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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 孟子
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 孟子 | mèng zǐ | - Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius - book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 78,496 | 20,058 | 24,007 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 孟 | mèng | - surname Meng |
| 孟 | mèng | - first month of a season - eldest amongst brothers |
| 子 | zǐ | - son - child - seed - egg - small thing - 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat - viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] - ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) - subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 | zi | - (noun suffix) |
Other Words Containing 孟子
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 孟子 | - | - | 78,496 | 20,058 | 24,007 |