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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 堂皇
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 堂皇 | táng huáng | - imposing - grand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 55,032 | 53,568 | 50,579 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 堂 | táng | - (main) hall - large room for a specific purpose - CL:間|间[jian1] - relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family - of the same clan - classifier for classes, lectures etc - classifier for sets of furniture |
| 皇 | huáng | - surname Huang |
| 皇 | huáng | - emperor - old variant of 惶[huang2] |
Other Words Containing 堂皇
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