太空
Old HSK 6
太空 (tàikōng) · outer space
太空 (tàikōng) means “outer space; space”. It is written with 2 characters: 太 (too) + 空 (empty). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 太空 is built
The characters
太 tài · too
What 太 is made of
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A giant 大 with a normal-sized man 丶 for scale (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
空 kōng · empty
What 空 is made of
- 穴xué — cave
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 八bā — eight
- 宀 — roof
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 穴 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他小时候就梦想去太空。Tā xiǎoshíhòu jiù mèngxiǎng qù tàikōng.He dreamed of going to space as a child.
宇航员在太空生活了半年。Yǔhángyuán zài tàikōng shēnghuó le bànnián.The astronauts lived in space for half a year.
Questions about 太空
What does 太空 mean?
太空 (tàikōng) means “outer space; space”.
How do you pronounce 太空?
太空 is pronounced tàikōng.
Which HSK level is 太空?
太空 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不太bùtàinot very
- 太太tàitaiwife
- 太阳tàiyangsun
- 老太太lǎotàitaiold lady
- 太极拳tàijíquántai chi
- 太tàitoo
- 空气kōngqìair
- 有空儿yǒukòngrto be free
- 空调kōngtiáoair conditioner
- 空儿kòngrspare time
Learn 太空 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 174: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.