熟悉
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
熟悉 (shúxī) · to be familiar with
熟悉 (shúxī) means “to be familiar with; to know well”. It is written with 2 characters: 熟 (ripe) + 悉 (to know). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 熟悉 is built
The characters
熟 shú · ripe
What 熟 is made of
- 孰shú — who? which? what? which one?
- 享xiǎng — to share
- 亠tóu — lid
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 子zǐ — child
- 丸wán — ball
- 九jiǔ — nine
- 丶 — dot
- 享xiǎng — to share
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 孰 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
悉 xī · to know
What 悉 is made of
- 釆biàn — to distinguish
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 木mù — tree
- 心xīn — heart
Example sentences
我对这个城市很熟悉。Wǒ duì zhègè chéngshì hěn shúxī.I know this city well.
你熟悉这里的路吗?Nǐ shúxī zhèlǐ de lù ma?Are you familiar with the roads here?
Questions about 熟悉
What does 熟悉 mean?
熟悉 (shúxī) means “to be familiar with; to know well”.
How do you pronounce 熟悉?
熟悉 is pronounced shúxī.
Which HSK level is 熟悉?
熟悉 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
Learn 熟悉 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 41: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.