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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 山西

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
山西 shān xī - see 山西省[Shan1xi1 Sheng3]

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
- - 55,068 3,983 6,297

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
西 xī- the West
- abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]
- Spanish
西 xī- west

Other Words Containing 山西

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
山西 - - 55,068 3,983 6,297
山西省 - - 80,906 9,635 21,902