冒号

冒號

màohào

noun #41,451

Measure Word

一个冒号 gè

Meanings

1 colon (punctuation mark :)

Characters

Examples

Python 的函数定义后面要加冒号。

Python de hánshù dìngyì hòumiàn yào jiā màohào.

Python function definitions require a colon at the end.

冒号后面一般换行。

Màohào hòumiàn yībān huànháng.

We usually line-break after a colon.

Tips

memory

号 is the suffix for punctuation: 句号 (period), 逗号 (comma), 问号 (question mark), 引号 (quotes), 冒号 (colon), 分号 (semicolon). 冒 literally means 'to emit' — hinting that a colon 'emits/introduces' what follows.

Stroke Order

冒 mào

号 hào