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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 兄弟

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
兄弟 xiōng dì - brothers
- younger brother
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
- brotherly
- fraternal

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
5 4 400 1,722 1,388

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiōng- elder brother
- younger brother
- junior male
- I (modest word in letter)
- variant of 悌[ti4]

Other Words Containing 兄弟

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
表兄弟 - - 20,911 - -
堂兄弟 - - 22,669 - -