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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 古典

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
古典 gǔ diǎn - classical

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
5 6 8,641 6,844 7,176

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
古 gǔ- surname Gu
古 gǔ- ancient
- old
- paleo-
典 diǎn- canon
- law
- standard work of scholarship
- literary quotation or allusion
- ceremony
- to be in charge of
- to mortgage or pawn

Other Words Containing 古典

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
古典 5 6 8,641 6,844 7,176
古典文学 - - 48,739 - -