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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 形容

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
形容 xíng róng - to describe
- (literary) countenance; appearance

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 3,405 5,070 3,739

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
形 xíng- to appear
- to look
- form
- shape
容 róng- surname Rong
容 róng- to hold
- to contain
- to allow
- to tolerate
- appearance
- look
- countenance

Other Words Containing 形容

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
形容 5 4 3,405 5,070 3,739
形容词 - - 16,131 21,649 17,314