Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced biao
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced biao, including 表 biǎo, 标 biāo, 彪 biāo. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For biao, start on b and let it run into iao without pausing; keep the mouth moving and hold the tone to the end.
Initial b
Start the syllable on the initial b, then run straight into the final iao — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final iao
Settle the final iao into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (表 biǎo, 标 biāo, 彪 biāo) and lock in their tones. 3 common characters share the sound biao, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
biao turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 标, 彪 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 表 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing biao inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
3 common characters in this group.