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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 三世

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
三世 sān shì - the Third (of numbered kings)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 29,006 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
sān- surname San
sān- three
- 3
shì- surname Shi
shì- life
- age
- generation
- era
- world
- lifetime
- epoch
- descendant
- noble

Other Words Containing 三世

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
第三世界 - - 13,832 23,817 41,109
三世 - - 29,006 - -