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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 勒索

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
勒索 lè suǒ - to blackmail
- to extort

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
- - 4,383 19,815 28,416

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- (literary) bridle; halter; headstall
- to rein in
- to compel; to force
- (literary) to carve; to engrave
- (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc)
- (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1])
lēi- to strap tightly
- to bind
suǒ- surname Suo
- abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3ma3li3], Somalia
suǒ- to search
- to demand
- to ask
- to exact
- large rope
- isolated

Other Words Containing 勒索

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
勒索 - - 4,383 19,815 28,416
敲诈勒索 - - 20,307 24,874 41,042