HSK 1 · School

大学

dà xué

university

Stroke order of 大学

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

大 · 3 strokes 学 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

大 big plus 学, where a 子 child under a roof learns: big school.

Parts: 大 big + 学 study (⺍ + 冖 roof + 子 child)

The characters in 大学

大 dà — big; large (3 strokes)
学 xué — to learn (8 strokes)

Example sentence

他在北京大学学习。

He studies at Peking University.

Words with 大

大学生college student 大big; large 不大not very; not often 大人adult; grown-up 大家everyone 长大to grow up 大自然nature 大海sea; ocean 大声loudly 大门main gate 大衣overcoat 大部分most; the greater part 大多数the vast majority 大量a large amount 大小size 大大greatly 大夫doctor 大使馆embassy

Words with 学

学校school 学生student 同学classmate 大学生college student 小学primary school 小学生primary school student 中学middle school 中学生middle school student 学院college; institute 教学楼classroom building 上学to go to school 放学to finish school 学to learn 学习to study; to learn 科学家scientist 教学teaching 中小学primary and secondary schools 开学school starts

More words: School

学校school 学生student 同学classmate 老师teacher 大学生college student 小学primary school 小学生primary school student 中学middle school 中学生middle school student 学院college; institute 教学楼classroom building 男生male student; boy 女生female student; girl 班class; team 上学to go to school 放学to finish school

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