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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 以柔克刚
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 以柔克刚 | yǐ róu kè gāng | - to use softness to conquer strength (idiom) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 55,957 | 70,284 | 46,388 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 以 | yǐ | - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4] |
| 以 | yǐ | - to use - by means of - according to - in order to - because of - at (a certain date or place) |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 柔 | róu | - soft - flexible - supple - yielding - rho (Greek letter Ρρ) |
| 克 | kè | - abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia - (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia |
| 克 | kè | - to be able to - to subdue - to restrain - to overcome - gram - Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares |
| 克 | kè | - Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God |
| 克 | kè | - variant of 克[ke4] - to subdue - to overthrow - to restrain |
| 克 | kè | - variant of 剋|克[ke4] |
| 刚 | gāng | - hard - firm - strong - just - barely - exactly |
Other Words Containing 以柔克刚
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 以柔克刚 | - | - | 55,957 | 70,284 | 46,388 |