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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 咖哩

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
咖哩 kā lǐ - (Tw) (loanword) curry
- colloquial pr. [ga1li3] or [ga1li2]

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
- - - 54,536 23,482

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
咖 gā- used in 咖喱[ga1li2]
咖 kā- coffee
- class
- grade
哩 lǐ- mile
哩 li- (modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])

Other Words Containing 咖哩

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