Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

health code

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables
health -code
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A QR code identifying someone's risk level during the COVID-19 pandemic in the PRC, colored in green, yellow, or red in increasing danger.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see health, code.

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 健康碼 /健康码 (jiànkāngmǎ).

Inflected Forms

health codes (plural)

Synonyms

sanitary code

Questions

What does health code mean?
A QR code identifying someone's risk level during the COVID-19 pandemic in the PRC, colored in green, yellow, or red in increasing danger.
Where does health code come from?
Calque of Chinese 健康碼 /健康码 (jiànkāngmǎ).

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