软件
Old HSK 5
软件 (ruǎnjiàn) · software
软件 (ruǎnjiàn) means “software”. It is written with 2 characters: 软 (soft) + 件 (measure word for clothes, matters etc.). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 软件 is built
The characters
软 ruǎn · soft
What 软 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
件 jiàn · measure word for clothes, matters etc.
What 件 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 牛niú — ox
Origin hint: A man 亻 dividing up a cow 牛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
电脑需要安装新软件。Diànnǎo xūyào ānzhuāng xīn ruǎnjiàn.The computer needs new software installed.
这个软件很好用。Zhège ruǎnjiàn hěn hǎoyòng.This software is easy to use.
Questions about 软件
What does 软件 mean?
软件 (ruǎnjiàn) means “software”.
How do you pronounce 软件?
软件 is pronounced ruǎnjiàn.
Which HSK level is 软件?
软件 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 软ruǎnsoft
- 条件tiáojiàncondition
- 电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiànemail
- 事件shìjiànevent
- 文件wénjiàndocument
- 邮件yóujiànemail
- 证件zhèngjiànID
- 零件língjiànpart
- 硬件yìngjiànhardware
- 案件ànjiàn(legal) case
Learn 软件 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.