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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 名字

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
名字 míng zi - name (of a person or thing)
- CL:個|个[ge4]

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
1 1 259 1,403 804

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
名 míng- name
- noun (part of speech)
- place (e.g. among winners)
- famous
- classifier for people
字 zì- letter
- symbol
- character
- word
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Other Words Containing 名字

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
名字 1 1 259 1,403 804