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Definition(s) for: 士林

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
士林 shì lín - Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan

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
- - 66,533 35,179 27,809

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shì- surname Shi
shì- member of the senior ministerial class (old)
- scholar (old)
- bachelor
- honorific
- soldier
- noncommissioned officer
- specialist worker
lín- surname Lin
- Japanese surname Hayashi
lín- (bound form) woods; forest
- (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
- (bound form) a collection (of similar things)

Other Words Containing 士林

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
凡士林 - - 26,810 45,909 27,239
士林 - - 66,533 35,179 27,809