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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 原故

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
原故 yuán gù - variant of 緣故|缘故[yuan2 gu4]

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
- - 91,222 53,908 63,266

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
原 yuán- surname Yuan
- (Japanese surname) Hara
原 yuán- former
- original
- primary
- raw
- level
- cause
- source
故 gù- happening
- instance
- reason
- cause
- intentional
- former
- old
- friend
- therefore
- hence
- (of people) to die, dead

Other Words Containing 原故

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
原故 - - 91,222 53,908 63,266