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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 朝鲜

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
朝鲜 cháo xiǎn - North Korea
- Korea as geographic term
- Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]

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
- - 4,988 1,919 2,924

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
cháo- abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
cháo- imperial or royal court
- government
- dynasty
- reign of a sovereign or emperor
- court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor
- to make a pilgrimage to
- facing
- towards
zhāo- morning
xiǎn- variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]
xiǎn- variant of 尟|鲜[xian3]
xiān- fresh
- bright (in color)
- delicious
- tasty
- delicacy
- aquatic foods
xiǎn- few
- rare
xiān- fish
- old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian1]
xiǎn- old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]

Other Words Containing 朝鲜

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
朝鲜 - - 4,988 1,919 2,924
朝鲜人 - - 27,711 - -
朝鲜战争 - - 79,180 - -