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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 初夏

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
初夏 chū xià - early summer

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
- - 47,039 29,137 26,089

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
初 chū- at first
- (at the) beginning
- first
- junior
- basic
夏 xià- the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
- Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)
- surname Xia
夏 xià- summer

Other Words Containing 初夏

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
初夏 - - 47,039 29,137 26,089