Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(surname); wormwood

Chinese: 姓氏,也指古国名。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xue” becomes a different word in each tone. 薛 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 薛城xuē chéngsee 薛城区
  • 薛城区xuē chéng qūXuecheng, a district of Zaozhuang City 枣庄市, Shandong
  • 薛福成xuē fú chéngXue Fucheng (1838-1894), Qing official and progressive political theorist
  • 薛居正xuē jū zhèngXue Juzheng (912-981), Song historian and compiler of History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 旧五代史
  • 薛仁贵xuē rén guìXue Rengui (614-683) great Tang dynasty general

Example Sentence

薛同学是我们班的体育委员。Xuē tóng xué shì wǒ men bān de tǐ yù wěi yuán.Classmate Xue is the sports monitor in our class.

Xuēwormwood like grass (class同学tóng xuéto study at the same schooshìis我们wǒ menwebānteamdeof体育tǐ yùsports委员wěi yuáncommittee member