健身房 (jiànshēnfáng) · gym
健身房 (jiànshēnfáng) means “gym”. It is written with 3 characters: 健 (strong) + 身 (body) + 房 (building). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 健身房 is built
The characters
健 jiàn · strong
What 健 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 建jiàn — to build
- 廴yǐn — to walk
- 聿yù — writing brush
- 肀yù — pen
Origin hint: Someone 亻 who can build 建 things; 建 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
身 shēn · body
What 身 is made of
身 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 7 strokes.
Origin hint: A pregnant woman (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
房 fáng · building
What 房 is made of
- 户hù — door
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 户 gives the meaning, 方 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 健身房
What does 健身房 mean?
健身房 (jiànshēnfáng) means “gym”.
How do you pronounce 健身房?
健身房 is pronounced jiànshēnfáng.
Which HSK level is 健身房?
健身房 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 健康jiànkānghealthy
- 健身jiànshēnto work out
- 健全jiànquánsound
- 身上shēnshangon the body
- 身体shēntǐbody
- 全身quánshēnthe whole body
- 身边shēnbiānby one's side
- 身份证shēnfènzhèngidentity card
- 自身zìshēnoneself
- 身材shēncáifigure
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.