack" 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 "stack".
堆 duī — a pile; a mass; heap; stack
院子里堆着一堆柴火。Yuàn zi lǐ duī zhe yì duī chái huǒ.A pile of firewood is stacked in the yard.
Common words: 堆积 (duī jī)、堆砌 (duī qì)、一堆 (yī duī)
All 2 characters
Open 码、堆 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.