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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 写生

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
写生 xiě shēng - to sketch from nature
- to do a still life drawing

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
- - 43,651 33,377 25,464

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
写 xiě- to write
写 xiè- used in 寫意|写意[xie4yi4]
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student

Other Words Containing 写生

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
写生 - - 43,651 33,377 25,464