课堂
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
课堂 (kètáng) · classroom
课堂 (kètáng) means “classroom; class”. It is written with 2 characters: 课 (lesson) + 堂 (hall). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 课堂 is built
The characters
课 kè · lesson
What 课 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 果guǒ — fruit
- 田tián — field
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 果 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
堂 táng · hall
What 堂 is made of
- 尚shàng — still
- ⺌ — structural part
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 尚 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
课堂上不能用手机。Kètáng shàng bù néng yòng shǒujī.You can't use phones in class.
他在课堂上很认真。Tā zài kètáng shàng hěn rènzhēn.He is very attentive in class.
Questions about 课堂
What does 课堂 mean?
课堂 (kètáng) means “classroom; class”.
How do you pronounce 课堂?
课堂 is pronounced kètáng.
Which HSK level is 课堂?
课堂 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 课本kèběntextbook
- 课文kèwénlesson text
- 上课shàngkèto have class
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 功课gōngkèhomework
- 课程kèchéngcourse
- 课题kètíresearch topic
- 旷课kuàngkèto skip class
- 课kèlesson
- 食堂shítángdining hall
Learn 课堂 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 14: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.