# 標 — Signpost

Frequency rank 946 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 遅 (Slow), less common than 縮 (Shrink).

- On’yomi: ひょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A tree (木) stands in the west (西) with a jackhammer (示) at its base — the tree has a signpost nailed to it, pointing the way west.

In words:

- 標識 ひょうしき — sign,mark
- 標準 ひょうじゅん — standard,level
- 標本 ひょうほん — example,specimen

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