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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 命根

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
命根 mìng gēn - lifeblood
- the thing that one cherishes most in life
- (coll.) family jewels (male genitals)

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
- - 33,593 70,770 48,910

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
命 mìng- life
- fate
- order or command
- to assign a name, title etc
根 gēn- root
- basis
- classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
- CL:條|条[tiao2]
- radical (chemistry)

Other Words Containing 命根

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
命根子 - - 22,074 45,881 49,693
命根 - - 33,593 70,770 48,910