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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 东夷

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
东夷 dōng yí - Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC

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
- - - 69,307 84,880

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
东 dōng- surname Dong
东 dōng- east
- host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
- landlord
夷 yí- non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
- barbarians
- to wipe out
- to exterminate
- to tear down
- to raze

Other Words Containing 东夷

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo