Meaning & readings
ballot, label, ticket, sign
On’yomi ヒョウ
Origin
This character combines two elements to represent the idea of a public declaration or sign. The top component 覀 suggests something spread out or displayed, while the bottom component 示 means "to show" or "altar"—a place where things are made visible to others. Together, they picture something shown or displayed openly, which naturally led to meanings like a ballot, ticket, or label—all items that announce or identify something publicly. The character's connection to voting and labeling comes from this core idea of making something known or official through a visible mark or token.
Components
- 覀
- 示
Common words
- 一票 いっぴょう one vote; one ballot
- 開票 かいひょう counting ballots; tally (of votes)
- 伝票 でんぴょう chit; slip
- 投票 とうひょう voting; ballot
- 得票 とくひょう number of votes polled; poll votes
- 票田 ひょうでん (reliable) source of votes; area of strong electoral support
- 集票 しゅうひょう gathering votes; garnering votes
- 住民票 じゅうみんひょう certificate of residence
Reference
- Strokes
- 11
- Kangxi radical
- 113
- Formation type
- Compound ideographic (combined meanings)
- Grade
- Grade 4 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #489 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 1
- Unicode
- U+07968