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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 启发

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
启发 qǐ fā - to enlighten
- to explain (a text etc)
- to stimulate (a mental attitude)
- enlightenment
- revelation
- motivation

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
5 5 7,261 8,307 11,385

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- variant of 啟|启[qi3]
- variant of 啟|启[qi3]
- Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
- to open
- to start
- to initiate
- to enlighten or awaken
- to state
- to inform
- to send out
- to show (one's feeling)
- to issue
- to develop
- to make a bundle of money
- classifier for gunshots (rounds)
- hair
- Taiwan pr. [fa3]

Other Words Containing 启发

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
启发 5 5 7,261 8,307 11,385