公务员 (gōngwùyuán) · civil servant

公务员 (gōngwùyuán) means “civil servant”. It is written with 3 characters: 公 (fair) + 务 (affairs) + 员 (member). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.

How 公务员 is built

The characters

公 gōng · fair

What 公 is made of

八bā — eight
厶sī — private

Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

务 wù · affairs

What 务 is made of

夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke

员 yuán · member

What 员 is made of

口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person

Origin hint: money (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我姐姐是公务员。Wǒ jiějie shì gōngwùyuán.My older sister is a civil servant.

你想当公务员吗？Nǐ xiǎng dāng gōngwùyuán ma?Do you want to be a civil servant?

Questions about 公务员

What does 公务员 mean?

公务员 (gōngwùyuán) means “civil servant”.

How do you pronounce 公务员?

公务员 is pronounced gōngwùyuán.

Which HSK level is 公务员?

公务员 is in HSK 3 (2021).

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Learn 公务员 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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