空儿
HSK 3 (2021)
空儿 (kòngr) · spare time
空儿 (kòngr) means “spare time; free time”. It is written with 2 characters: 空 (empty) + 儿 (child). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 空儿 is built
The characters
空 kōng · empty
What 空 is made of
- 穴xué — cave
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 八bā — eight
- 宀 — roof
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 穴 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
儿 ér · child
What 儿 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你明天有空儿吗？Nǐ míngtiān yǒu kòngr ma?Do you have free time tomorrow?
我有空儿就去看奶奶。Wǒ yǒu kòngr jiù qù kàn nǎinai.Whenever I'm free, I go to see Grandma.
Questions about 空儿
What does 空儿 mean?
空儿 (kòngr) means “spare time; free time”.
How do you pronounce 空儿?
空儿 is pronounced kòngr.
Which HSK level is 空儿?
空儿 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 空气kōngqìair
- 有空儿yǒukòngrto be free
- 空调kōngtiáoair conditioner
- 天空tiānkōngsky
- 航空hángkōngaviation
- 空间kōngjiānspace
- 填空tiánkòngto fill in the blanks
- 空闲kòngxiánspare time
- 空洞kōngdòngempty
- 空前绝后kōngqiánjuéhòuunprecedented and unrepeatable
Learn 空儿 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.