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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 小儿科

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
小儿科 xiǎo ér kē - pediatrics
- pediatric (department)
- sth of little importance
- trifle
- a child's play
- (slang) childish
- petty
- stingy

List Ranking for: 小儿科

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
- - 14,260 40,420 31,660

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
小 xiǎo- small
- tiny
- few
- young
儿 rén- variant of 人[ren2]
- "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc
儿 ér- child
- son
儿 r- non-syllabic diminutive suffix
- retroflex final
科 kē- branch of study
- administrative section
- division
- field
- branch
- stage directions
- family (taxonomy)
- rules
- laws
- to mete out (punishment)
- to levy (taxes etc)
- to fine sb
- CL:個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 小儿科

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
小儿科 - - 14,260 40,420 31,660