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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 三元
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 三元 | sān yuán | - (old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元[jie4 yuan2], metropolitan 會元|会元[hui4 yuan2] and palace 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 91,883 | - | - |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 三 | sān | - surname San |
| 三 | sān | - three - 3 |
| 元 | yuán | - surname Yuan - Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) |
| 元 | yuán | - currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) - (bound form) first; original; primary - (bound form) basic; fundamental - (bound form) constituent; part - (prefix) meta- - (math.) argument; variable - era (of a reign) - (Tw) (geology) eon |
Other Words Containing 三元
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 三元 | - | - | 91,883 | - | - |