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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 卫星

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
卫星 wèi xīng - satellite
- moon
- CL:顆|颗[ke1]

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
6 5 2,598 4,088 10,599

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
wèi- surname Wei
- vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces
wèi- to guard
- to protect
- to defend
- abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene
- health
- abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
xīng- star
- heavenly body
- satellite
- small amount

Other Words Containing 卫星

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
卫星 6 5 2,598 4,088 10,599
人造卫星 - - 28,487 41,858 68,035
通讯卫星 - - 40,009 - -
气象卫星 - - 48,898 48,385 111,812
通信卫星 - - 49,353 46,886 86,721
放卫星 - - 74,762 - -
卫星城 - - 76,009 52,551 83,557