科学 (kē xué)

Character breakdown

• 科 (kē) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the sound and 斗 represents the meaning. Depicts measuring out grain (禾) with a dipper (斗).

• 学 (xué) · 8 strokes

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