学院
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
学院 (xuéyuàn) · college
学院 (xuéyuàn) means “college; institute”. It is written with 2 characters: 学 (to study) + 院 (courtyard). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 学院 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)
院 yuàn · courtyard
What 院 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 完wán — finish
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 元yuán — yuan
- 二 — two strokes
- 儿ér — child
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 完 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他在医学院学习。Tā zài yīxuéyuàn xuéxí.He studies at a medical college.
你们学院有多少学生？Nǐmen xuéyuàn yǒu duōshao xuésheng?How many students does your college have?
Questions about 学院
What does 学院 mean?
学院 (xuéyuàn) means “college; institute”.
How do you pronounce 学院?
学院 is pronounced xuéyuàn.
Which HSK level is 学院?
学院 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
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 学院 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.