宣布
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
宣布 (xuānbù) · to announce
宣布 (xuānbù) means “to announce; to declare”. It is written with 2 characters: 宣 (to proclaim) + 布 (cloth). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 宣布 is built
The characters
宣 xuān · to proclaim
What 宣 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 亘gèn — to extend across
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: A palace, where proclamations are made (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
布 bù · cloth
What 布 is made of
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Cloth 巾 held in a hand (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
老师宣布了考试成绩。Lǎoshī xuānbù le kǎoshì chéngjì.The teacher announced the exam results.
公司什么时候宣布这个消息？Gōngsī shénme shíhou xuānbù zhège xiāoxi?When will the company announce the news?
Questions about 宣布
What does 宣布 mean?
宣布 (xuānbù) means “to announce; to declare”.
How do you pronounce 宣布?
宣布 is pronounced xuānbù.
Which HSK level is 宣布?
宣布 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 宣传xuānchuánto publicize
- 宣誓xuānshìto take an oath
- 宣扬xuānyángto publicise
- 公布gōngbùto announce
- 布置bùzhìto decorate
- 分布fēnbùto be spread over
- 颁布bānbùto promulgate
- 遍布biànbùto be found everywhere
- 布告bùgàonotice
- 布局bùjúlayout
Learn 宣布 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.