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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 东西南北

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
东西南北 dōng xī nán běi - east west south north

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
- - 51,405 37,633 32,976

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dōng- surname Dong
dōng- east
- host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
- landlord
西 - the West
- abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]
- Spanish
西 - west
nán- surname Nan
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- Taiwan pr. [na2]
nán- south
běi- north
- (classical) to be defeated

Other Words Containing 东西南北

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
东西南北 - - 51,405 37,633 32,976