手术
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
手术 (shǒushù) · operation
手术 (shǒushù) means “operation; surgery”. It is written with 2 characters: 手 (hand) + 术 (skill). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 手术 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)
术 shù · skill
What 术 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 丶 — dot
Example sentences
爷爷下周要做手术。Yéye xià zhōu yào zuò shǒushù.Grandpa is having an operation next week.
手术成功了吗？Shǒushù chénggōng le ma?Was the surgery successful?
Questions about 手术
What does 手术 mean?
手术 (shǒushù) means “operation; surgery”.
How do you pronounce 手术?
手术 is pronounced shǒushù.
Which HSK level is 手术?
手术 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 手术 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 57: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.