DICTIONARY
The Chinese word xue - 学 - xué
(study in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
xué
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English translations
study, to study, learning, to learn, to mimic,
a subject of study, a branch of learning
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 学 ( xué ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
学 ( xue / xué ) in traditional characters
學
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 学 ( xue / xué ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo zai xue Zhongwen.
Wǒ zài xué Zhōngwén.– English translation: I'm learning Chinese.
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Character complexity
学 is composed of 8 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
school | knowledge
学 ( xue / xué ) belongs to the 50 most common Chinese characters (rank 45)
学 ( xue / xué ) belongs to the 50 most common Chinese characters (rank 45)
Chinese example words containing the character 学 ( xue / xué )
北京语言学院 ( Běijīng Yǔyán Xuéyuàn = Beijing Languages Institute ), 大学 ( dàxué = university ), 地理学 ( dìlǐxué = geography ), 放学 ( fàngxué = after school ), 工学院 ( gōngxuéyuàn = college of engineering ), 工业学校 ( gōngyè xuéxiào = technical school ), 化学 ( huàxué = chemistry ), 经济学 ( jīngjìxué = economics ), 开学 ( kāixué = beginning of a new semester ), 科学 ( kēxué = science ), 科学家 ( kēxuéjiā = scientist ), 留学 ( liúxué = to study abroad ), 留学生 ( liúxuéshēng = (foreign) exchange student ), 伦理学 ( lúnlǐxué = ethics ), 逻辑学 ( luójixué = logic ), 商业学校 ( shāngyè xuéxiào = business school ), 上学 ( shàngxué = to go to school ), 生物学 ( shēngwùxué = biology ), 数学 ( shùxué = mathematics ), 数学家 ( shùxuéjiā = mathematician ) 天文学 ( tiānwénxué = astronomy )
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