邮件
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
邮件 (yóujiàn) · email
邮件 (yóujiàn) means “email; mail”. It is written with 2 characters: 邮 (mail) + 件 (measure word for clothes, matters etc.). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 邮件 is built
The characters
邮 yóu · mail
What 邮 is made of
- 由yóu — to follow
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 由 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
我给你发了一封邮件。Wǒ gěi nǐ fā le yī fēng yóujiàn.I sent you an email.
你收到我的邮件了吗？Nǐ shōudào wǒ de yóujiàn le ma?Did you get my email?
Questions about 邮件
What does 邮件 mean?
邮件 (yóujiàn) means “email; mail”.
How do you pronounce 邮件?
邮件 is pronounced yóujiàn.
Which HSK level is 邮件?
邮件 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiànemail
- 邮票yóupiàostamp
- 邮箱yóuxiāngemail address
- 邮局yóujúpost office
- 条件tiáojiàncondition
- 事件shìjiànevent
- 文件wénjiàndocument
- 证件zhèngjiànID
- 零件língjiànpart
- 软件ruǎnjiànsoftware
Learn 邮件 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.