抽象
Old HSK 5
抽象 (chōuxiàng) · abstract
抽象 (chōuxiàng) means “abstract”. It is written with 2 characters: 抽 (to take out) + 象 (elephant). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 抽象 is built
The characters
抽 chōu · to take out
What 抽 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 由yóu — cause
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 由 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
象 xiàng · elephant
What 象 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 豕shǐ — pig
Origin hint: boar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这幅画太抽象了，我看不懂。Zhè fú huà tài chōuxiàng le, wǒ kàn bù dǒng.This painting is too abstract for me to understand.
他讲得太抽象，学生听不明白。Tā jiǎng de tài chōuxiàng, xuésheng tīng bù míngbai.He explained it too abstractly for the students to follow.
Questions about 抽象
What does 抽象 mean?
抽象 (chōuxiàng) means “abstract”.
How do you pronounce 抽象?
抽象 is pronounced chōuxiàng.
Which HSK level is 抽象?
抽象 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 抽奖chōujiǎngto draw a prize
- 抽烟chōuyānto smoke
- 抽屉chōutidrawer
- 抽chōuto take out
- 对象duìxiàngboyfriend or girlfriend
- 现象xiànxiàngphenomenon
- 形象xíngxiàngimage
- 印象yìnxiàngimpression
- 想象xiǎngxiàngto imagine
- 大象dàxiàngelephant
Learn 抽象 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 14: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.