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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 垂直

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
垂直 chuí zhí - perpendicular; vertical

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
6 - 13,147 7,920 13,375

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chuí- to hang (down)
- droop
- dangle
- bend down
- hand down
- bequeath
- nearly
- almost
- to approach
zhí- surname Zhi
- Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God
zhí- straight
- to straighten
- fair and reasonable
- frank
- straightforward
- (indicates continuing motion or action)
- vertical
- vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Other Words Containing 垂直

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
垂直 6 - 13,147 7,920 13,375
垂直线 - - 60,554 91,071 62,383