Chinese symbol for “password”
暗号
àn hào
Traditional: 暗號
secret signal; password; countersign
The closest CC-CEDICT match for password is 暗号 (àn hào), defined as: secret signal; password; countersign.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “password”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 密码 (密碼) | mì mǎ | cipher; secret code; password; PIN |
| 口令 | kǒu lìng | oral command; a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts) |
| 通关密语 (通關密語) | tōng guān mì yǔ | password |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 暗号.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黑暗 | hēi àn | dark; darkly |
| 暗示 | àn shì | to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion |
| 暗杀 (暗殺) | àn shā | to assassinate |
| 暗中 | àn zhōng | in the dark; in secret |
| 阴暗 (陰暗) | yīn àn | dim; dark |
| 信号 (信號) | xìn hào | signal |
| 号码 (號碼) | hào mǎ | number; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè) |
| 口号 (口號) | kǒu hào | slogan; catchphrase |
See also: Japanese symbol for “password”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.