手套
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
手套 (shǒutào) · gloves
手套 (shǒutào) means “gloves; mittens”. It is written with 2 characters: 手 (hand) + 套 (set). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 手套 is built
The characters
手 shǒu · hand
What 手 is made of
手 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.
Origin hint: A hand with the fingers splayed (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
套 tào · set
What 套 is made of
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 镸cháng — long
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: A man 大 wrapped in a long 镸 cloth (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
天冷了，戴上手套吧。Tiān lěng le, dài shàng shǒutào ba.It's cold, put on your gloves.
我的手套去哪儿了？Wǒ de shǒutào qù nǎr le?Where did my gloves go?
Questions about 手套
What does 手套 mean?
手套 (shǒutào) means “gloves; mittens”.
How do you pronounce 手套?
手套 is pronounced shǒutào.
Which HSK level is 手套?
手套 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 手机shǒujīmobile phone
- 洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet
- 举手jǔshǒuto raise one's hand
- 手表shǒubiǎowatch (wristwatch)
- 对手duìshǒuopponent
- 歌手gēshǒusinger
- 手续shǒuxùprocedures
- 手指shǒuzhǐfinger
- 握手wòshǒuto shake hands
- 选手xuǎnshǒucontestant
Learn 手套 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.