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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 手笔
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 手笔 | shǒu bǐ | - sth written or painted in one's own hand - (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill - style - hand - (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc - scale |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 27,987 | 34,537 | 37,997 |
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] |
| 笔 | bǐ | - pen - pencil - writing brush - to write or compose - the strokes of Chinese characters - classifier for sums of money, deals - CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] |
Other Words Containing 手笔
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 手笔 | - | - | 27,987 | 34,537 | 37,997 |