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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 冬笋

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
冬笋 dōng sǔn - winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)

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
- - 70,944 52,088 31,591

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dōng- winter
dōng- surname Dong
dōng- (onom.) beating a drum
- rat-a-tat
sǔn- bamboo shoot

Other Words Containing 冬笋

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
冬笋 - - 70,944 52,088 31,591