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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 新星

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
新星 xīn xīng - (astronomy) nova
- (fig.) new star; rising star

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
- - 12,473 15,027 22,380

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xīn- abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1jiang1]
- abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1jia1po1]
- surname Xin
xīn- new
- newly
- meso- (chemistry)
xīng- star
- heavenly body
- satellite
- small amount

Other Words Containing 新星

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
新星 - - 12,473 15,027 22,380
超新星 - - 22,791 59,141 45,966