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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 微波

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
微波 wēi bō - ripple
- microwave

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
- - 14,485 13,957 12,624

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
wēi- surname Wei
- ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing
- Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
wēi- tiny
- miniature
- slightly
- profound
- abtruse
- to decline
- one millionth part of
- micro-
- Taiwan pr. [wei2]
- (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1lan2])
- surname Bo
- wave
- ripple
- storm
- surge

Other Words Containing 微波

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
微波炉 - 6 8,055 13,606 7,693
微波 - - 14,485 13,957 12,624