地铁站 (dìtiězhàn) · subway station
地铁站 (dìtiězhàn) means “subway station”. It is written with 3 characters: 地 (adverb particle (-ly)) + 铁 (iron) + 站 (station). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 地铁站 is built
The characters
地 de · adverb particle (-ly)
What 地 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 也yě — also
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 也 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
铁 tiě · iron
What 铁 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 失shī — to lose
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 钅 gives the meaning, 失 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
站 zhàn · station
What 站 is made of
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 占zhàn — to divine
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
Origin hint: 立 gives the meaning, 占 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 地铁站
What does 地铁站 mean?
地铁站 (dìtiězhàn) means “subway station”.
How do you pronounce 地铁站?
地铁站 is pronounced dìtiězhàn.
Which HSK level is 地铁站?
地铁站 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 地点dìdiǎnlocation
- 地方dìfangplace
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 地图dìtúmap
- 草地cǎodìlawn
- 地球dìqiúthe earth
- 地铁dìtiěsubway
- 外地wàidìanother part of the country
- 当地dāngdìlocal
- 地区dìqūregion
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.