码 碼 mǎ ㄇㄚˇ maa5 HSK 7-9

  • (archaic) agate
  • (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale
  • number
  • (computing) code
  • (clothing) size
  • yard (unit of length)
  • (coll.) kilometers per hour (informal misuse of "yard" to mean kph in speed references)
  • (coll.) to pile up; to stack
  • classifier for matters, items, situations etc (esp. when indicating whether they are the same or different, as in 不是一码事 不是一碼事 bù shì yī mǎ shì ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄧ ㄇㄚˇ ㄕˋ "not the same thing")
  • (Tw, HK) (finance) unit of 25 basis points (i.e. a 0.25% change in interest rate)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 码 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 他 ( tā taa1 ) 忘记 忘記 ( wàng jì mong4 gei3 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 密码 密碼 ( mì mǎ mat6 maa5 )

    He doesn't remember the password.

  • 源代码 源代碼 ( yuán dài mǎ jyun4 doi6 maa5 ) 有没有 有沒有 ( yǒu méi yǒu jau5 mut6 jau5 )?

    Do you have the source code?

  • 汤姆 湯姆 ( Tāng mǔ tong1 mou5 ) 输入 輸入 ( shū rù syu1 jap6 ) 密码 密碼 ( mì mǎ mat6 maa5 )。

    Tom typed in the password.

  • 你 ( nǐ nei5 ) 知道 ( zhī dào zi1 dou3 ) 密码 密碼 ( mì mǎ mat6 maa5 ) 吗 嗎 ( ma maa3 )?

    Do you know the password?

  • 说 說 ( shuì seoi3 ) 和 ( hé wo4 ) 做 ( zuò zou6 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 两码事 兩碼事 ( liǎng mǎ shì loeng5 maa5 si6 )。

    Saying is quite different from doing.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.