---
title: "Fuhao Meaning: 符号 (symbol) or 富豪 (rich and powerful person)?"
description: "符号 (traditional 符號, fúhào) means “symbol; sign; mark”. Not the fuhao you heard? See 富豪. Hear its tones, see what 符 and 号 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuhao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 符号 mean?

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符号 fúhào

## symbol; sign; mark

## Its characters

1. 符 fú mark
2. 号 hào mark

## In a sentence

这个符号是什么意思？ What does this symbol mean?

中文的人，第一天学的往往不是汉字，而是拼音：b、p、m、f，还有那四个小小的声调**符号**。

From [拼音是谁发明的？ · Who invented pinyin? The story of Zhou Youguang](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-invented-pinyin-zhou-youguang#library-word-43-45)

[More about 符号](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AC%A6%E5%8F%B7)

## Other words said fuhao

- [富豪fùháorich and powerful person](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AF%8C%E8%B1%AA)

## More words with 符 or 号

- [编号 biānhào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianhao)
- [不符 bùfú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bufu)
- [称号 chēnghào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chenghao)
- [符合 fúhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuhe)
- [号称 hàochēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haocheng)
- [号码 hàomǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoma)
- [号召 hàozhào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haozhao)
- [口号 kǒuhào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kouhao)
- [型号 xínghào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xinghao)
- [信号 xìnhào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xinhao)

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