寓言
Old HSK 6
寓言 (yùyán) · fable
寓言 (yùyán) means “fable; parable”. It is written with 2 characters: 寓 (residence) + 言 (words). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 寓言 is built
The characters
寓 yù · residence
What 寓 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 禺yú — district
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 禸róu — rump
- 冂 — frame
- 厶sī — private
- 日rì — sun; day
言 yán · words
What 言 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A tongue sticking out of a mouth 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一个有名的寓言故事。Zhè shì yí gè yǒumíng de yùyán gùshì.This is a famous fable.
很多寓言都告诉我们做人的道理。Hěnduō yùyán dōu gàosu wǒmen zuòrén de dàolǐ.Many fables teach us how to live.
Questions about 寓言
What does 寓言 mean?
寓言 (yùyán) means “fable; parable”.
How do you pronounce 寓言?
寓言 is pronounced yùyán.
Which HSK level is 寓言?
寓言 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 公寓gōngyùapartment
- 语言yǔyánlanguage
- 发言fāyánto speak (at a meeting)
- 不言而喻bùyán'éryùit goes without saying
- 方言fāngyándialect
- 序言xùyánpreface
- 言论yánlùnspeech
- 谣言yáoyánrumour
- 预言yùyánto predict
- 总而言之zǒng'éryánzhīin short
Learn 寓言 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 222: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.