功课
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
功课 (gōngkè) · homework
功课 (gōngkè) means “homework; schoolwork”. It is written with 2 characters: 功 (achievement) + 课 (lesson). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 功课 is built
The characters
功 gōng · achievement
What 功 is made of
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Results produced by capable 力 labor 工; 工 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
课 kè · lesson
What 课 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 果guǒ — fruit
- 田tián — field
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 果 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我做完功课了。Wǒ zuò wán gōngkè le.I've finished my homework.
今天的功课多吗？Jīntiān de gōngkè duō ma?Is there a lot of homework today?
Questions about 功课
What does 功课 mean?
功课 (gōngkè) means “homework; schoolwork”.
How do you pronounce 功课?
功课 is pronounced gōngkè.
Which HSK level is 功课?
功课 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 成功chénggōngsuccess
- 功夫gōngfukung fu
- 功能gōngnéngfunction
- 用功yònggōnghardworking (at studies)
- 功劳gōngláocontribution
- 功效gōngxiàoeffect
- 急功近利jígōngjìnlìeager for quick success
- 气功qìgōngqigong (breathing exercises)
- 课本kèběntextbook
- 课文kèwénlesson text
Learn 功课 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.