挂号信

掛號信

guàhàoxìn

noun #27,595

Measure Word

一封挂号信 fēng

Meanings

1 registered letter
2 registered mail

Characters

to hang; to register

number; mark; sign

letter; trust; truthful

Examples

重要文件最好通过挂号信邮寄。

Zhòngyào wénjiàn zuì hǎo tōngguò guàhàoxìn yóujì.

Important documents are best sent by registered mail.

他收到了一封来自政府的挂号信。

Tā shōudào le yī fēng lái zì zhèngfǔ de guàhàoxìn.

He received a registered letter from the government.

Tips

memory

挂号 means 'to register' (also used for hospital registration), and 信 means 'letter'. So 挂号信 is simply a 'registered letter'.

Stroke Order

挂 guà

号 hào

信 xìn