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What does 学 mean?

学 is pronounced xué in Mandarin and means to study or learn; knowledge, school, or a field of study.

CHARACTER / READING / STRUCTURE

Quick facts for 学

U+5B66
学xué

to study or learn; knowledge, school, or a field of study

Pinyin
xué
Meaning
to study or learn; knowledge, school, or a field of study
Radical
子
Stroke count
8
Structure
top-bottom structure
Formation
ideographic compound
Unicode
U+5B66
Regional forms
学 / 學
Cantonese
hok6
Japanese readings
音読み：ガク／訓読み：まなぶ
Korean Hanja
학

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REGIONAL FORMS

Forms and readings of 学 by region

The table compares common glyphs and readings. It does not imply that every language uses the character with exactly the same meaning or frequency.

UsageFormReading
Simplified Chinese学xué
Traditional Chinese學xué
Japanese Kanji学音読み：ガク／訓読み：まなぶ
Korean Hanja學학

COMMON WORDS

Common words containing 学

A character's reading and meaning can change with context. These are three useful examples.

WordReadingMeaning
学习xuéxíto study or learn
学生xuéshengstudent
学校xuéxiàoschool

RADICAL / COMPONENTS

Radical and structure of 学

学 uses the 子 radical, has 8 strokes and a top-bottom structure. Its IDS representation is ⿱⿱⺍冖子; visible components include ⺍, 冖, 子.

STROKE ORDER / PRACTICE

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Questions about the character 学

How is 学 pronounced in Mandarin?

学 is pronounced xué in Mandarin. It means to study or learn; knowledge, school, or a field of study.

What are the radical and stroke count for 学?

学 uses the 子 radical and has 8 strokes in the form shown on this page.

What are the Simplified and Traditional forms of 学?

The common Simplified form is 学; the Traditional form is 學.

How can I practise writing 学?

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Data sources：Radicals, strokes, readings and variants use Unicode Unihan; decomposition data comes from Make Me a Hanzi. Regional glyph, stroke-order and usage conventions may differ, so verify formal work against the relevant local standard. Make Me a Hanzi · Unicode Unihan