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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 中央

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
中央 zhōng yāng - central
- middle
- center
- central authorities (of a state)

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
6 5 2,842 1,084 3,614

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhōng- (bound form) China; Chinese
- surname Zhong
zhōng- within; among; in
- middle; center
- while (doing sth); during
- (dialect) OK; all right
zhòng- to hit (the mark)
- to be hit by
- to suffer
- to win (a prize, a lottery)
yāng- center
- end
- to beg
- to plead

Other Words Containing 中央

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
中央 6 5 2,842 1,084 3,614
中央集权 - - 59,387 47,351 53,606
中央委员会 - - 82,842 22,425 73,232
党中央 - - 90,544 5,159 25,563