袜子
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袜子 (wàzi) · socks
袜子 (wàzi) means “socks; stockings”. It is written with 2 characters: 袜 (socks) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 袜子 is built
The characters
袜 wà · socks
What 袜 is made of
- 衤yī — clothing
- 末mò — tip
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
Origin hint: 衤 gives the meaning, 末 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我买了三双袜子。Wǒ mǎi le sān shuāng wàzi.I bought three pairs of socks.
你的袜子在床下面。Nǐ de wàzi zài chuáng xiàmiàn.Your socks are under the bed.
Questions about 袜子
What does 袜子 mean?
袜子 (wàzi) means “socks; stockings”.
How do you pronounce 袜子?
袜子 is pronounced wàzi.
Which HSK level is 袜子?
袜子 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
- 饺子jiǎozidumpling
- 句子jùzisentence
Learn 袜子 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.