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码 — agate

agate; standard weight used with a balance scale; number; code

Pinyin
mǎ
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 码: 8 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

码 — 8 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 码 in the HSK syllabus: 9

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 号码hàomǎnumberHSK 3
  2. 密码mìmǎcipher; secret code; password; PINHSK 4
  3. 扫码sǎomǎto scan a QR code or barcodeHSK 4
  4. 二维码èrwéimǎ2D barcode; matrix code; QR codeHSK 5
  5. 码头mǎtóuwharf; dock; quay; pierHSK 6
  6. 筹码chóumǎbargaining chip; gaming chip; casino tokenHSK 7–9
  7. 码mǎagate; standard weight used with a balance scaleHSK 7–9
  8. 起码qǐmǎat the minimum; at the very leastHSK 7–9
  9. 数码shùmǎnumber; numerals; figures; digital; amountHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.