论文
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
论文 (lùnwén) · thesis
论文 (lùnwén) means “thesis; paper; essay”. It is written with 2 characters: 论 (debate) + 文 (writing). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 论文 is built
The characters
论 lùn · debate
What 论 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 仑lún — logical reasons
- 人rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Speech 讠 that explains the logic 仑; 仑 also provides the pronunciation (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
我正在写毕业论文。Wǒ zhèngzài xiě bìyè lùnwén.I'm writing my graduation thesis.
你的论文写完了吗？Nǐ de lùnwén xiě wán le ma?Have you finished your paper?
Questions about 论文
What does 论文 mean?
论文 (lùnwén) means “thesis; paper; essay”.
How do you pronounce 论文?
论文 is pronounced lùnwén.
Which HSK level is 论文?
论文 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 讨论tǎolùnto discuss
- 不论bùlùnno matter
- 理论lǐlùntheory
- 辩论biànlùndebate
- 结论jiélùnconclusion
- 无论wúlùnno matter what
- 议论yìlùnto discuss
- 争论zhēnglùnto argue
- 论坛lùntánforum
- 论证lùnzhèngto demonstrate
Learn 论文 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 99: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.