农民
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
农民 (nóngmín) · farmer
农民 (nóngmín) means “farmer”. It is written with 2 characters: 农 (agriculture) + 民 (citizens). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 农民 is built
The characters
农 nóng · agriculture
What 农 is made of
- 冖mì — cover
Origin hint: Simplified form of 農, tilling the field 田 with a hoe 辰 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
民 mín · citizens
What 民 is made of
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 戈gē — spear
Origin hint: An eye 巳 pierced by a dagger 戈, an old mark of slavery (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
农民每天很早就起床。Nóngmín měi tiān hěn zǎo jiù qǐ chuáng.Farmers get up very early every day.
他的父亲是农民。Tā de fùqin shì nóngmín.His father is a farmer.
Questions about 农民
What does 农民 mean?
农民 (nóngmín) means “farmer”.
How do you pronounce 农民?
农民 is pronounced nóngmín.
Which HSK level is 农民?
农民 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 农村nóngcūncountryside
- 农业nóngyèagriculture
- 农历nónglìlunar calendar
- 公民gōngmíncitizen
- 民间mínjiānfolk
- 民族mínzúnationality
- 人民rénmínthe people
- 人民币rénmínbìRMB
- 中华民族Zhōnghuá Mínzúthe Chinese nation
- 居民jūmínresident
Learn 农民 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.