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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 奇闻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
奇闻 qí wén - bizarre anecdote; extraordinary piece of news

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
- - 26,419 39,561 25,086

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
奇 jī- odd (number)
奇 qí- strange
- odd
- weird
- wonderful
- surprisingly
- unusually
闻 wén- surname Wen
闻 wén- to hear
- news
- well-known
- famous
- reputation
- fame
- to smell
- to sniff at

Other Words Containing 奇闻

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
奇闻 - - 26,419 39,561 25,086