外公
Old HSK 5
外公 (wàigōng) · grandpa (mother's father)
外公 (wàigōng) means “grandpa (mother's father)”. It is written with 2 characters: 外 (outside) + 公 (fair). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 外公 is built
The characters
外 wài · outside
What 外 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
公 gōng · fair
What 公 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
外公今年八十岁了。Wàigōng jīnnián bāshí suì le.Grandpa is eighty this year.
我周末去看外公外婆。Wǒ zhōumò qù kàn wàigōng wàipó.I visit my maternal grandparents on weekends.
Questions about 外公
What does 外公 mean?
外公 (wàigōng) means “grandpa (mother's father)”.
How do you pronounce 外公?
外公 is pronounced wàigōng.
Which HSK level is 外公?
外公 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 国外guówàiabroad
- 外边wàibianoutside
- 外国wàiguóforeign country
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
- 外地wàidìanother part of the country
- 外卖wàimàitakeout
- 以外yǐwàibesides
- 另外lìngwàiin addition
- 外交wàijiāodiplomacy
- 外面wàimiànoutside
Learn 外公 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 97: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.