体积 (tǐjī) · volume

体积 (tǐjī) means “volume; size”. It is written with 2 characters: 体 (body) + 积 (to store up). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 体积 is built

What 体 is made of

亻rén — person
本běn — book classifier
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
- 一 — horizontal stroke

What 积 is made of

禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
只zhī — only
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight

Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 只 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

这个箱子体积太大了。Zhège xiāngzi tǐjī tài dà le.This box is too big.

冰的体积比水大。Bīng de tǐjī bǐ shuǐ dà.Ice takes up more volume than water.

What does 体积 mean?

体积 (tǐjī) means “volume; size”.

How do you pronounce 体积?

体积 is pronounced tǐjī.

Which HSK level is 体积?

体积 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 体积 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 177: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.