小学生 (xiǎoxuéshēng) · primary school student

小学生 (xiǎoxuéshēng) means “primary school student”. It is written with 3 characters: 小 (small) + 学 (to study) + 生 (to give birth). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 小学生 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

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)

生 shēng · to give birth

What 生 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke
土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

他是小学生。Tā shì xiǎoxuéshēng.He's a primary school student.

这本书小学生能看吗？Zhè běn shū xiǎoxuéshēng néng kàn ma?Can primary school students read this book?

Questions about 小学生

What does 小学生 mean?

小学生 (xiǎoxuéshēng) means “primary school student”.

How do you pronounce 小学生?

小学生 is pronounced xiǎoxuéshēng.

Which HSK level is 小学生?

小学生 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).

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It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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