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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 原始

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
原始 yuán shǐ - first
- original
- primitive
- original (document etc)

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 4,482 5,382 7,643

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
原 yuán- surname Yuan
- (Japanese surname) Hara
原 yuán- former
- original
- primary
- raw
- level
- cause
- source
始 shǐ- to begin
- to start
- then
- only then

Other Words Containing 原始

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
原始 6 5 4,482 5,382 7,643
原始社会 - - 72,108 44,368 41,597