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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 卒

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
卒 cù - variant of 猝[cu4]
卒 zú - soldier
- servant
- to finish
- to die
- finally
- at last
- pawn in Chinese chess
卒 zú - variant of 卒[zu2]

List Ranking for: 卒

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 19,876 12,369 18,509

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 亠 ⿱ 从 十

Radical:

十

Type:

Pictographic

Hint:

A soldier in armor

Other Words Containing 卒

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
无名小卒 - - 12,939 63,540 63,262
卒 - - 19,876 12,369 18,509
狱卒 - - 26,615 61,610 78,305
小卒 - - 30,958 70,664 75,127
走卒 - - 48,466 85,541 96,584
身先士卒 - - 50,948 45,960 57,732
兵卒 - - 88,405 55,119 99,663
马前卒 - - 90,910 91,505 85,193
士卒 - - 92,582 21,936 100,077