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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 卤

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
卤 lǔ - to stew in soy sauce and spices
卤 lǔ - alkaline soil
- salt
- brine
- halogen (chemistry)
- crass
- stupid

List Ranking for: 卤

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
- - 31,188 13,078 8,867

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ ⺊ ⿴ 囗 乂

Radical:

卤

Type:

Pictographic

Hint:

A container used to brine pickles

Other Words Containing 卤

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
卤 - - 31,188 13,078 8,867
卤莽 - - 31,502 90,483 115,991
卤素 - - 50,119 71,387 81,236
卤水 - - 63,887 33,769 28,216
卤化物 - - 96,011 78,339 -