测
测 (cè) means “to measure”. It is made of 氵 + 则 and has 9 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 测 into its parts
What 测 is made of
- 氵 shuǐ — water
- 则 zé — rule
- 贝 bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人 rén — person
- 刂 dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 贝 bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 则 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
测 stroke order
Example sentences
医生给我测了体温。Yīshēng gěi wǒ cè le tǐwēn.The doctor took my temperature.
你测一下这张桌子有多长。Nǐ cè yīxià zhè zhāng zhuōzi yǒu duō cháng.Measure how long this table is.
Words with 测
- 测量cèliángto measure
- 测试cèshìtest
- 检测jiǎncèto test
- 预测yùcèto forecast
- 测验cèyàntest
- 探测tàncèto survey
- 推测tuīcèto guess
Also built with 氵
- 汁zhījuice
- 汇huìto send (money)
- 汉hànHan
- 汗hànsweat
- 江jiāngriver
- 池chípool
- 污wūfilthy
- 汤tāngsoup
- 汰tàito eliminate
- 汹xiōngturbulent
- 汽qìsteam
- 沃wòto water
Quick facts
| Pinyin | cè |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to measure; to test |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 水 (water, #85) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (2021) |
Questions about 测
What does 测 mean?
测 (cè) means “to measure; to test”.
How many strokes does 测 have?
测 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 测?
The radical of 测 is 水 (shuǐ, “water”), Kangxi radical number 85.
What parts make up 测?
测 is made of 氵 (water) and 则 (rule).
Which HSK level is 测?
测 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Learn 测 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.