文章
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
文章 (wénzhāng) · article
文章 (wénzhāng) means “article; essay”. It is written with 2 characters: 文 (writing) + 章 (chapter). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 文章 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)
章 zhāng · chapter
What 章 is made of
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: The ten 十 movements of a piece of music 音 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这篇文章写得很好。Zhè piān wénzhāng xiě de hěn hǎo.This article is very well written.
你读过这篇文章吗？Nǐ dú guo zhè piān wénzhāng ma?Have you read this article?
Questions about 文章
What does 文章 mean?
文章 (wénzhāng) means “article; essay”.
How do you pronounce 文章?
文章 is pronounced wénzhāng.
Which HSK level is 文章?
文章 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
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
- 文学wénxuéliterature
- 文字wénzìwriting
Learn 文章 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.