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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
yóu - surname You
yóu - outstanding
- particularly, especially
- a fault
- to express discontentment against

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
- - 7,669 5,844 8,207

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Other Words Containing

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
尤其 4 5 1,791 3,009 3,767
- - 7,669 5,844 8,207
尤物 - - 8,691 32,440 18,692
尤金 - - 12,014 66,087 115,579
尤为 - 9 25,993 8,314 16,607
怨天尤人 - - 28,391 36,838 19,012
尤利西斯 - - 31,834 104,103 82,193
以儆效尤 - - 44,140 88,493 82,046
尤卡坦 - - 44,385 - -
尤尔钦科 - - 68,034 - -
尤克里里 - - 78,715 - -