学

xué

x+üé·2nd tone

to learn · to study

Radical: 子 Strokes: 8 HSK 1

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Most common

Same radical

子字孤孔孙存孝季孽孟孩孕

Same radical

子字孤孔孙存孝季孽孟孩孕孜孰孱

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Character Decomposition

学=⺍+冖+子

Etymology

A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation

Meanings

to learn

to study

to imitate

science

-ology

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Words with 学 1616 total

the Great Learning, one of the Four Books in Confucianism大学Dà xué elite fee-charging independent school in England or Wales (e.g. Eton College)公学gōng xué learned; erudite博学bó xué to dismiss students at the end of the school day放学fàng xué to drop out of school · to leave off studying · to interrupt one's studies辍学chuò xué old learning · Chinese traditional teaching as opposed to material from the West旧学jiù xué science · scientific knowledge · scientific · rational · CL: mén, gè, zhǒng科学kē xué

Idioms with 学 103 total Chain

(idiom) erudite and multitalented; versatile and able博学多才bó xué duō cái not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)不愧下学bù kuì xià xué without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent不学无术bù xué wú shù (humble ex) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...才疏学浅cái shū xué qiǎn

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