大使馆 (dàshǐguǎn) · embassy
大使馆 (dàshǐguǎn) means “embassy”. It is written with 3 characters: 大 (big) + 使 (to make) + 馆 (public building). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 大使馆 is built
The characters
大 dà · big
What 大 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 with outstretched arms (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
使 shǐ · to make
What 使 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 吏lì — government official
- 丈zhàng — gentleman
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丈zhàng — gentleman
Origin hint: A person 亻 working for the government 吏 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
馆 guǎn · public building
What 馆 is made of
- 饣shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 官guān — official
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 㠯yǐ — according to
- 己jǐ — self
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: A public 官 building where food 饣 is served; 官 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 大使馆
What does 大使馆 mean?
大使馆 (dàshǐguǎn) means “embassy”.
How do you pronounce 大使馆?
大使馆 is pronounced dàshǐguǎn.
Which HSK level is 大使馆?
大使馆 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 大大dàdàgreatly
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 大门dàménmain gate
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.