Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:
Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 吐丝
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 吐丝 | tǔ sī | - (of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 52,565 | 69,799 | 60,220 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 吐 | tǔ | - to spit - to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) - to say - to pour out (one's grievances) |
| 吐 | tù | - to vomit - to throw up |
| 丝 | sī | - silk - thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips - classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc |
Other Words Containing 吐丝
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吐丝 | - | - | 52,565 | 69,799 | 60,220 |