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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 故乡

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
故乡 gù xiāng - home
- homeland
- native place
- CL:個|个[ge4]

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
6 3 9,222 9,160 8,763

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
故 gù- happening
- instance
- reason
- cause
- intentional
- former
- old
- friend
- therefore
- hence
- (of people) to die, dead
乡 xiāng- country or countryside
- native place
- home village or town
- township (PRC administrative unit)

Other Words Containing 故乡

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
故乡 6 3 9,222 9,160 8,763