호

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number, issue (counter)

🔢 Ho! Number 3, step forward: 호 tags each item with its number

From hanja 號, meaning to call out, hence a name or number called aloud. 호 follows a numeral to label things in a series: 3호 is No. 3, used for magazine issues, room and apartment numbers, and subway lines (2호선 = Line 2).

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