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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 启齿

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
启齿 qǐ chǐ - to open one's mouth
- to start talking

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
- - 26,814 54,183 34,622

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
齿 chǐ- tooth
- CL:顆|颗[ke1]

Other Words Containing 启齿

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
难以启齿 - - 13,578 48,871 30,252
启齿 - - 26,814 54,183 34,622
羞于启齿 - - 43,666 - -