幽默
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
幽默 (yōumò) · humor
幽默 (yōumò) means “humor; humorous”. It is written with 2 characters: 幽 (quiet) + 默 (silent). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 幽默 is built
The characters
幽 yōu · quiet
What 幽 is made of
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 幺yāo — one
- 幺yāo — one
默 mò · silent
What 默 is made of
- 黑hēi — black
- 灬huǒ — fire
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: A dog 犬 watching in the dark 黑 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们的老师很幽默。Wǒmen de lǎoshī hěn yōumò.Our teacher is very humorous.
你觉得他幽默吗？Nǐ juéde tā yōumò ma?Do you think he is funny?
Questions about 幽默
What does 幽默 mean?
幽默 (yōumò) means “humor; humorous”.
How do you pronounce 幽默?
幽默 is pronounced yōumò.
Which HSK level is 幽默?
幽默 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
Learn 幽默 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.