等于
HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 5
等于 (děngyú) · to equal
等于 (děngyú) means “to equal; to be the same as”. It is written with 2 characters: 等 (to wait) + 于 (at). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 等于 is built
The characters
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)
于 yú · at
What 于 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
Example sentences
一加一等于二。Yī jiā yī děngyú èr.One plus one equals two.
三加四等于几？Sān jiā sì děngyú jǐ?What does three plus four equal?
Questions about 等于
What does 等于 mean?
等于 (děngyú) means “to equal; to be the same as”.
How do you pronounce 等于?
等于 is pronounced děngyú.
Which HSK level is 等于?
等于 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 等到děngdàoto wait until
- 平等píngděngequal
- 等待děngdàito wait
- 等候děnghòuto wait
- 等级děngjígrade
- 相等xiāngděngequal
- 等děngto wait
- 属于shǔyúto belong to
- 由于yóuyúbecause of
- 终于zhōngyúfinally
Learn 等于 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.