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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 哀乐

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
哀乐 aī yuè - funeral music
- plaint
- dirge

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
- - 78,171 47,735 41,593

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
- (bound form) sorrow; grief; pity
- (bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
- surname Le
yuè- surname Yue
lào- used in place names
- happy
- cheerful
- to laugh
yuè- music

Other Words Containing 哀乐

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
喜怒哀乐 - 9 33,288 19,225 8,926
哀乐 - - 78,171 47,735 41,593