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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 削发

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
削发 xuē fà - to shave one's head
- fig. to become a monk or nun
- to take the tonsure

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
- - 86,431 72,217 51,798

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiāo- to peel with a knife
- to pare
- to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
xuē- to pare
- to reduce
- to remove
- Taiwan pr. [xue4]
- to send out
- to show (one's feeling)
- to issue
- to develop
- to make a bundle of money
- classifier for gunshots (rounds)
- hair
- Taiwan pr. [fa3]

Other Words Containing 削发

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
削发 - - 86,431 72,217 51,798