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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 南京
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 南京 | nán jīng | - see 南京市[Nan2jing1 Shi4] - Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368-1421) and of the Republic of China (1927-1937 and 1946-1949) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 13,352 | 1,526 | 2,273 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 南 | nán | - surname Nan |
| 南 | nā | - used in 南無|南无[na1mo2] - Taiwan pr. [na2] |
| 南 | nán | - south |
| 京 | jīng | - surname Jing - Jing ethnic minority - abbr. for Beijing 北京[Bei3jing1] |
| 京 | jīng | - capital city of a country - big - algebraic term for a large number (old) - artificial mound (old) |
Other Words Containing 南京
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