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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 惊雷

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
惊雷 jīng léi - sudden clap of thunder
- fig. surprising turn of events

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
- - 50,927 38,426 36,675

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jīng- to startle
- to be frightened
- to be scared
- alarm
léi- surname Lei
léi- thunder
- (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine
- (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound
- (Tw) (coll.) spoiler
- (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)

Other Words Containing 惊雷

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
惊雷 - - 50,927 38,426 36,675