学

學
xué
#66 most
frequent character
learn, study
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

学 pairs the old sound part 学 without 子 with 子 child as a picture part. Children are tied to learning, so the first meaning was 'to learn'. It grew to 'school', 'knowledge', and 'academic discipline'.

Drawn as: child

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Example Sentences

我在学校学习中文。
wǒzài xuéxiào xuéxí zhōngwén 。
I am learning Chinese at school.
他每天都要学数学。
tā měitiān dūyào xué shùxué 。
He has to study math every day.
我们可以一起学英语。
wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ xué yīngyǔ 。
We can learn English together.

Words with similar meanings

研究yánjiū
research
Although it implies a deeper level of study, '研究' can be related to serious or academic study.
掌握zhǎngwò
master
This suggests not just learning, but achieving a high level of knowledge or skill.

Words Starting With 学

学习xué xí
to learn; to study
学校xué xiào
school
学生xué sheng
student; school child
学期xué qī
term; semester
学术xué shù
learning; science; academic

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