文学
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
文学 (wénxué) · literature
文学 (wénxué) means “literature”. It is written with 2 characters: 文 (writing) + 学 (to study). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 文学 is built
The characters
文 wén · writing
What 文 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A tattooed chest, representing writing (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
她在大学学习文学。Tā zài dàxué xuéxí wénxué.She studies literature at university.
你喜欢中国文学吗？Nǐ xǐhuan Zhōngguó wénxué ma?Do you like Chinese literature?
Questions about 文学
What does 文学 mean?
文学 (wénxué) means “literature”.
How do you pronounce 文学?
文学 is pronounced wénxué.
Which HSK level is 文学?
文学 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 课文kèwénlesson text
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 英文YīngwénEnglish (language)
- 作文zuòwéncomposition
- 外文wàiwénforeign language
- 文化wénhuàculture
- 文件wénjiàndocument
- 文明wénmíngcivilization
- 文章wénzhāngarticle
- 文字wénzìwriting
Learn 文学 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.