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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 字母

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
字母 zì mǔ - letter (of the alphabet)
- CL:個|个[ge4]

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
6 4 3,232 9,685 5,482

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
字 zì- letter
- symbol
- character
- word
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
母 mǔ- mother
- elderly female relative
- origin
- source
- (of animals) female

Other Words Containing 字母

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
字母 6 4 3,232 9,685 5,482
字母表 - - 17,242 97,493 70,725
大写字母 - - 28,664 96,124 71,530
拉丁字母 - - 59,095 99,061 114,233