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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 本色
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 本色 | běn sè | - inherent qualities - natural qualities - distinctive character - true qualities |
| 本色 | běn shǎi | - natural color |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 8 | 10,023 | 10,862 | 9,400 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 本 | běn | - (bound form) root; stem - (bound form) origin; source - (bound form) one's own; this - (bound form) this; the current (year etc) - (bound form) original - (bound form) inherent - originally; initially - capital; principal - classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
| 色 | sè | - color - CL:種|种[zhong3] - look - appearance - sex |
| 色 | shǎi | - (coll.) color - used in 色子[shai3zi5] |
Other Words Containing 本色
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 本色 | - | 8 | 10,023 | 10,862 | 9,400 |