事物
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
事物 (shìwù) · thing
事物 (shìwù) means “thing; object”. It is written with 2 characters: 事 (matter) + 物 (thing). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 事物 is built
The characters
事 shì · matter
What 事 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
物 wù · thing
What 物 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: 牛 gives the meaning, 勿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
孩子对新事物很感兴趣。Háizi duì xīn shìwù hěn gǎn xìngqù.Children are very interested in new things.
我们要学会看事物的两面。Wǒmen yào xuéhuì kàn shìwù de liǎng miàn.We should learn to see both sides of things.
Questions about 事物
What does 事物 mean?
事物 (shìwù) means “thing; object”.
How do you pronounce 事物?
事物 is pronounced shìwù.
Which HSK level is 事物?
事物 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
- 故事gùshistory
- 好事hǎoshìgood thing
- 事情shìqingthing
- 同事tóngshìcolleague
- 本事běnshiability
- 从事cóngshìto work in
- 事故shìgùaccident
- 事件shìjiànevent
- 事实shìshífact
Learn 事物 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.