英文
HSK 2 (2021)
英文 (Yīngwén) · English (language)
英文 (Yīngwén) means “English (language)”. It is written with 2 characters: 英 (petal) + 文 (writing). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 英文 is built
The characters
英 yīng · petal
What 英 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 央yāng — central
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 央 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
文 wén · writing
What 文 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A tattooed chest, representing writing (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他会说英文。Tā huì shuō Yīngwén.He can speak English.
这本书是英文的吗？Zhè běn shū shì Yīngwén de ma?Is this book in English?
Questions about 英文
What does 英文 mean?
英文 (Yīngwén) means “English (language)”.
How do you pronounce 英文?
英文 is pronounced Yīngwén.
Which HSK level is 英文?
英文 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 英语YīngyǔEnglish (language)
- 英勇yīngyǒngbrave
- 英俊yīngjùnhandsome
- 英雄yīngxiónghero
- 英明yīngmíngwise
- 课文kèwénlesson text
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 作文zuòwéncomposition
- 外文wàiwénforeign language
- 文化wénhuàculture
Learn 英文 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.