自学
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
自学 (zìxué) · to teach oneself
自学 (zìxué) means “to teach oneself”. It is written with 2 characters: 自 (from) + 学 (to study). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 自学 is built
The characters
自 zì · from
What 自 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
学 xué · to study
What 学 is made of
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他自学了中文。Tā zìxué le Zhōngwén.He taught himself Chinese.
我在家自学画画儿。Wǒ zài jiā zìxué huà huàr.I'm teaching myself to draw at home.
Questions about 自学
What does 自学 mean?
自学 (zìxué) means “to teach oneself”.
How do you pronounce 自学?
自学 is pronounced zìxué.
Which HSK level is 自学?
自学 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
- 来自láizìto come from
- 自己zìjǐoneself
- 自行车zìxíngchēbicycle
- 自由zìyóufreedom
- 各自gèzìeach
- 亲自qīnzìpersonally
- 自从zìcóngsince
- 自动zìdòngautomatic
- 自觉zìjuéself-disciplined
Learn 自学 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 99: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.