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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 朴素

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
朴素 pǔ sù - plain and simple
- unadorned
- simple living
- not frivolous

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
5 9 20,429 13,090 11,142

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
piáo- surname Piao
- Korean surname (Park, Pak or Bak)
- also pr. [Pu2]
- used in 朴刀[po1dao1]
- Celtis sinensis var. japonica
- plain and simple
- Taiwan pr. [pu2]
- raw silk
- white
- plain, unadorned
- vegetarian (food)
- essence
- nature
- element
- constituent
- usually
- always
- ever

Other Words Containing 朴素

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
朴素 5 9 20,429 13,090 11,142