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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 字典

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
字典 zì diǎn - Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
- (coll.) dictionary
- CL:本[ben3]

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
3 2 9,272 18,658 12,922

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- letter
- symbol
- character
- word
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
diǎn- canon
- law
- standard work of scholarship
- literary quotation or allusion
- ceremony
- to be in charge of
- to mortgage or pawn

Other Words Containing 字典

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
字典 3 2 9,272 18,658 12,922