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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
zhēng - to invite
- to recruit
- to levy (taxes)
- to draft (troops)
- phenomenon
- symptom
- characteristic sign (used as proof)
- evidence
zhǐ - 4th note in the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale 五音[wu3yin1], corresponding to sol

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
- - 22,323 27,037 15,891

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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
- - 22,323 27,037 15,891