互联网 (hùliánwǎng) · Internet
互联网 (hùliánwǎng) means “Internet”. It is written with 3 characters: 互 (mutually) + 联 (ally) + 网 (net). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 互联网 is built
The characters
互 hù · mutually
What 互 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Two hooks hooking eachother (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
联 lián · ally
What 联 is made of
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 关guān — frontier pass
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 耳 gives the meaning, 关 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
网 wǎng · net
What 网 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A net for catching fish (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 互联网
What does 互联网 mean?
互联网 (hùliánwǎng) means “Internet”.
How do you pronounce 互联网?
互联网 is pronounced hùliánwǎng.
Which HSK level is 互联网?
互联网 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 互相hùxiāngeach other
- 相互xiānghùeach other
- 联合liánhéto unite
- 联合国LiánhéguóUnited Nations
- 联系liánxìto contact
- 对联duìliáncouplet
- 联欢liánhuānget-together
- 联络liánluòto contact
- 联盟liánméngalliance
- 联想liánxiǎngto associate
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.