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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 勾勒

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
勾勒 gōu lè - to draw the outline of
- to outline
- to sketch
- to delineate contours of
- to give a brief account of

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
- - 30,052 17,772 15,440

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gōu- surname Gou
gōu- to attract
- to arouse
- to tick
- to strike out
- to delineate
- to collude
- variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook
gòu- used in 勾當|勾当[gou4dang4]
- (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

Other Words Containing 勾勒

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
勾勒 - - 30,052 17,772 15,440