速度
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
速度 (sùdù) · speed
速度 (sùdù) means “speed”. It is written with 2 characters: 速 (prompt) + 度 (degree). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 速度 is built
The characters
速 sù · prompt
What 速 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 束shù — to bind
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 束 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
度 dù · degree
What 度 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: Twenty 廿 people 又 meeting inside a building 广 to deliberate (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他开车的速度太快了。Tā kāi chē de sùdù tài kuài le.He drives too fast.
你打字的速度怎么样？Nǐ dǎ zì de sùdù zěnmeyàng?How fast do you type?
Questions about 速度
What does 速度 mean?
速度 (sùdù) means “speed”.
How do you pronounce 速度?
速度 is pronounced sùdù.
Which HSK level is 速度?
速度 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 高速gāosùhigh speed
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
- 快速kuàisùfast
- 迅速xùnsùrapid
- 车速chēsùvehicle speed
- 角度jiǎodùangle
- 态度tàiduattitude
- 温度wēndùtemperature
- 程度chéngdùlevel
- 难度nándùdifficulty
Learn 速度 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.