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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 山猫

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
山猫 shān māo - lynx
- bobcat
- leopard cat

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
- - 23,656 24,437 38,796

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
山 shān- surname Shan
山 shān- mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])
- (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
猫 māo- cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1])
- (dialect) to hide oneself
- (loanword) (coll.) modem
猫 máo- used in 貓腰|猫腰[mao2yao1]

Other Words Containing 山猫

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
山猫 - - 23,656 24,437 38,796