趣味
Old HSK 6
趣味 (qùwèi) · interest
趣味 (qùwèi) means “interest; fun; taste”. It is written with 2 characters: 趣 (interest) + 味 (taste). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 趣味 is built
The characters
趣 qù · interest
What 趣 is made of
- 走zǒu — to walk
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 取qǔ — to take
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 又yòu — and
- 耳ěr — ear
Origin hint: 走 gives the meaning, 取 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
味 wèi · taste
What 味 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 未 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这本书写得很有趣味。Zhè běn shū xiě de hěn yǒu qùwèi.This book is written in a very interesting way.
两人的生活趣味完全不同。Liǎng rén de shēnghuó qùwèi wánquán bùtóng.The two of them have completely different tastes in life.
Questions about 趣味
What does 趣味 mean?
趣味 (qùwèi) means “interest; fun; taste”.
How do you pronounce 趣味?
趣味 is pronounced qùwèi.
Which HSK level is 趣味?
趣味 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 感兴趣gǎn xìngqùto be interested (in)
- 乐趣lèqùfun
- 兴趣xìngqùinterest
- 有趣yǒuqùinteresting
- 风趣fēngqùhumorous
- 味道wèidaotaste
- 味儿wèirtaste
- 口味kǒuwèitaste
- 风味fēngwèispecial flavor
- 津津有味jīnjīnyǒuwèiwith great interest
Learn 趣味 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 150: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.