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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 张冠李戴

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
张冠李戴 zhāng guān lǐ dài - lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
- to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
- to confuse one thing with another

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
- - - 65,704 64,964

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhāng- surname Zhang
zhāng- to open up
- to spread
- sheet of paper
- classifier for flat objects, sheet
- classifier for votes
guàn- surname Guan
guān- hat
- crown
- crest
- cap
guàn- to put on a hat
- to be first
- to dub
- surname Li
- plum
dài- surname Dai
dài- to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
- to respect
- to bear
- to support

Other Words Containing 张冠李戴

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo