细菌
Old HSK 6
细菌 (xìjūn) · bacteria
细菌 (xìjūn) means “bacteria; germ”. It is written with 2 characters: 细 (thin) + 菌 (mushroom). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 细菌 is built
The characters
细 xì · thin
What 细 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 田 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
菌 jūn · mushroom
What 菌 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 囷qūn — a round bin for storing grain
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 囗wéi — enclosure
Example sentences
饭前洗手可以防止细菌进入身体。Fànqián xǐshǒu kěyǐ fángzhǐ xìjūn jìnrù shēntǐ.Washing hands before meals keeps germs out of the body.
这种细菌对人体有害。Zhèzhǒng xìjūn duì réntǐ yǒuhài.This kind of bacteria is harmful to people.
Questions about 细菌
What does 细菌 mean?
细菌 (xìjūn) means “bacteria; germ”.
How do you pronounce 细菌?
细菌 is pronounced xìjūn.
Which HSK level is 细菌?
细菌 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 细节xìjiédetails
- 细致xìzhìcareful
- 详细xiángxìdetailed
- 仔细zǐxìcareful
- 精打细算jīngdǎxìsuànto budget carefully
- 细胞xìbāocell (biology)
- 细心xìxīncareful
- 细xìthin
Learn 细菌 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 194: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.