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学科

xuékē

school subject

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Characters in this word

学 xué

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

科 kē

Strokes
9
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 斗 to struggle, to fight, to contend
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 数学是学科。 Shùxué shì xuékē. Math is a school subject.
  • 这个学科很难。 Zhège xuékē hěn nán. This subject is very hard.
  • 我喜欢这门学科。 Wǒ xǐhuan zhè mén xuékē. I enjoy this school subject.

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