- 老字号 lǎozìhào old-established branda shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established and respected reputation
- 连字号 liánzìhào hyphenhyphen used in writing or punctuation
- 代字号 dàizìhào tildeswung dash; tilde (~)
- 老字号铺儿 lǎozìhàopùr venerable shopold and established business or brand with a long-standing reputation
- 省字号 shěngzìhào apostrophethe apostrophe punctuation mark
- 叫字号 jiàozìhao to challengeto provoke or challenge someone to a contest
- 天字号 tiānzìhào number onethe first mark in a numbering or sequencing system, historically based on the Thousand Character Classic where "heaven" [[天|天|tian1]] is the first character