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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 朱砂

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
朱砂 zhū shā - cinnabar
- mercuric sulfide HgS
- also written 硃砂|朱砂[zhu1 sha1]
朱砂 zhū shā - cinnabar
- mercuric sulfide HgS

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
- - 72,723 36,718 24,844

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
朱 zhū- surname Zhu
朱 zhū- vermilion
朱 zhū- (bound form) cinnabar
砂 shā- sand
- gravel
- granule
- variant of 沙[sha1]

Other Words Containing 朱砂

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
朱砂 - - 72,723 36,718 24,844