实验
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
实验 (shíyàn) · experiment
实验 (shíyàn) means “experiment; to experiment”. It is written with 2 characters: 实 (real) + 验 (to examine). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 实验 is built
The characters
实 shí · real
What 实 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 头tóu — head
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
验 yàn · to examine
What 验 is made of
- 马mǎ — horse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 佥qiān — all
- 亼jí — to assemble
- 人rén — person
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亼jí — to assemble
Origin hint: 马 gives the meaning, 佥 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们今天做了一个实验。Wǒmen jīntiān zuò le yī ge shíyàn.We did an experiment today.
这个实验成功了吗？Zhège shíyàn chénggōng le ma?Was this experiment successful?
Questions about 实验
What does 实验 mean?
实验 (shíyàn) means “experiment; to experiment”.
How do you pronounce 实验?
实验 is pronounced shíyàn.
Which HSK level is 实验?
实验 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 实际shíjìactual
- 实习shíxíto intern
- 实现shíxiànto realize
- 实在shízàihonest
- 结实jiēshisturdy
- 其实qíshíactually
- 确实quèshíindeed
- 实际上shíjìshàngin fact
- 实力shílìstrength
- 实行shíxíngto carry out
Learn 实验 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.