面积 (miànjī) · area

面积 (miànjī) means “area; floor area”. It is written with 2 characters: 面 (noodles) + 积 (to store up). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.

How 面积 is built

What 面 is made of

面 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 9 strokes.

Origin hint: A person's face (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 积 is made of

禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
只zhī — only
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight

Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 只 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

这个房间的面积不大。Zhège fángjiān de miànjī bù dà.The area of this room isn't big.

你家的面积是多少？Nǐ jiā de miànjī shì duōshao?What's the floor area of your home?

What does 面积 mean?

面积 (miànjī) means “area; floor area”.

How do you pronounce 面积?

面积 is pronounced miànjī.

Which HSK level is 面积?

面积 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

Learn 面积 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 96: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.