IDENTITY
科kēsubject; science
HSK 2Top 250
CORE MEANING
subject; science
- Part of speech
- noun
- Register
- neutral
Senses
- 1.subject; branch of studyHSK2
FORM & BREAKDOWN
- Radical
- 禾grain radical (hé)
- strokes
- 9
- Structure
- left-right compound
- IDS sequence
- ⿰禾斗
- grain (grading)
- measuring scoop
USAGE
Common words
科学kēxuéscience
学科xuékēsubject
科技kējìtechnology
Graded examples
科学课很有意思。Kēxué kè hěn yǒu yìsi.HSK3
Science class is very interesting.
RELATIONS
Lookalike — don’t mix up
- 料
LEARNING
Memory aid
Grading grain (禾) with a measuring scoop (斗) — categories, branches of study.
- HSK version
- 3.0
- Frequency rank
- #250
- Memory aid
- memory-aid
TRUST & SOURCES
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- AI-assisted editorial review
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-15
Sources
- CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01
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