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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 拾荒

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
拾荒 shí huāng - to glean
- to collect scraps
- to eke out a meager living

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
- - 49,344 42,863 27,152

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
拾 shè- to ascend in light steps
拾 shí- to pick up
- to collate or arrange
- ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
荒 huāng- desolate
- shortage
- scarce
- out of practice
- absurd
- uncultivated
- to neglect

Other Words Containing 拾荒

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
拾荒 - - 49,344 42,863 27,152