环境
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 3
环境 (huánjìng) · environment
环境 (huánjìng) means “environment; surroundings”. It is written with 2 characters: 环 (ring) + 境 (boundary). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 环境 is built
The characters
环 huán · ring
What 环 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 不bù — no
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 不 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
境 jìng · boundary
What 境 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 竟jìng — finally
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 日rì — sun; day
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 音yīn — sound
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 竟 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里的环境很好。Zhèlǐ de huánjìng hěn hǎo.The surroundings here are very nice.
你习惯新的环境了吗？Nǐ xíguàn xīn de huánjìng le ma?Have you got used to your new surroundings?
Questions about 环境
What does 环境 mean?
环境 (huánjìng) means “environment; surroundings”.
How do you pronounce 环境?
环境 is pronounced huánjìng.
Which HSK level is 环境?
环境 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 环保huánbǎoenvironmental protection
- 耳环ěrhuánearring
- 环节huánjiélink
- 循环xúnhuáncycle
- 环huánring
- 边境biānjìngborder
- 处境chǔjìngsituation
- 境界jìngjièstate
Learn 环境 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.