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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 手足

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
手足 shǒu zú - hands and feet
- (fig.) brothers
- retinue, henchmen, accomplices

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
- - 22,152 19,266 17,543

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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]
- excessive
- (bound form) foot; leg
- sufficient; ample
- as much as; fully

Other Words Containing 手足

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
手足无措 - - 16,979 29,500 27,750
手足 - - 22,152 19,266 17,543
情同手足 - - 28,020 71,643 67,620
手足之情 - - 31,179 98,942 104,301