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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 北朝

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
北朝 běi cháo - Northern Dynasties (386-581)

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
- - 65,388 55,183 49,165

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
běi- north
- (classical) to be defeated
cháo- abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
cháo- imperial or royal court
- government
- dynasty
- reign of a sovereign or emperor
- court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor
- to make a pilgrimage to
- facing
- towards
zhāo- morning

Other Words Containing 北朝

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
北朝 - - 65,388 55,183 49,165
南北朝 - - 76,169 33,609 42,406