怎样
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
怎样 (zěnyàng) · how
怎样 (zěnyàng) means “how; what kind of”. It is written with 2 characters: 怎 (what? why? how?) + 样 (form). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 怎样 is built
The characters
怎 zěn · what? why? how?
What 怎 is made of
- 乍zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下xià — down
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 乍 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
样 yàng · form
What 样 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 羊 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个字怎样写？Zhège zì zěnyàng xiě?How do you write this character?
你觉得他怎样？Nǐ juéde tā zěnyàng?What do you think of him?
Questions about 怎样
What does 怎样 mean?
怎样 (zěnyàng) means “how; what kind of”.
How do you pronounce 怎样?
怎样 is pronounced zěnyàng.
Which HSK level is 怎样?
怎样 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 怎么zěnmehow
- 怎么办zěnme bànwhat to do
- 怎么样zěnmeyànghow
- 一样yīyàngsame
- 那样nàyànglike that
- 什么样shénmeyàngwhat kind of
- 同样tóngyàngsame
- 样子yàngziappearance
- 这样zhèyànglike this
- 多样duōyàngdiverse
Learn 怎样 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.