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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 住持

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
住持 zhù chí - to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
- abbot
- head monk

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
- - 34,477 45,101 37,653

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
住 zhù- to live
- to dwell
- to stay
- to reside
- to stop
- (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
持 chí- to hold
- to grasp
- to support
- to maintain
- to persevere
- to manage
- to run (i.e. administer)
- to control

Other Words Containing 住持

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
住持 - - 34,477 45,101 37,653