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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 捣鼓

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
捣鼓 dǎo gu - to fiddle with sth
- to trade with sth

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
- - 25,938 45,950 23,161

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
捣 dǎo- to pound
- to beat
- to hull
- to attack
- to disturb
- to stir
鼓 gǔ- drum
- CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]
- to drum
- to strike
- to rouse
- to bulge
- to swell
鼓 gǔ- old variant of 鼓[gu3]

Other Words Containing 捣鼓

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
捣鼓 - - 25,938 45,950 23,161