资本
Old HSK 6
资本 (zīběn) · capital (money)
资本 (zīběn) means “capital (money)”. It is written with 2 characters: 资 (wealth) + 本 (measure word for books). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 资本 is built
The characters
资 zī · wealth
What 资 is made of
- 次cì — order
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
- 冫bīng — ice
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 次 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
本 běn · measure word for books
What 本 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A tree 木 with its roots highlighted (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
开公司需要资本。Kāi gōngsī xūyào zīběn.You need capital to start a company.
他的资本不多。Tā de zīběn bù duō.He doesn't have much capital.
Questions about 资本
What does 资本 mean?
资本 (zīběn) means “capital (money)”.
How do you pronounce 资本?
资本 is pronounced zīběn.
Which HSK level is 资本?
资本 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 工资gōngzīpay
- 资格zīgéqualification
- 资金zījīnfunds
- 投资tóuzīto invest
- 资料zīliàomaterial
- 资源zīyuánresources
- 物资wùzīgoods
- 资产zīchǎnassets
- 资深zīshēnsenior
- 资助zīzhùto sponsor
Learn 资本 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 246: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.