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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 哀鸣
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 哀鸣 | aī míng | - (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound - whine; moan; wail |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 49,598 | 52,441 | 40,564 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 哀 | aī | - 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] |
| 哀 | aī | - (bound form) sorrow; grief; pity - (bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole |
| 鸣 | míng | - to cry (of birds, animals and insects) - to make a sound - to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) |
Other Words Containing 哀鸣
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 哀鸣 | - | - | 49,598 | 52,441 | 40,564 |