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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 司空

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
司空 sī kōng - two-character surname Sikong

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
- - - 30,748 68,246

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
司 sī- surname Si
司 sī- to take charge of
- to manage
- department (under a ministry)
空 kōng- empty
- air
- sky
- in vain
空 kòng- to empty
- vacant
- unoccupied
- space
- leisure
- free time

Other Words Containing 司空

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
司空见惯 - 9 24,612 27,579 33,535