类型
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
类型 (lèixíng) · type
类型 (lèixíng) means “type; kind; category”. It is written with 2 characters: 类 (kind) + 型 (type). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 类型 is built
The characters
类 lèi · kind
What 类 is made of
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
型 xíng · type
What 型 is made of
- 刑xíng — punishment
- 开kāi — to open
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 开kāi — to open
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 刑 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你喜欢什么类型的电影？Nǐ xǐhuan shénme lèixíng de diànyǐng?What type of movies do you like?
这两本书的类型不一样。Zhè liǎng běn shū de lèixíng bù yīyàng.These two books are different kinds.
Questions about 类型
What does 类型 mean?
类型 (lèixíng) means “type; kind; category”.
How do you pronounce 类型?
类型 is pronounced lèixíng.
Which HSK level is 类型?
类型 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 类似lèisìsimilar
- 人类rénlèihumanity
- 种类zhǒnglèikind
- 类lèikind
- 大型dàxínglarge
- 典型diǎnxíngtypical
- 模型móxíngmodel (small copy)
- 小型xiǎoxíngsmall-sized
- 新型xīnxíngnew type
- 型号xínghàomodel (of a product)
Learn 类型 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 66: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.