书包
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
书包 (shūbāo) · schoolbag
书包 (shūbāo) means “schoolbag”. It is written with 2 characters: 书 (book) + 包 (bag). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 书包 is built
The characters
书 shū · book
What 书 is made of
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A mark made by a pen ⺺ (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
包 bāo · bag
What 包 is made of
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: To swaddle 勹 a baby 巳; 勹 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的书包很重。Wǒ de shūbāo hěn zhòng.My schoolbag is very heavy.
你的书包是新的吗？Nǐ de shūbāo shì xīn de ma?Is your schoolbag new?
Questions about 书包
What does 书包 mean?
书包 (shūbāo) means “schoolbag”.
How do you pronounce 书包?
书包 is pronounced shūbāo.
Which HSK level is 书包?
书包 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 读书dúshūto study
- 书店shūdiànbookshop
- 图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary
- 书架shūjiàbookshelf
- 秘书mìshūsecretary
- 通知书tōngzhīshūnotice
- 书法shūfǎcalligraphy
- 书籍shūjíbooks
- 书记shūjisecretary (of a party branch)
- 书面shūmiànwritten
Learn 书包 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 41: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.