学问
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
学问 (xuéwèn) · knowledge
学问 (xuéwèn) means “knowledge; learning; skill”. It is written with 2 characters: 学 (to study) + 问 (to ask). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 学问 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)
问 wèn · to ask
What 问 is made of
- 门mén — door
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 门 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们的老师很有学问。Wǒmen de lǎoshī hěn yǒu xuéwèn.Our teacher is very learned.
做饭也是一门学问。Zuòfàn yě shì yī mén xuéwèn.Cooking is also a skill of its own.
Questions about 学问
What does 学问 mean?
学问 (xuéwèn) means “knowledge; learning; skill”.
How do you pronounce 学问?
学问 is pronounced xuéwèn.
Which HSK level is 学问?
学问 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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 学问 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.