家具
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
家具 (jiājù) · furniture
家具 (jiājù) means “furniture”. It is written with 2 characters: 家 (home) + 具 (tool). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 家具 is built
The characters
家 jiā · home
What 家 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 豕shǐ — pig
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 豕 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
具 jù · tool
What 具 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Two hands 八 writing on a tablet 目 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们买了新家具。Wǒmen mǎi le xīn jiājù.We bought new furniture.
这些家具真漂亮。Zhèxiē jiājù zhēn piàoliang.This furniture is really beautiful.
Questions about 家具
What does 家具 mean?
家具 (jiājù) means “furniture”.
How do you pronounce 家具?
家具 is pronounced jiājù.
Which HSK level is 家具?
家具 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 国家guójiācountry
- 回家huíjiāto go home
- 家里jiālǐat home
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 在家zàijiāat home
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 画家huàjiāpainter
- 家庭jiātíngfamily
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
- 全家quánjiāthe whole family
Learn 家具 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.