周末
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
周末 (zhōumò) · weekend
周末 (zhōumò) means “weekend”. It is written with 2 characters: 周 (week) + 末 (end). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 周末 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)
末 mò · end
What 末 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: The top 一 of a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
周末你做什么？Zhōumò nǐ zuò shénme?What do you do on weekends?
我周末去看爷爷。Wǒ zhōumò qù kàn yéye.I visit Grandpa on weekends.
Questions about 周末
What does 周末 mean?
周末 (zhōumò) means “weekend”.
How do you pronounce 周末?
周末 is pronounced zhōumò.
Which HSK level is 周末?
周末 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 上周shàngzhōulast week
- 下周xià zhōunext week
- 周年zhōuniánanniversary
- 周围zhōuwéiaround
- 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 周末 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 41: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.