家喻户晓 (jiāyùhùxiǎo) · known to every household

家喻户晓 (jiāyùhùxiǎo) means “known to every household; well known”. It is written with 4 characters: 家 (home) + 喻 (metaphor) + 户 (household) + 晓 (dawn). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 家喻户晓 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)

喻 yù · metaphor

What 喻 is made of

口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
俞yú — to consent
- 亼jí — to assemble
  - 人rén — person
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刖yuè — cutting off the feet as a form of punishment
  - 月yuè — moon; month
  - 刂dāo — knife

户 hù · household

What 户 is made of

丶 — dot
尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke

Origin hint: Simplified form of 戶; a door swinging on its hinge (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

晓 xiǎo · dawn

What 晓 is made of

日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
尧yáo — a legendary ancient emperor-sage
- 戈gē — spear
- 兀wù — weak
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 儿ér — child

Example sentences

这个故事在中国家喻户晓。Zhège gùshì zài Zhōngguó jiāyùhùxiǎo.This story is known to every household in China.

他是一个家喻户晓的演员。Tā shì yí gè jiāyùhùxiǎo de yǎnyuán.He is a household-name actor.

Questions about 家喻户晓

What does 家喻户晓 mean?

家喻户晓 (jiāyùhùxiǎo) means “known to every household; well known”.

How do you pronounce 家喻户晓?

家喻户晓 is pronounced jiāyùhùxiǎo.

Which HSK level is 家喻户晓?

家喻户晓 is in Old HSK 6.

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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