小学
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
小学 (xiǎoxué) · primary school
小学 (xiǎoxué) means “primary school”. It is written with 2 characters: 小 (small) + 学 (to study). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 小学 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)
学 xué · to study
What 学 is made of
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我儿子在上小学。Wǒ érzi zài shàng xiǎoxué.My son is in primary school.
你家旁边有小学吗？Nǐ jiā pángbiān yǒu xiǎoxué ma?Is there a primary school near your home?
Questions about 小学
What does 小学 mean?
小学 (xiǎoxué) means “primary school”.
How do you pronounce 小学?
小学 is pronounced xiǎoxué.
Which HSK level is 小学?
小学 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 小孩儿xiǎoháirchild
- 小姐xiǎojieMiss
- 小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 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
- 小说xiǎoshuōnovel
Learn 小学 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.