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表
biǎo
1. exterior surface
2. family relationship via females
3. to show (one's opinion)
4. a model
5. a table (listing information)
6. a form
7. a meter (measuring sth)
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

表
biǎo
to show, to express, to display; outside, appearance; a watch
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

代表
dàibiǎo
representative
HSK 5
停表
tíngbiǎo
stopwatch
仪表
yíbiǎo
appearance
列表
lièbiǎo
list
刘表
LiúBiǎo
Liu Biao (142-208), warlord
名表
míngbiǎo
famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch)
图表
túbiǎo
chart
地表
dìbiǎo
the surface (of the earth)
报表
bàobiǎo
forms for reporting statistics
填表
tiánbiǎo
fill a form
外表
wàibiǎo
external
HSK 6
对表
duìbiǎo
to set or synchronize a watch
师表
shībiǎo
paragon of virtue and learning
年表
niánbiǎo
timeline
怀表
huáibiǎo
pocket watch
戴表
dàibiǎo
to wear a watch
手表
shǒubiǎo
wrist watch
HSK 2
打表
dǎbiǎo
to run the meter (in a taxi)
星表
xīngbiǎo
star catalog
水表
shuǐbiǎo
water meter

Alternate Entries

表
biǎo
wrist or pocket watch

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
176
Word Frequency Rank
669 of 84,292