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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
nán- surname Nan
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- Taiwan pr. [na2]
nán- south
jīng- surname Jing
- Jing ethnic minority
- abbr. for Beijing 北京[Bei3jing1]
jīng- capital city of a country
- big
- algebraic term for a large number (old)
- artificial mound (old)

Other Words Containing 南京

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
南京 - - 13,352 1,526 2,273
南京市 - - 57,345 7,629 20,323
南京大屠杀 - - 68,013 15,445 13,228