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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 星星之火

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
星星之火 xīng xing zhī huǒ - a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

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
- - 31,821 53,389 39,401

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
星 xīng- star
- heavenly body
- satellite
- small amount
星 xīng- star
- heavenly body
- satellite
- small amount
之 zhī- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
- him
- her
- it
火 huǒ- surname Huo
火 huǒ- fire
- urgent
- ammunition
- fiery or flaming
- internal heat (Chinese medicine)
- hot (popular)
- classifier for military units (old)
- Kangxi radical 86

Other Words Containing 星星之火

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
星星之火 - - 31,821 53,389 39,401