小学 (xiǎo xué)

Character breakdown

• 小 (xiǎo) · 3 strokes

  Depicts three small dots, representing the meaning "small". Originally the same character as 少. The small dots possibly represent grains of sand (沙).

• 学 (xué) · 8 strokes

  Simplified form of 學. Depicts two hands (𦥑) teaching a child (子) under a roof (宀). 爻 represents the sound.

Example sentences

1. 我是小学生。 — I'm a pupil.
2. 我在名古屋读的小学。 — I went to elementary school in Nagoya.
3. 我儿子上小学三年级. — My son's in the third grade.
4. 我很想念我小学的老师。 — I miss my elementary school teachers.
5. 很多小学生学不好代数。 — Many pupils are poor at algebra.

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