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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 发端

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
发端 fā duān - to originate; to initiate
- beginning; origin

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
- - 72,170 43,730 58,385

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to send out
- to show (one's feeling)
- to issue
- to develop
- to make a bundle of money
- classifier for gunshots (rounds)
- hair
- Taiwan pr. [fa3]
duān- (bound form) tip; end; extremity
- (bound form) aspect; facet
- (bound form) upright; proper
- to hold sth level with both hands; to carry
- to eliminate; to wipe out
duān- old variant of 端[duan1]
- start
- origin

Other Words Containing 发端

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
发端 - - 72,170 43,730 58,385