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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 侯宝林

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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
- - - 63,747 67,123

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
hóu- surname Hou
hóu- marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]
- nobleman; high official
hòu- used in 閩侯|闽侯[Min3hou4] (the name of a place in Fujian)
bǎo- variant of 寶|宝[bao3]
bǎo- jewel
- gem
- treasure
- precious
lín- surname Lin
- Japanese surname Hayashi
lín- (bound form) woods; forest
- (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
- (bound form) a collection (of similar things)

Other Words Containing 侯宝林

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