票 means “vote, ballot, slip”

ひょう · hyou

Also: label, ticket, sign

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ヒョウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in grade 4 · 11 strokes

The story

Something held up under a cover (覀) and shown (示): picture slips of paper raised high and counted. 票 is a vote: 投票 is voting, 開票 the count on election night, and 伝票 is the slip a waiter leaves on your table.

Used in 投票 (touhyou, voting), 開票 (kaihyou, vote counting), and 伝票 (denpyou, slip/bill)

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