贵族
Old HSK 6
贵族 (guìzú) · nobility
贵族 (guìzú) means “nobility; aristocrat”. It is written with 2 characters: 贵 (expensive) + 族 (race). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 贵族 is built
The characters
贵 guì · expensive
What 贵 is made of
- 中zhōng — middle
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: money (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
族 zú · race
What 族 is made of
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: A group of people that swear by 矢 a single flag 方 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
在古代，只有贵族才能读书。Zài gǔdài, zhǐyǒu guìzú cái néng dúshū.In ancient times, only nobles could get an education.
这座城堡以前住着一位贵族。Zhè zuò chéngbǎo yǐqián zhù zhe yí wèi guìzú.An aristocrat used to live in this castle.
Questions about 贵族
What does 贵族 mean?
贵族 (guìzú) means “nobility; aristocrat”.
How do you pronounce 贵族?
贵族 is pronounced guìzú.
Which HSK level is 贵族?
贵族 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 宝贵bǎoguìvaluable
- 昂贵ángguìexpensive
- 难能可贵nánnéngkěguìrare and commendable
- 珍贵zhēnguìprecious
- 贵guìexpensive
- 民族mínzúnationality
- 中华民族Zhōnghuá Mínzúthe Chinese nation
- 种族zhǒngzúrace
Learn 贵族 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.