HSK 2 · Clothes & things

表

biǎo

watch; form; table

Stroke order of 表

表 is written with 8 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A robe 衣 with a hair-like stroke on top: the outer face that shows on clothes, a form.

Parts: 衣 clothing (with 龶 above)

Example sentence

你的表几点了？

What time is it on your watch?

Words with 表

手表wristwatch 表格form; table 表演to perform; performance 发表to publish 表面surface 表明to show; to make clear 代表representative; to represent 代表团delegation 表现to show; performance 表达to express

More words: Clothes & things

大衣overcoat 鞋shoe 手表wristwatch 纸paper 卡card 信用卡credit card 银行卡bank card 礼物gift; present 套set; measure word for sets 件measure word for clothes, matters 条measure word for long things 片slice; piece

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