风俗
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
风俗 (fēngsú) · custom
风俗 (fēngsú) means “custom; social custom”. It is written with 2 characters: 风 (wind) + 俗 (social customs). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 风俗 is built
The characters
风 fēng · wind
What 风 is made of
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
俗 sú · social customs
What 俗 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 谷gǔ — valley
- 八bā — eight
- 人rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 谷 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
每个地方都有自己的风俗。Měi ge dìfang dōu yǒu zìjǐ de fēngsú.Every place has its own customs.
你了解中国的风俗吗？Nǐ liǎojiě Zhōngguó de fēngsú ma?Do you know much about Chinese customs?
Questions about 风俗
What does 风俗 mean?
风俗 (fēngsú) means “custom; social custom”.
How do you pronounce 风俗?
风俗 is pronounced fēngsú.
Which HSK level is 风俗?
风俗 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 一路顺风yīlù shùnfēnghave a good trip
- 风险fēngxiǎnrisk
- 风格fēnggéstyle
- 风景fēngjǐngscenery
- 刮风guāfēngto be windy
- 麦克风màikèfēngmicrophone
- 风暴fēngbàostorm
- 风度fēngdùmanner
- 风光fēngguāngscenery
- 风气fēngqìgeneral mood
Learn 风俗 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.