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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 千古

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
千古 qiān gǔ - for all eternity
- throughout all ages
- eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead)

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
- - 39,509 18,651 13,166

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
qiān- thousand
qiān- used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1qian1]
- surname Gu
- ancient
- old
- paleo-

Other Words Containing 千古

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
千古 - - 39,509 18,651 13,166
一失足成千古恨 - - 53,008 77,592 44,870