工具
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
工具 (gōngjù) · tool
工具 (gōngjù) means “tool; instrument”. It is written with 2 characters: 工 (labor) + 具 (tool). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 工具 is built
The characters
工 gōng · labor
What 工 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A spade or other workman's tool (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
具 jù · tool
What 具 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Two hands 八 writing on a tablet 目 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你有修车的工具吗？Nǐ yǒu xiū chē de gōngjù ma?Do you have tools for fixing a car?
手机是很好的学习工具。Shǒujī shì hěn hǎo de xuéxí gōngjù.A phone is a great study tool.
Questions about 工具
What does 工具 mean?
工具 (gōngjù) means “tool; instrument”.
How do you pronounce 工具?
工具 is pronounced gōngjù.
Which HSK level is 工具?
工具 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 工厂gōngchǎngfactory
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
- 工夫gōngfutime
- 工业gōngyèindustry
- 工资gōngzīpay
- 加工jiāgōngto process
- 人工réngōngartificial
Learn 工具 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.