相等
Old HSK 6
相等 (xiāngděng) · equal
相等 (xiāngděng) means “equal; to be equal”. It is written with 2 characters: 相 (mutual) + 等 (to wait). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 相等 is built
The characters
相 xiāng · mutual
What 相 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
等 děng · to wait
What 等 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: Bamboo strips ⺮ laid before a court 寺 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这两条线的长度相等。Zhè liǎng tiáo xiàn de chángdù xiāngděng.These two lines are equal in length.
三角形的三条边都相等。Sānjiǎoxíng de sān tiáo biān dōu xiāngděng.All three sides of the triangle are equal.
Questions about 相等
What does 相等 mean?
相等 (xiāngděng) means “equal; to be equal”.
How do you pronounce 相等?
相等 is pronounced xiāngděng.
Which HSK level is 相等?
相等 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 相同xiāngtóngidentical
- 相信xiāngxìnto believe
- 相机xiàngjīcamera
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 互相hùxiāngeach other
- 相比xiāngbǐto compare
- 相当xiāngdāngquite
- 相关xiāngguānrelated
- 相互xiānghùeach other
- 相似xiāngsìsimilar
Learn 相等 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 197: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.