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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 墨守成规

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
墨守成规 mò shǒu chéng guī - hidebound by convention (idiom)

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
- - 28,138 55,938 52,807

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Mo
- abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4xi1ge1], Mexico
- ink stick
- China ink
- CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
shǒu- to guard
- to defend
- to keep watch
- to abide by the law
- to observe (rules or ritual)
- nearby
- adjoining
chéng- surname Cheng
- short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2du1]
chéng- to succeed
- to finish
- to complete
- to accomplish
- to become
- to turn into
- to be all right
- OK!
- one tenth
guī- variant of 規|规[gui1]
guī- compass
- a rule
- regulation
- to admonish
- to plan
- to scheme

Other Words Containing 墨守成规

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
墨守成规 - - 28,138 55,938 52,807