小伙子 (xiǎohuǒzi) · young man
小伙子 (xiǎohuǒzi) means “young man; lad”. It is written with 3 characters: 小 (small) + 伙 (group) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 小伙子 is built
The characters
小 xiǎo · small
What 小 is made of
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Dividing 八 by a line 亅 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
伙 huǒ · group
What 伙 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 火 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 小伙子
What does 小伙子 mean?
小伙子 (xiǎohuǒzi) means “young man; lad”.
How do you pronounce 小伙子?
小伙子 is pronounced xiǎohuǒzi.
Which HSK level is 小伙子?
小伙子 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 小孩儿xiǎoháirchild
- 小姐xiǎojieMiss
- 小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 小学xiǎoxuéprimary school
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 从小cóngxiǎofrom childhood
- 大小dàxiǎosize
- 小声xiǎoshēngin a low voice
- 小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.