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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 地支
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 地支 | dì zhī | - the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 69,347 | 57,225 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 地 | de | - -ly - structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 | dì | - earth - ground - field - place - land - CL:片[pian4] |
| 支 | zhī | - surname Zhi |
| 支 | zhī | - to support - to sustain - to erect - to raise - branch - division - to draw money - classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions |
Other Words Containing 地支
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 |
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