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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 平仄

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
平仄 píng zè - level and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)

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
- - 72,674 58,842 39,463

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
平 píng- surname Ping
平 píng- flat
- level
- equal
- to tie (make the same score)
- to draw (score)
- calm
- peaceful
- abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
仄 zè- to tilt
- narrow
- uneasy
- oblique tones (in Chinese poetry)

Other Words Containing 平仄

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
平仄 - - 72,674 58,842 39,463