Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:

Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
qiè - timid
- cowardly
- rustic
- Taiwan pr. [que4]

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
- - 38,611 14,059 16,928

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

Semantic:

Hint:

Heart

Other Words Containing

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
胆怯 6 8 13,286 22,618 15,018
怯场 - - 19,250 49,126 28,526
怯懦 - - 24,928 35,051 18,729
羞怯 - - 29,487 41,957 27,774
- - 38,611 14,059 16,928
怯弱 - - 41,874 76,095 47,038
卑怯 - - 52,315 - 94,005
露怯 - - 73,691 - -
畏怯 - - 94,096 97,616 -