旅客
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
旅客 (lǚkè) · traveler
旅客 (lǚkè) means “traveler; passenger”. It is written with 2 characters: 旅 (journey) + 客 (guest). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 旅客 is built
The characters
旅 lǚ · journey
What 旅 is made of
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 氏shì — clan
Origin hint: A man 方 traveling with a pack 氏 on his back (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
客 kè · guest
What 客 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 各gè — individual
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: A person 各 welcomed under one's roof 宀; 各 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
火车上有很多旅客。Huǒchē shàng yǒu hěn duō lǚkè.There are many passengers on the train.
旅客们请上车。Lǚkèmen qǐng shàngchē.Passengers, please board.
Questions about 旅客
What does 旅客 mean?
旅客 (lǚkè) means “traveler; passenger”.
How do you pronounce 旅客?
旅客 is pronounced lǚkè.
Which HSK level is 旅客?
旅客 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 旅行lǚxíngto travel
- 旅游lǚyóuto travel
- 旅馆lǚguǎnhotel
- 旅行社lǚxíngshètravel agency
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 顾客gùkècustomer
- 客人kèrénguest
- 请客qǐngkèto treat
- 游客yóukètourist
- 客观kèguānobjective
Learn 旅客 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.