學
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xué · learning, knowledge, science

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16Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

子Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 學

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Example sentences

Notice where 學 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ shì xué shēng, dàn shì tā bú shì.我是學生,但是他不是。

I'm a student, but he isn't.

Source: Tatoeba #6172117 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì wǒ de tóng xué.她是我的同學。

She's my classmate.

Source: Tatoeba #825761 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǐ qián hé tā yì qǐ shàng xué.我以前和他一起上學。

I used to go to school with him.

Source: Tatoeba #13670851 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì gè xué shēng, dàn tā bú shì.我是個學生,但他不是。

I am a student, but he isn't.

Source: Tatoeba #917959 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì yí wèi fēi cháng liǎobùqǐ de xué zhě.他是一位非常了不起的學者。

He is very much a scholar.

Source: Tatoeba #885381 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ cóng tā de shū xué dào le hěn duō.我從他的書學到了很多。

I learned a lot from his books.

Source: Tatoeba #889645 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 學 in context

  1. Say xué, then recall the core meaning: learning, knowledge, science.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 學 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.