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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 常识

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
常识 cháng shí - common sense
- general knowledge
- CL:門|门[men2]

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
5 4 9,235 8,254 5,879

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
常 cháng- surname Chang
常 cháng- always
- ever
- often
- frequently
- common
- general
- constant
识 shí- to know
- knowledge
- Taiwan pr. [shi4]
识 zhì- to record
- to write a footnote

Other Words Containing 常识

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
常识 5 4 9,235 8,254 5,879