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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 元素

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
元素 yuán sù - element (key component of sth)
- (chemistry) element
- (math.) element (member of a set)

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
6 6 5,275 4,005 4,322

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yuán- surname Yuan
- Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
yuán- currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
- (bound form) first; original; primary
- (bound form) basic; fundamental
- (bound form) constituent; part
- (prefix) meta-
- (math.) argument; variable
- era (of a reign)
- (Tw) (geology) eon
- raw silk
- white
- plain, unadorned
- vegetarian (food)
- essence
- nature
- element
- constituent
- usually
- always
- ever

Other Words Containing 元素

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
元素 6 6 5,275 4,005 4,322
微量元素 - - 21,793 15,369 14,239
化学元素 - - 37,357 - -
稀有元素 - - 52,617 - 117,930
重元素 - - 57,746 - -