学
xué
to learn
to study; to imitate; science; -ology
Hands passing knowledge (⺍) + roof (冖) + child (子) = to learn
A child (子) sits under a roof (冖), hands reaching up toward the teacher's guidance, represented by ⺍ — the ancient symbol for two hands passing down knowledge. Learning is something received from above and sheltered into the mind.
她每天学一个新单词。
tā měi tiān xué yī ge xīn dān cí。
She learns one new word every day.
他在学校学数学和科学。
tā zài xué xiào xué shù xué hé kē xué。
He studies math and science at school.
Words with 学
史学
shǐ xué
historiography
哲学史
zhé xué shǐ
history of philosophy
哲学家
zhé xué jiā
philosopher
临床医学
lín chuáng yī xué
clinical medicine
透视学
tòu shì xué
perspective (in drawing)
通俗科学
tōng sú kē xué
popular science
通学
tōng xué
to attend school as a day student
连续介质力学
lián xù jiè zhì lì xué
mechanics of a continuous medium
进学
jìn xué
to advance one's learning
游学
yóu xué
to study away from home or abroad (old)
运动学
yùn dòng xué
kinematics
运筹学
yùn chóu xué
operations research (OR)