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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 东南

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
东南 dōng nán - southeast

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
- 2 14,356 7,396 9,362

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
东 dōng- surname Dong
东 dōng- east
- host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
- landlord
南 nán- surname Nan
南 nā- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- Taiwan pr. [na2]
南 nán- south

Other Words Containing 东南

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
东南 - 2 14,356 7,396 9,362
东南亚 - - 19,139 7,373 14,518
东南部 - - 19,842 17,387 27,354