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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 手无寸铁
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 手无寸铁 | shǒu wú cùn tiě | - lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 14,254 | 47,141 | 36,017 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 手 | shǒu | - hand - (formal) to hold - person engaged in certain types of work - person skilled in certain types of work - personal(ly) - convenient - classifier for skill - CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] |
| 无 | mó | - used in 南無|南无[na1mo2] |
| 无 | wú | - not to have - no - none - not - to lack - un- - -less |
| 寸 | cùn | - a unit of length - inch - thumb |
| 铁 | tiě | - surname Tie |
| 铁 | tiě | - iron (metal) - arms - weapons - hard - strong - violent - unshakeable - determined - close - tight (slang) |
Other Words Containing 手无寸铁
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 手无寸铁 | - | - | 14,254 | 47,141 | 36,017 |