漂亮
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 1
漂亮 (piàoliang) · pretty
漂亮 (piàoliang) means “pretty; beautiful”. It is written with 2 characters: 漂 (to drift) + 亮 (bright). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 漂亮 is built
The characters
漂 piào · to drift
What 漂 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 票piào — bank note
- 覀xī — west
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 小xiǎo — small
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 票 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
亮 liàng · bright
What 亮 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 冖mì — cover
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A lit oil lamp (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你的衣服真漂亮！Nǐ de yīfu zhēn piàoliang!Your clothes are really pretty!
你的新家漂亮吗？Nǐ de xīn jiā piàoliang ma?Is your new home nice?
Questions about 漂亮
What does 漂亮 mean?
漂亮 (piàoliang) means “pretty; beautiful”.
How do you pronounce 漂亮?
漂亮 is pronounced piàoliang.
Which HSK level is 漂亮?
漂亮 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
Learn 漂亮 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.