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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 微笑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
微笑 wēi xiào - smile
- CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]
- to smile

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 2,368 2,050 873

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]
xiào- to laugh; to smile
- to laugh at
xiào- old variant of 笑[xiao4]

Other Words Containing 微笑

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
微笑 5 4 2,368 2,050 873