学校
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
学校 (xuéxiào) · school
学校 (xuéxiào) means “school”. It is written with 2 characters: 学 (to study) + 校 (school). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 学校 is built
The characters
学 xué · to study
What 学 is made of
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
校 xiào · school
What 校 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 交jiāo — to connect
- 六liù — six
- 亠tóu — lid
- 八bā — eight
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 六liù — six
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 交 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们学校很大。Wǒmen xuéxiào hěn dà.Our school is big.
你几点去学校？Nǐ jǐ diǎn qù xuéxiào?What time do you go to school?
Questions about 学校
What does 学校 mean?
学校 (xuéxiào) means “school”.
How do you pronounce 学校?
学校 is pronounced xuéxiào.
Which HSK level is 学校?
学校 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 放学fàngxuéto finish school for the day
- 教学楼jiàoxuélóuclassroom building
- 上学shàngxuéto go to school
- 同学tóngxuéclassmate
- 小学xiǎoxuéprimary school
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 学习xuéxíto study
Learn 学校 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.