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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 九州

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
九州 jiǔ zhōu - division of China during earliest dynasties
- fig. ancient China
- Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands

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
- - 30,569 21,810 18,360

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
九 jiǔ- nine
- 9
州 zhōu- prefecture
- (old) province
- (old) administrative division
- state (e.g. of US)
- oblast (Russia)
- canton (Switzerland)

Other Words Containing 九州

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
九州 - - 30,569 21,810 18,360