密度
Old HSK 6
密度 (mìdù) · density
密度 (mìdù) means “density”. It is written with 2 characters: 密 (dense) + 度 (degree). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 密度 is built
The characters
密 mì · dense
What 密 is made of
- 宓mì — quiet
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 必bì — surely
- 心xīn — heart
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 宀 — roof
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A silent 宓 mountain 山; 宓 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
度 dù · degree
What 度 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: Twenty 廿 people 又 meeting inside a building 广 to deliberate (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个城市的人口密度很大。Zhège chéngshì de rénkǒu mìdù hěn dà.This city has a high population density.
水的密度比油大。Shuǐ de mìdù bǐ yóu dà.Water is denser than oil.
Questions about 密度
What does 密度 mean?
密度 (mìdù) means “density”.
How do you pronounce 密度?
密度 is pronounced mìdù.
Which HSK level is 密度?
密度 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 保密bǎomìto keep secret
- 紧密jǐnmìclose
- 秘密mìmìsecret
- 密码mìmǎpassword
- 密切mìqièclose
- 亲密qīnmìclose
- 稠密chóumìdense
- 机密jīmìsecret
- 精密jīngmìprecise
- 密封mìfēngto seal
Learn 密度 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 125: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.