书架
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
书架 (shūjià) · bookshelf
书架 (shūjià) means “bookshelf”. It is written with 2 characters: 书 (book) + 架 (frame). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 书架 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)
架 jià · frame
What 架 is made of
- 加jiā — to add to
- 力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — power
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 加 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
书架上有很多书。Shūjià shang yǒu hěn duō shū.There are many books on the bookshelf.
请把这本书放回书架。Qǐng bǎ zhè běn shū fàng huí shūjià.Please put this book back on the shelf.
Questions about 书架
What does 书架 mean?
书架 (shūjià) means “bookshelf”.
How do you pronounce 书架?
书架 is pronounced shūjià.
Which HSK level is 书架?
书架 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 读书dúshūto study
- 书包shūbāoschoolbag
- 书店shūdiànbookshop
- 图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary
- 秘书mìshūsecretary
- 通知书tōngzhīshūnotice
- 书法shūfǎcalligraphy
- 书籍shūjíbooks
- 书记shūjisecretary (of a party branch)
- 书面shūmiànwritten
Learn 书架 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.