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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 南沙

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
南沙 nán shā - Nansha Islands, aka Spratly Islands
- Nansha District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong

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
- - - 25,440 26,267

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
沙 shā- surname Sha
沙 shā- granule
- hoarse
- raspy
- sand
- powder
- CL:粒[li4]
- abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
沙 shà- (dialect) to sift; to sieve

Other Words Containing 南沙

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