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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 乾坤

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
乾坤 qián kūn - yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe

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
- - 26,942 15,313 16,506

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
qián- surname Qian
qián- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven
- male principle
- ☰
- ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
gān- surname Gan
gān- dry
- dried food
- empty; hollow
- taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster
- futile; in vain
- (dialect) rude; blunt
- (dialect) to cold-shoulder
qián- old variant of 乾[qian2]
qián- variant of 乾[qian2]
kūn- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth
- female principle
- ☷
- ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
kūn- variant of 坤[kun1]

Other Words Containing 乾坤

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
扭转乾坤 - - 26,468 64,565 49,342
乾坤 - - 26,942 15,313 16,506