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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 枯燥

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
枯燥 kū zào - dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious

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
6 8 10,965 14,890 10,310

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
枯 kū- (of plants) withered
- (of wells, rivers, etc) dried up
- (bound form) dull; boring
- (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds
燥 zào- dry; parched
- impatient; vexed
- (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [sao4]) minced meat

Other Words Containing 枯燥

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
枯燥 6 8 10,965 14,890 10,310