周围
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
周围 (zhōuwéi) · around
周围 (zhōuwéi) means “around; surroundings”. It is written with 2 characters: 周 (week) + 围 (to surround). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 周围 is built
The characters
周 zhōu · week
What 周 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Border 冂 around land 土 with a well 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
围 wéi · to surround
What 围 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 韦wéi — tanned leather
- 三sān — three
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 三sān — three
Origin hint: 囗 gives the meaning, 韦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学校周围有很多饭馆。Xuéxiào zhōuwéi yǒu hěn duō fànguǎn.There are many restaurants around the school.
你家周围有公园吗？Nǐ jiā zhōuwéi yǒu gōngyuán ma?Is there a park near your home?
Questions about 周围
What does 周围 mean?
周围 (zhōuwéi) means “around; surroundings”.
How do you pronounce 周围?
周围 is pronounced zhōuwéi.
Which HSK level is 周围?
周围 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 上周shàngzhōulast week
- 下周xià zhōunext week
- 周末zhōumòweekend
- 周年zhōuniánanniversary
- 周到zhōudàothoughtful
- 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knows
- 周边zhōubiānsurrounding
- 周密zhōumìthorough
- 周期zhōuqīcycle
- 周折zhōuzhétwists and turns
Learn 周围 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.