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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 后宫

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
后宫 hòu gōng - harem
- chambers of imperial concubines

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
- - 28,483 14,307 6,958

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
后 hòu- surname Hou
后 hòu- empress
- queen
- (archaic) monarch
- ruler
后 hòu- back
- behind
- rear
- afterwards
- after
- later
- post-
宫 gōng- surname Gong
宫 gōng- palace
- temple
- castration (as corporal punishment)
- first note in pentatonic scale

Other Words Containing 后宫

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
后宫 - - 28,483 14,307 6,958