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Definition(s) for: 文房四宝

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
文房四宝 wén fáng sì bǎo - Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4]
- the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)

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
- - - 59,810 62,742

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
wén- surname Wen
wén- language
- culture
- writing
- formal
- literary
- gentle
- (old) classifier for coins
- Kangxi radical 67
fáng- surname Fang
fáng- house
- room
- CL:間|间[jian1]
- branch of an extended family
- classifier for family members (or concubines)
- four
- 4
bǎo- variant of 寶|宝[bao3]
bǎo- jewel
- gem
- treasure
- precious

Other Words Containing 文房四宝

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