丈夫
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 2
丈夫 (zhàngfu) · husband
丈夫 (zhàngfu) means “husband”. It is written with 2 characters: 丈 (gentleman) + 夫 (man). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 丈夫 is built
The characters
丈 zhàng · gentleman
What 丈 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — and
夫 fū · man
What 夫 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 大 wearing a coming-of-age hairpin 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她丈夫是老师。Tā zhàngfu shì lǎoshī.Her husband is a teacher.
你丈夫在家吗？Nǐ zhàngfu zài jiā ma?Is your husband at home?
Questions about 丈夫
What does 丈夫 mean?
丈夫 (zhàngfu) means “husband”.
How do you pronounce 丈夫?
丈夫 is pronounced zhàngfu.
Which HSK level is 丈夫?
丈夫 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
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Learn 丈夫 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.