专利
Old HSK 6
专利 (zhuānlì) · patent
专利 (zhuānlì) means “patent”. It is written with 2 characters: 专 (concentrated) + 利 (gains). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 专利 is built
The characters
专 zhuān · concentrated
What 专 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
利 lì · gains
What 利 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Harvesting 刂 grain 禾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的发明已经申请了专利。Tā de fāmíng yǐjīng shēnqǐng le zhuānlì.He has applied for a patent for his invention.
这家公司拥有很多专利。Zhèjiā gōngsī yōngyǒu hěnduō zhuānlì.This company holds many patents.
Questions about 专利
What does 专利 mean?
专利 (zhuānlì) means “patent”.
How do you pronounce 专利?
专利 is pronounced zhuānlì.
Which HSK level is 专利?
专利 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 专家zhuānjiāexpert
- 专门zhuānménespecially
- 专题zhuāntíspecial topic
- 专业zhuānyèmajor (subject)
- 专心zhuānxīnto concentrate
- 专长zhuānchángspecial skill
- 专程zhuānchéngspecially
- 流利liúlìfluent
- 顺利shùnlìsmooth
- 利用lìyòngto use
Learn 专利 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 244: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.