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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 外甥

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
外甥 wài shēng - sister's son
- wife's sibling's son

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
- - 9,221 19,100 12,115

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
外 wài- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external
甥 shēng- (bound form) sister's son; nephew

Other Words Containing 外甥

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
外甥 - - 9,221 19,100 12,115
外甥女 - - 23,997 34,685 17,838