物质 wùzhì▶ material

Stroke order

物质 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 物 — 8 strokes
• 质 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. matter
2. substance
3. material
4. materialistic

Related words

• 事物Cosa
• 人物carácter
• 宠物Mascota
• 性质Naturaleza
• 本质esencia
• 物理Física

物质 is pronounced wùzhì and means “material”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 物质 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.