听见
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
听见 (tīngjiàn) · to hear
听见 (tīngjiàn) means “to hear”. It is written with 2 characters: 听 (to listen) + 见 (to see). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 听见 is built
The characters
听 tīng · to listen
What 听 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: Words 口 reaching an ear 斤 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
见 jiàn · to see
What 见 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 見; a man 儿 with the eye 目 emphasized (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我没听见你说话。Wǒ méi tīngjiàn nǐ shuōhuà.I didn't hear you speak.
你听见电话了吗？Nǐ tīngjiàn diànhuà le ma?Did you hear the phone?
Questions about 听见
What does 听见 mean?
听见 (tīngjiàn) means “to hear”.
How do you pronounce 听见?
听见 is pronounced tīngjiàn.
Which HSK level is 听见?
听见 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
- 听到tīngdàoto hear
- 听写tīngxiědictation
- 难听nántīngunpleasant to hear
- 听讲tīngjiǎngto listen to a lecture
- 听说tīngshuōto hear
- 打听dǎtingto ask about
- 收听shōutīngto listen to (the radio)
- 听力tīnglìlistening (skill)
- 听众tīngzhòngaudience
Learn 听见 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 19: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.