上学
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
上学 (shàngxué) · to go to school
上学 (shàngxué) means “to go to school”. It is written with 2 characters: 上 (on) + 学 (to study). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 上学 is built
The characters
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
学 xué · to study
What 学 is made of
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我弟弟今年上学了。Wǒ dìdi jīnnián shàngxué le.My younger brother started school this year.
你几点去上学？Nǐ jǐ diǎn qù shàngxué?What time do you go to school?
Questions about 上学
What does 上学 mean?
上学 (shàngxué) means “to go to school”.
How do you pronounce 上学?
上学 is pronounced shàngxué.
Which HSK level is 上学?
上学 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 关上guānshàngto close
- 楼上lóushàngupstairs
- 路上lùshangon the road
- 马上mǎshàngimmediately
- 上班shàngbānto go to work
- 上边shàngbianabove
- 上车shàngchēto get on a vehicle
- 上次shàngcìlast time
Learn 上学 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.