有意思
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
有意思 (yǒu yìsi) · interesting
有意思 (yǒu yìsi) means “interesting; fun”. It is written with 3 characters: 有 (to have) + 意 (thought) + 思 (to think). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 有意思 is built
The characters
有 yǒu · to have
What 有 is made of
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
意 yì · thought
What 意 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
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 音 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
思 sī · to think
What 思 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: Weighing something with your mind 囟 (altered) and heart 心 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这本书很有意思。Zhè běn shū hěn yǒu yìsi.This book is very interesting.
学汉语有意思吗?Xué Hànyǔ yǒu yìsi ma?Is learning Chinese interesting?
Questions about 有意思
What does 有意思 mean?
有意思 (yǒu yìsi) means “interesting; fun”.
How do you pronounce 有意思?
有意思 is pronounced yǒu yìsi.
Which HSK level is 有意思?
有意思 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 还有háiyǒualso
- 没有méiyǒunot have
- 有的yǒudesome (of them)
- 有名yǒumíngfamous
- 有时候yǒushíhousometimes
- 有些yǒuxiēsome
- 有用yǒuyònguseful
- 所有suǒyǒuall
- 有空儿yǒukòngrto be free
- 有人yǒurénsomeone
Learn 有意思 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 63: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.