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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 寻根

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
寻根 xún gēn - to seek one's roots
- to get to the bottom of a matter

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
- - 35,125 36,339 50,933

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
寻 xún- to search
- to look for
- to seek
根 gēn- root
- basis
- classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
- CL:條|条[tiao2]
- radical (chemistry)

Other Words Containing 寻根

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
寻根 - - 35,125 36,339 50,933