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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
- to wipe
- to smear
- to wipe
- to erase
- classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
- to plaster
- to go around
- to skirt

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
- 7 3,923 5,279 2,923

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

Semantic:

Hint:

Hand

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
- 7 3,923 5,279 2,923
拐弯抹角 - - 15,382 45,156 26,625
抹黑 - - 17,807 30,323 18,337
抹杀 6 - 18,275 28,195 20,966
抹布 - - 19,446 28,277 15,797
涂抹 6 - 26,773 12,050 6,608
浓妆艳抹 - - 32,018 49,942 28,222
抹香鲸 - - 44,851 101,514 87,867
抹脖子 - - 52,005 - 76,396
抹煞 - - 56,623 45,571 65,027
涂脂抹粉 - - 56,960 70,276 60,847
抹灰 - - 91,148 66,898 71,784