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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 孔明灯

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
孔明灯 kǒng míng dēng - sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)

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
- - 49,184 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
kǒng- surname Kong
kǒng- hole
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- classifier for cave dwellings
míng- Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
- surname Ming
- Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God
míng- bright
- opposite: dark 暗[an4]
- (of meaning) clear
- to understand
- next
- public or open
- wise
- generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
dēng- lamp
- light
- lantern
- CL:盞|盏[zhan3]

Other Words Containing 孔明灯

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
孔明灯 - - 49,184 - -