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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 小时

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
小时 xiǎo shí - hour
- CL:個|个[ge4]

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
2 1 302 480 357

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiǎo- small
- tiny
- few
- young
shí- old variant of 時|时[shi2]
shí- surname Shi
shí- o'clock
- time
- when
- hour
- season
- period

Other Words Containing 小时

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
小时 2 1 302 480 357
小时候 - 2 2,274 3,860 1,404