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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 土司
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 土司 | tǔ sī | - sliced bread (loanword from "toast") - government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 14,385 | 30,108 | 19,289 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 土 | tǔ | - Tu (ethnic group) - surname Tu |
| 土 | tǔ | - earth - dust - clay - local - indigenous - crude opium - unsophisticated - one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] |
| 司 | sī | - surname Si |
| 司 | sī | - to take charge of - to manage - department (under a ministry) |
Other Words Containing 土司
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 土司 | - | - | 14,385 | 30,108 | 19,289 |