系统
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
系统 (xìtǒng) · system
系统 (xìtǒng) means “system”. It is written with 2 characters: 系 (department (of a university)) + 统 (to govern). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 系统 is built
The characters
系 xì · department (of a university)
What 系 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 糸mì — silk
- 幺yāo — one
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: thread (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
统 tǒng · to govern
What 统 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 充chōng — to fill
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 允yǔn — to grant
- 厶sī — private
- 儿ér — child
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 充 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
公司的电脑系统坏了。Gōngsī de diànnǎo xìtǒng huài le.The company's computer system is broken.
这个系统用起来方便吗？Zhègè xìtǒng yòng qǐlái fāngbiàn ma?Is this system easy to use?
Questions about 系统
What does 系统 mean?
系统 (xìtǒng) means “system”.
How do you pronounce 系统?
系统 is pronounced xìtǒng.
Which HSK level is 系统?
系统 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter
- 关系guānxirelationship
- 联系liánxìto contact
- 系列xìlièseries
- 系领带jì lǐngdàito tie a necktie
- 体系tǐxìsystem
- 系xìdepartment (of a university)
- 传统chuántǒngtradition
- 统计tǒngjìto count
- 统一tǒngyīunified
Learn 系统 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 81: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.