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)
chéng - to punish
- to reprimand
- to warn

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
- - 21,933 25,371 36,434

Character Breakdown:

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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
惩罚 6 7 1,945 6,766 6,012
- - 21,933 25,371 36,434
惩戒 - - 22,455 27,421 42,660
严惩 - - 26,795 15,546 17,751
惩治 - - 27,888 15,964 32,863
惩罚性 - - 28,113 40,383 80,094
惩处 - 9 39,748 16,998 42,391
惩办 - - 48,553 45,233 71,486
严惩不贷 - - 67,295 64,222 68,536