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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 周公
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 周公 | zhōu gōng | - Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams" |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 48,030 | 24,508 | 12,460 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 周 | zhōu | - surname Zhou - Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) |
| 周 | zhōu | - to make a circuit - to circle - circle - circumference - lap - cycle - complete - all - all over - thorough - to help financially |
| 周 | zhōu | - week - weekly - variant of 周[zhou1] |
| 公 | gōng | - public - collectively owned - common - international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) - make public - fair - just - Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] - honorable (gentlemen) - father-in-law - male (animal) |
Other Words Containing 周公
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 周公 | - | - | 48,030 | 24,508 | 12,460 |