手工
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
手工 (shǒugōng) · handmade
手工 (shǒugōng) means “handmade; handwork; craft”. It is written with 2 characters: 手 (hand) + 工 (labor). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 手工 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)
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)
Example sentences
这些包都是手工做的。Zhèxiē bāo dōu shì shǒugōng zuò de.These bags are all handmade.
孩子们在上手工课。Háizimen zài shàng shǒugōng kè.The children are in a crafts class.
Questions about 手工
What does 手工 mean?
手工 (shǒugōng) means “handmade; handwork; craft”.
How do you pronounce 手工?
手工 is pronounced shǒugōng.
Which HSK level is 手工?
手工 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 手工 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.