Our character for today is 学
Simplified Chinese character: 学
Traditional Chinese character: 學
(The top part of the simplified character is different)
Pronunciation:
This character is pronounced xué in a 2nd tone.
What it means:
学 means ‘to study’ or ‘to learn’
You’ll see it in words like 学习 ‘to study’, 学校 ‘school’, 大学 ‘university’ and 学生 ‘student’.
Let’s break it down:
The top of the traditional character represents two hands grasping 爻, which is a symbol from the ancient Chinese Book of Changes, with a roof below them. The bottom of the character 子 means ‘child’.
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