聊天
Old HSK 3
聊天 (liáotiān) · to chat
聊天 (liáotiān) means “to chat”. It is written with 2 characters: 聊 (to chat) + 天 (day). It is an old HSK 3 word (HSK 2.0).
How 聊天 is built
The characters
聊 liáo · to chat
What 聊 is made of
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 卯mǎo — 4th terrestrial branch
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 卩jié — seal
Origin hint: 耳 gives the meaning, 卯 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们一边喝茶一边聊天。Wǒmen yībiān hē chá yībiān liáotiān.We chatted while drinking tea.
你在跟谁聊天？Nǐ zài gēn shéi liáotiān?Who are you chatting with?
Questions about 聊天
What does 聊天 mean?
聊天 (liáotiān) means “to chat”.
How do you pronounce 聊天?
聊天 is pronounced liáotiān.
Which HSK level is 聊天?
聊天 is in Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 无聊wúliáobored
- 聊天儿liáotiānrto chat
- 聊liáoto chat
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 半天bàntiānhalf a day
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 今天jīntiāntoday
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
- 天气tiānqìweather
Learn 聊天 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 3 · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.