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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 司马

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
司马 sī mǎ - Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states)
- two-character surname Sima

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
- - 54,429 12,438 20,647

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
司 sī- surname Si
司 sī- to take charge of
- to manage
- department (under a ministry)
马 mǎ- surname Ma
- abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4]
马 mǎ- horse
- CL:匹[pi3]
- horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
- knight in Western chess

Other Words Containing 司马

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
司马 - - 54,429 12,438 20,647
司马昭 - - 69,045 82,038 79,554
司马迁 - - 75,663 29,772 37,280