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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 历史

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
历史 lì shǐ - history
- CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]

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
3 4 1,243 525 1,305

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- old variant of 曆|历[li4]
- old variant of 歷|历[li4]
- calendar
- old variant of 歷|历[li4]
- to experience
- to undergo
- to pass through
- all
- each
- every
- history
shǐ- surname Shi
shǐ- history
- annals
- title of an official historian in ancient China

Other Words Containing 历史

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
历史 3 4 1,243 525 1,305
历史性 - - 12,407 9,482 20,001
历史学家 - - 20,815 23,807 32,779
历史剧 - - 50,691 41,240 42,782
历史学 - - 50,736 - -