叹号

嘆號

tànhào

noun

Measure Word

一个叹号 gè

Meanings

1 exclamation point
2 exclamation mark (!)

Characters

to sigh; to exclaim

mark; sign; number

Examples

句末用叹号表示强烈的语气。

Jù mò yòng tànhào biǎoshì qiángliè de yǔqì.

An exclamation mark at the end of a sentence shows strong emotion.

他在每句话后面都加了叹号。

Tā zài měi jù huà hòumiàn dōu jiā le tànhào.

He added an exclamation mark after every sentence.

Tips

memory

叹 (sigh / exclaim) + 号 (mark / sign) = the 'exclaim mark.' Most punctuation names follow the same X+号 pattern: 问号 (wènhào, ?), 句号 (jùhào, .), 逗号 (dòuhào, ,), 冒号 (màohào, :).

Stroke Order

叹 tàn

号 hào