数学
HSK 3 (exam 2025)Old HSK 3
数学 (shùxué) · mathematics
数学 (shùxué) means “mathematics; math”. It is written with 2 characters: 数 (to count) + 学 (to study). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 数学 is built
The characters
数 shǔ · to count
What 数 is made of
- 娄lóu — a constellation
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 木mù — tree
- 女nǚ — woman
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 娄 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
学 xué · to study
What 学 is made of
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我最喜欢数学课。Wǒ zuì xǐhuan shùxué kè.Math is my favorite class.
你的数学成绩怎么样？Nǐ de shùxué chéngjì zěnmeyàng?How are your math grades?
Questions about 数学
What does 数学 mean?
数学 (shùxué) means “mathematics; math”.
How do you pronounce 数学?
数学 is pronounced shùxué.
Which HSK level is 数学?
数学 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 多数duōshùmajority
- 分数fēnshùscore
- 人数rénshùnumber of people
- 少数shǎoshùfew
- 数字shùzìnumber
- 数量shùliàngquantity
- 数据shùjùdata
- 数码shùmǎdigital
- 无数wúshùcountless
Learn 数学 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 3 · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.