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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 刻舟求剑
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 刻舟求剑 | kè zhōu qiú jiàn | - lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | - | - | 75,350 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 刻 | kè | - quarter (hour) - moment - to carve - to engrave - to cut - oppressive - classifier for short time intervals |
| 舟 | zhōu | - boat |
| 求 | qiú | - to seek - to look for - to request - to demand - to beseech |
| 剑 | jiàn | - double-edged sword - CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] - classifier for blows of a sword |
| 剑 | jiàn | - variant of 劍|剑[jian4] |
Other Words Containing 刻舟求剑
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 |
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