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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 招摇

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
招摇 zhāo yáo - to rock back and forth
- (fig.) to act ostentatiously
- to brag
- to show off

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
- - 17,072 33,922 19,698

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
招 zhāo- to recruit
- to provoke
- to beckon
- to incur
- to infect
- contagious
- a move (chess)
- a maneuver
- device
- trick
- to confess
摇 yáo- surname Yao
摇 yáo- to shake
- to rock
- to row
- to crank

Other Words Containing 招摇

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
招摇 - - 17,072 33,922 19,698
招摇过市 - - 26,099 49,865 35,251
招摇撞骗 - - 33,941 51,053 44,188