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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 原著

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
原著 yuán zhù - original work (not translation or abridged)

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
- - 22,583 16,452 13,303

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yuán- surname Yuan
- (Japanese surname) Hara
yuán- former
- original
- primary
- raw
- level
- cause
- source
zhāo- a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2])
- trick; tactic
- (dialect) okay; all right
- (dialect) to put in; to add
zháo- to touch
- to come in contact with
- to feel
- to be affected by
- to catch fire
- to burn
- (coll.) to fall asleep
- (after a verb) hitting the mark
- succeeding in
zhe- aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
zhuó- to wear (clothes)
- to contact
- to use
- to apply
zhù- to make known
- to show
- to prove
- to write
- book
- outstanding

Other Words Containing 原著

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
原著 - - 22,583 16,452 13,303