格局
Old HSK 6
格局 (géjú) · layout
格局 (géjú) means “layout; pattern; structure”. It is written with 2 characters: 格 (form) + 局 (office). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 格局 is built
The characters
格 gé · form
What 格 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 各gè — each
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 各 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
局 jú · office
What 局 is made of
- 尺chǐ — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 尸shī — body
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A place where measures 尺 are discussed 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这套房子的格局很好。Zhè tào fángzi de géjú hěn hǎo.This apartment has a good layout.
新技术改变了市场格局。Xīn jìshù gǎibiàn le shìchǎng géjú.New technology changed the market structure.
Questions about 格局
What does 格局 mean?
格局 (géjú) means “layout; pattern; structure”.
How do you pronounce 格局?
格局 is pronounced géjú.
Which HSK level is 格局?
格局 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 表格biǎogéform
- 合格hégéqualified
- 价格jiàgéprice
- 性格xìnggépersonality
- 资格zīgéqualification
- 风格fēnggéstyle
- 格外géwàiespecially
- 及格jígéto pass (an exam)
- 严格yángéstrict
- 格式géshiformat
Learn 格局 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.