千克
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
千克 (qiānkè) · kilogram
千克 (qiānkè) means “kilogram”. It is written with 2 characters: 千 (thousand) + 克 (gram). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 千克 is built
The characters
千 qiān · thousand
What 千 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
克 kè · gram
What 克 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A weapon 十 used to subdue a beast 兄 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我现在六十千克。Wǒ xiànzài liùshí qiānkè.I weigh sixty kilograms now.
一千克苹果多少钱？Yī qiānkè píngguǒ duōshǎo qián?How much is a kilogram of apples?
Questions about 千克
What does 千克 mean?
千克 (qiānkè) means “kilogram”.
How do you pronounce 千克?
千克 is pronounced qiānkè.
Which HSK level is 千克?
千克 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 千万qiānwànbe sure to
- 千方百计qiānfāngbǎijìby every possible means
- 千qiānthousand
- 克服kèfúto overcome
- 巧克力qiǎokèlìchocolate
- 麦克风màikèfēngmicrophone
- 攻克gōngkèto overcome
- 克制kèzhìto restrain
- 克kègram
Learn 千克 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.