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