汉语
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汉语 (Hànyǔ) · Chinese language
汉语 (Hànyǔ) means “Chinese language”. It is written with 2 characters: 汉 (Han) + 语 (language). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 汉语 is built
The characters
汉 hàn · Han
What 汉 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: Simplified form of 漢; the Han 𦰩 river 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
语 yǔ · language
What 语 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 吾wú — I
- 五wǔ — five
- 二 — two strokes
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 五wǔ — five
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 吾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我在学汉语。Wǒ zài xué Hànyǔ.I'm learning Chinese.
你会说汉语吗？Nǐ huì shuō Hànyǔ ma?Can you speak Chinese?
Questions about 汉语
What does 汉语 mean?
汉语 (Hànyǔ) means “Chinese language”.
How do you pronounce 汉语?
汉语 is pronounced Hànyǔ.
Which HSK level is 汉语?
汉语 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 汉字hànzìChinese character
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
- 词语cíyǔword
- 英语YīngyǔEnglish (language)
- 语言yǔyánlanguage
- 口语kǒuyǔspoken language
- 语法yǔfǎgrammar
- 语音yǔyīnpronunciation
- 成语chéngyǔidiom
- 语气yǔqìtone (of voice)
Learn 汉语 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.