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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不明

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不明 bù míng - not clear
- unknown
- to fail to understand

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
- - 4,845 5,593 6,032

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
míng- Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
- surname Ming
- Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God
míng- bright
- opposite: dark 暗[an4]
- (of meaning) clear
- to understand
- next
- public or open
- wise
- generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Other Words Containing 不明

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
不明 - - 4,845 5,593 6,032
下落不明 - - 15,360 21,257 36,164
来历不明 - - 34,049 44,936 46,779
不明不白 - - 38,134 38,554 30,124
来路不明 - - 40,373 - -