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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 小卒

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
小卒 xiǎo zú - foot soldier
- minor figure
- a nobody
- (chess) pawn

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
- 9 30,958 70,664 75,127

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiǎo- small
- tiny
- few
- young
- variant of 猝[cu4]
- soldier
- servant
- to finish
- to die
- finally
- at last
- pawn in Chinese chess
- variant of 卒[zu2]

Other Words Containing 小卒

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
无名小卒 - - 12,939 63,540 63,262
小卒 - 9 30,958 70,664 75,127