书法
Old HSK 6
书法 (shūfǎ) · calligraphy
书法 (shūfǎ) means “calligraphy; handwriting”. It is written with 2 characters: 书 (book) + 法 (method). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 书法 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)
法 fǎ · method
What 法 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 去qù — to go away
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: The course 去 followed by a stream 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
爷爷每天早上练书法。Yéye měitiān zǎoshang liàn shūfǎ.Grandpa practises calligraphy every morning.
他的书法作品获了奖。Tā de shūfǎ zuòpǐn huò le jiǎng.His calligraphy won a prize.
Questions about 书法
What does 书法 mean?
书法 (shūfǎ) means “calligraphy; handwriting”.
How do you pronounce 书法?
书法 is pronounced shūfǎ.
Which HSK level is 书法?
书法 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 读书dúshūto study
- 书包shūbāoschoolbag
- 书店shūdiànbookshop
- 图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary
- 书架shūjiàbookshelf
- 秘书mìshūsecretary
- 通知书tōngzhīshūnotice
- 书籍shūjíbooks
- 书记shūjisecretary (of a party branch)
- 书面shūmiànwritten
Learn 书法 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 169: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.