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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 名臣

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
名臣 míng chén - important official or statesman (in feudal China)

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
- - 79,645 63,072 69,918

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
名 míng- name
- noun (part of speech)
- place (e.g. among winners)
- famous
- classifier for people
臣 chén- surname Chen
臣 chén- state official or subject in dynastic China
- I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign)
- Kangxi radical 131

Other Words Containing 名臣

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
名臣 - - 79,645 63,072 69,918