课文
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
课文 (kèwén) · lesson text
课文 (kèwén) means “lesson text”. It is written with 2 characters: 课 (lesson) + 文 (writing). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 课文 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)
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
这个课文很难。Zhège kèwén hěn nán.This text is very difficult.
你读课文了吗？Nǐ dú kèwén le ma?Have you read the text?
Questions about 课文
What does 课文 mean?
课文 (kèwén) means “lesson text”.
How do you pronounce 课文?
课文 is pronounced kèwén.
Which HSK level is 课文?
课文 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 课本kèběntextbook
- 上课shàngkèto have class
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 课堂kètángclassroom
- 功课gōngkèhomework
- 课程kèchéngcourse
- 课题kètíresearch topic
- 旷课kuàngkèto skip class
- 课kèlesson
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
Learn 课文 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.