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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 咨文

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
咨文 zī wén - (old) official communication (between government offices of equal rank)
- report delivered by the head of government on affairs of state

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
- - 42,081 38,167 51,276

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- variant of 諮|咨[zi1]
- used in 咨文[zi1wen2]
- used in 咨嗟[zi1jie1]
- (bound form) to consult; to seek advice; to take counsel
wén- surname Wen
wén- language
- culture
- writing
- formal
- literary
- gentle
- (old) classifier for coins
- Kangxi radical 67

Other Words Containing 咨文

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
咨文 - - 42,081 38,167 51,276