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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 唢呐

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
唢呐 suǒ nà - suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes
- also written 鎖吶|锁呐
- also called 喇叭[la3 ba5]

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
- - 75,775 44,801 55,650

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
suǒ- used in 嗩吶|唢呐[suo3 na4]
- battle cry
na- sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ne5 a5] or variant of 哪[na5])

Other Words Containing 唢呐

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
唢呐 - - 75,775 44,801 55,650