家庭
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 5
家庭 (jiātíng) · family
家庭 (jiātíng) means “family; household”. It is written with 2 characters: 家 (home) + 庭 (court). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 家庭 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)
庭 tíng · court
What 庭 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 廷tíng — courtyard
- 廴yǐn — to walk
- 壬rén — 9th heavenly stem
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 士shì — scholar
Origin hint: A wide 广 couryard 廷; 廷 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他有一个快乐的家庭。Tā yǒu yī ge kuàilè de jiātíng.He has a happy family.
你的家庭有几口人？Nǐ de jiātíng yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?How many people are in your family?
Questions about 家庭
What does 家庭 mean?
家庭 (jiātíng) means “family; household”.
How do you pronounce 家庭?
家庭 is pronounced jiātíng.
Which HSK level is 家庭?
家庭 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
- 全家quánjiāthe whole family
- 作家zuòjiāwriter
Learn 家庭 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.