小组
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
小组 (xiǎozǔ) · group
小组 (xiǎozǔ) means “group”. It is written with 2 characters: 小 (small) + 组 (group). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 小组 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)
组 zǔ · group
What 组 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 且qiě — moreover
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 月yuè — moon; month
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 且 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们小组有四个人。Wǒmen xiǎozǔ yǒu sì ge rén.There are four people in our group.
你在哪个小组？Nǐ zài nǎge xiǎozǔ?Which group are you in?
Questions about 小组
What does 小组 mean?
小组 (xiǎozǔ) means “group”.
How do you pronounce 小组?
小组 is pronounced xiǎozǔ.
Which HSK level is 小组?
小组 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
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
Learn 小组 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 61: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.