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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 寒微

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
寒微 hán wēi - of humble origin

List Ranking for: 寒微

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 61,654 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
寒 hán- cold
- poor
- to tremble
微 wēi- surname Wei
- ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing
- Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
微 wēi- tiny
- miniature
- slightly
- profound
- abtruse
- to decline
- one millionth part of
- micro-
- Taiwan pr. [wei2]

Other Words Containing 寒微

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
寒微 - - 61,654 - -