阳台
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
阳台 (yángtái) · balcony
阳台 (yángtái) means “balcony”. It is written with 2 characters: 阳 (the male principle) + 台 (stage). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 阳台 is built
The characters
阳 yáng · the male principle
What 阳 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: The place 阝 of the sun 日; compare 阴 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
台 tái · stage
What 台 is made of
- 厶sī — private
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
阳台上有很多花。Yángtái shang yǒu hěn duō huā.There are many flowers on the balcony.
你家有阳台吗？Nǐ jiā yǒu yángtái ma?Does your home have a balcony?
Questions about 阳台
What does 阳台 mean?
阳台 (yángtái) means “balcony”.
How do you pronounce 阳台?
阳台 is pronounced yángtái.
Which HSK level is 阳台?
阳台 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 太阳tàiyangsun
- 阳光yángguāngsunshine
- 夕阳xīyángsetting sun
- 电视台diànshìtáiTV station
- 电台diàntáiradio station
- 舞台wǔtáistage
- 窗台chuāngtáiwindowsill
- 台阶táijiēsteps
- 台上táishàngon stage
- 柜台guìtáicounter
Learn 阳台 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.