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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 八角

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
八角 bā jiǎo - anise
- star anise
- aniseed
- octagonal
- Fructus Anisi stellati

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
- - 45,687 21,339 14,012

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
八 bā- eight
角 jué- surname Jue
角 jiǎo- angle
- corner
- horn
- horn-shaped
- unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)
- CL:個|个[ge4]
角 jué- role (theater)
- to compete
- ancient three legged wine vessel
- third note of pentatonic scale

Other Words Containing 八角

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
八角 - - 45,687 21,339 14,012