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Definition(s) for: 入手

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
入手 rù shǒu - to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- to receive; to obtain; to buy

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
- 8 11,160 6,881 5,775

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to enter; to go into
- to join; to become a member of
- (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4shi2])
- abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4sheng1]
- (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 入手

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
入手 - 8 11,160 6,881 5,775