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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 极光

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
极光 jí guāng - aurora (meteorology)

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
- - 30,034 28,729 16,169

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
极 jí- extremely
- pole (geography, physics)
- utmost
- top
光 guāng- light; ray (CL:道[dao4])
- bright; shiny
- only; merely
- used up; finished
- to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

Other Words Containing 极光

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
北极光 - - 24,753 61,968 31,658
极光 - - 30,034 28,729 16,169
南极光 - - 86,066 - 115,871