模特儿 (mótèr) · model (fashion)
模特儿 (mótèr) means “model (fashion)”. It is written with 3 characters: 模 (model) + 特 (special) + 儿 (child). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 模特儿 is built
The characters
模 mó · model
What 模 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 莫mò — cannot
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 旲tái — daylight
- 日rì — sun; day
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 莫 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
特 tè · special
What 特 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 牛 gives the meaning, 寺 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
儿 ér · child
What 儿 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 模特儿
What does 模特儿 mean?
模特儿 (mótèr) means “model (fashion)”.
How do you pronounce 模特儿?
模特儿 is pronounced mótèr.
Which HSK level is 模特儿?
模特儿 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 大规模dàguīmólarge-scale
- 规模guīmóscale
- 模型móxíngmodel (small copy)
- 模仿mófǎngto imitate
- 模糊móhublurry
- 模特mótè(fashion) model
- 模范mófànmodel
- 模式móshìmode
- 模样múyànglook
- 特别tèbiéespecially
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.