公安局 (gōng'ānjú) · police station

公安局 (gōng'ānjú) means “police station; public security bureau”. It is written with 3 characters: 公 (fair) + 安 (safe) + 局 (office). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 公安局 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)

安 ān · safe

What 安 is made of

宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
女nǚ — woman

Origin hint: A woman 女 safe in a house 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

局 jú · office

What 局 is made of

尺chǐ — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation
- 尸shī — body
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A place where measures 尺 are discussed 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

他去公安局办身份证。Tā qù gōng'ānjú bàn shēnfènzhèng.He went to the police station to get an ID card.

公安局就在学校旁边。Gōng'ānjú jiù zài xuéxiào pángbiān.The public security bureau is right next to the school.

Questions about 公安局

What does 公安局 mean?

公安局 (gōng'ānjú) means “police station; public security bureau”.

How do you pronounce 公安局?

公安局 is pronounced gōng'ānjú.

Which HSK level is 公安局?

公安局 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 公安局 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 66: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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