稠密 (chóumì) · dense

稠密 (chóumì) means “dense; thickly populated”. It is written with 2 characters: 稠 (crowded) + 密 (dense). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 稠密 is built

The characters

稠 chóu · crowded

What 稠 is made of

禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
周zhōu — Zhou dynasty
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

密 mì · dense

What 密 is made of

宓mì — quiet
- 宀 — roof
  - 丶 — dot
  - 冖mì — cover
- 必bì — surely
  - 心xīn — heart
  - 丿 — falling stroke
山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke

Origin hint: A silent 宓 mountain 山; 宓 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

这个地区人口稠密。Zhège dìqū rénkǒu chóumì.This area is densely populated.

城市中心的楼房很稠密。Chéngshì zhōngxīn de lóufáng hěn chóumì.The buildings in the city centre are packed closely.

Questions about 稠密

What does 稠密 mean?

稠密 (chóumì) means “dense; thickly populated”.

How do you pronounce 稠密?

稠密 is pronounced chóumì.

Which HSK level is 稠密?

稠密 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 稠密 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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