善于
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
善于 (shànyú) · to be good at
善于 (shànyú) means “to be good at”. It is written with 2 characters: 善 (good) + 于 (at). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 善于 is built
The characters
善 shàn · good
What 善 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To give someone food 羊 and conversation 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
于 yú · at
What 于 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
Example sentences
他善于和别人交流。Tā shànyú hé biérén jiāoliú.He is good at communicating with others.
你善于做饭吗？Nǐ shànyú zuò fàn ma?Are you good at cooking?
Questions about 善于
What does 善于 mean?
善于 (shànyú) means “to be good at”.
How do you pronounce 善于?
善于 is pronounced shànyú.
Which HSK level is 善于?
善于 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 完善wánshànwell-developed
- 改善gǎishànto improve
- 善良shànliángkind
- 慈善císhàncharity
- 妥善tuǒshànproper
- 等于děngyúto equal
- 属于shǔyúto belong to
- 由于yóuyúbecause of
- 终于zhōngyúfinally
- 处于chǔyúto be in (a state or position)
Learn 善于 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.