风险
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
风险 (fēngxiǎn) · risk
风险 (fēngxiǎn) means “risk”. It is written with 2 characters: 风 (wind) + 险 (narrow pass). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 风险 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
险 xiǎn · narrow pass
What 险 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 佥qiān — all
- 亼jí — to assemble
- 人rén — person
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亼jí — to assemble
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 佥 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
创业有很大的风险。Chuàngyè yǒu hěn dà de fēngxiǎn.Starting a business carries big risks.
这样做有风险吗？Zhèyàng zuò yǒu fēngxiǎn ma?Is it risky to do this?
Questions about 风险
What does 风险 mean?
风险 (fēngxiǎn) means “risk”.
How do you pronounce 风险?
风险 is pronounced fēngxiǎn.
Which HSK level is 风险?
风险 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 一路顺风yīlù shùnfēnghave a good trip
- 风格fēnggéstyle
- 风景fēngjǐngscenery
- 风俗fēngsúcustom
- 刮风guāfēngto be windy
- 麦克风màikèfēngmicrophone
- 风暴fēngbàostorm
- 风度fēngdùmanner
- 风光fēngguāngscenery
- 风气fēngqìgeneral mood
Learn 风险 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.