植物
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
植物 (zhíwù) · plant
植物 (zhíwù) means “plant”. It is written with 2 characters: 植 (tree) + 物 (thing). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 植物 is built
The characters
植 zhí · tree
What 植 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 直zhí — straight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 直 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
物 wù · thing
What 物 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: 牛 gives the meaning, 勿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里有很多种植物。Zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō zhǒngzhí wù.There are many kinds of plants here.
你喜欢在家里养植物吗？Nǐ xǐhuan zài jiālǐ yǎng zhíwù ma?Do you like keeping plants at home?
Questions about 植物
What does 植物 mean?
植物 (zhíwù) means “plant”.
How do you pronounce 植物?
植物 is pronounced zhíwù.
Which HSK level is 植物?
植物 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 种植zhòngzhíto plant
- 动物dòngwùanimal
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
- 礼物lǐwùgift
- 食物shíwùfood
- 购物gòuwùto shop
- 事物shìwùthing
- 药物yàowùmedicine
- 博物馆bówùguǎnmuseum
- 宠物chǒngwùpet
Learn 植物 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.