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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 布衣

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
布衣 bù yī - plain cotton clothing
- (literary) the common people

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
- - 41,253 20,475 23,909

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
布 bù- cloth
- to declare
- to announce
- to spread
- to make known
布 bù- variant of 布[bu4]
- to announce
- to spread
衣 yī- clothes
- CL:件[jian4]
- Kangxi radical 145
衣 yì- to dress
- to wear
- to put on (clothes)

Other Words Containing 布衣

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
布衣 - - 41,253 20,475 23,909