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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
xiōng - elder brother

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
- - 6,644 3,953 4,028

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

Older brother 儿 speaking 口 to younger ones

Other Words Containing

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
兄弟 5 4 400 1,722 1,388
老兄 - - 709 24,184 18,746
弟兄 - - 5,654 16,825 20,815
- - 6,644 3,953 4,028
兄妹 - - 7,972 13,350 11,484
堂兄 - - 9,717 43,987 65,580
兄长 - - 14,883 23,293 32,011
表兄弟 - - 20,911 - -
堂兄弟 - - 22,669 - -
仁兄 - - 23,400 31,245 16,349
师兄 - - 27,411 7,259 4,191
长兄 - - 46,416 - -
难兄难弟 - - 54,332 60,765 44,219
父兄 - - 57,780 50,803 44,073
家兄 - - 63,317 79,063 93,288