项
项 (xiàng) means “item”. It is made of 工 + 页 and has 9 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 项 into its parts
What 项 is made of
- 工 gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄 shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 页 yè — page
- 贝 bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人 rén — person
- 贝 bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 页 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
项 stroke order
Example sentences
今天的会有三项内容。Jīntiān de huì yǒu sān xiàng nèiróng.Today's meeting has three items.
这项工作很重要。Zhè xiàng gōngzuò hěn zhòngyào.This task is very important.
Words with 项
Also built with 工
- 功gōngachievement
- 左zuǒleft (direction)
- 巧qiǎoby coincidence
- 巩gǒngto bind
- 差chàpoor
- 式shìformula
- 扛kángto carry on the shoulder
- 攻gōngto accuse
- 杠gāngpole
- 江jiāngriver
- 空kōngempty
- 红hóngred
Quick facts
| Pinyin | xiàng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | item; measure word for tasks and items |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 頁 (leaf, #181) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 4 (2021) · Old HSK 5 |
Questions about 项
What does 项 mean?
项 (xiàng) means “item; measure word for tasks and items”.
How many strokes does 项 have?
项 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 项?
The radical of 项 is 頁 (yè, “leaf”), Kangxi radical number 181.
What parts make up 项?
项 is made of 工 (labor) and 页 (page).
Which HSK level is 项?
项 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Learn 项 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.