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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 平民

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
平民 píng mín - ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged)
- civilian (contrasted with the military)

List Ranking for: 平民

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 4,290 7,750 11,521

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]
民 mín- surname Min
民 mín- (bound form) the people
- inhabitants of a country

Other Words Containing 平民

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
平民 - - 4,290 7,750 11,521