内科
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
内科 (nèikē) · internal medicine
内科 (nèikē) means “internal medicine”. It is written with 2 characters: 内 (inside) + 科 (subject). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 内科 is built
The characters
内 nèi · inside
What 内 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 entering a door 冂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
科 kē · subject
What 科 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 斗dòu — to struggle
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A hand measuring 斗 grain 禾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是内科医生。Tā shì nèikē yīshēng.He is a doctor of internal medicine.
请问内科在几楼？Qǐngwèn nèikē zài jǐ lóu?Excuse me, which floor is internal medicine on?
Questions about 内科
What does 内科 mean?
内科 (nèikē) means “internal medicine”.
How do you pronounce 内科?
内科 is pronounced nèikē.
Which HSK level is 内科?
内科 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 国内guónèidomestic
- 内容nèiróngcontent
- 内心nèixīnheart
- 内部nèibùinside
- 以内yǐnèiwithin
- 内涵nèihánmeaning
- 内幕nèimùinside story
- 内在nèizàiinner
- 内nèiinside
- 科学kēxuéscience
Learn 内科 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.