同学
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
同学 (tóngxué) · classmate
同学 (tóngxué) means “classmate”. It is written with 2 characters: 同 (same) + 学 (to study). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 同学 is built
The characters
同 tóng · same
What 同 is made of
- 凡fán — any
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 丶 — dot
- 几jǐ — how many
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Sharing a common 凡 tongue 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
学 xué · to study
What 学 is made of
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我和同学一起去吃饭。Wǒ hé tóngxué yīqǐ qù chīfàn.I'm going to eat with my classmates.
你的同学叫什么名字？Nǐ de tóngxué jiào shénme míngzi?What is your classmate's name?
Questions about 同学
What does 同学 mean?
同学 (tóngxué) means “classmate”.
How do you pronounce 同学?
同学 is pronounced tóngxué.
Which HSK level is 同学?
同学 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 不同bùtóngdifferent
- 同时tóngshíat the same time
- 同事tóngshìcolleague
- 同样tóngyàngsame
- 相同xiāngtóngidentical
- 共同gòngtóngcommon
- 同意tóngyìto agree
- 合同hétongcontract
- 同情tóngqíngto sympathize
- 胡同hútòngalley
Learn 同学 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.