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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 明察秋毫

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
明察秋毫 míng chá qiū háo - lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
- fig. perceptive of even the finest detail

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
- - 62,860 71,324 64,157

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
míng- Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
- surname Ming
- Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God
míng- bright
- opposite: dark 暗[an4]
- (of meaning) clear
- to understand
- next
- public or open
- wise
- generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
chá- short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]
chá- to examine
- to inquire
- to observe
- to inspect
- to look into
- obvious
- clearly evident
chá- variant of 察[cha2]
qiū- surname Qiu
qiū- autumn
- fall
- harvest time
qiū- old variant of 秋[qiu1]
qiū- used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1qian1]
háo- hair
- drawing brush
- (in the) least
- one thousandth
- currency unit, 0.1 yuan

Other Words Containing 明察秋毫

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
明察秋毫 - - 62,860 71,324 64,157