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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 光棍

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
光棍 guāng gùn - gangster; hoodlum
- bachelor; single man
- (dialect) wise person; astute person

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
- - 24,365 3,676 997

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
光 guāng- light; ray (CL:道[dao4])
- bright; shiny
- only; merely
- used up; finished
- to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
棍 gùn- stick; rod; truncheon
- scoundrel; villain

Other Words Containing 光棍

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
光棍 - - 24,365 3,676 997