动画片 (dònghuàpiàn) · cartoon

动画片 (dònghuàpiàn) means “cartoon; animated film”. It is written with 3 characters: 动 (to move) + 画 (to draw) + 片 (slice). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.

How 动画片 is built

The characters

动 dòng · to move

What 动 is made of

云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke

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

画 huà · to draw

What 画 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke
凵qiǎn — container
田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A painting on an easel; compare 畫, which includes the brush (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

片 piàn · slice

What 片 is made of

片 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.

Origin hint: Half of a tree trunk; compare 爿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

孩子们喜欢看动画片。Háizimen xǐhuan kàn dònghuàpiàn.Children like watching cartoons.

你小时候看过这部动画片吗？Nǐ xiǎoshíhou kàn guo zhè bù dònghuàpiàn ma?Did you watch this cartoon when you were little?

Questions about 动画片

What does 动画片 mean?

动画片 (dònghuàpiàn) means “cartoon; animated film”.

How do you pronounce 动画片?

动画片 is pronounced dònghuàpiàn.

Which HSK level is 动画片?

动画片 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

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Learn 动画片 with its group

It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 95: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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