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学问

xuéwèn

knowledge; learning

A learner holding an open book
Memory picture

Characters in this word

学 xué

Strokes
8
Radical
子 — son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

问 wèn

Strokes
6
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
Made of
门 gate, door, entrance, opening 口 mouth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他很有学问。 Tā hěn yǒu xuéwèn. He is very learned.
  • 学问来自生活。 Xuéwèn lái zì shēnghuó. Knowledge comes from life.
  • 这个学问不小。 Zhè ge xuéwèn bù xiǎo. This field of learning is not simple.

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