Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:

Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
chái - surname Chai
chái - firewood
- lean (of meat)
- thin (of a person)

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
- - 10,493 8,251 7,088

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

Semantic:

Hint:

Wood

Other Words Containing

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
火柴 5 5 7,362 16,580 10,508
- - 10,493 8,251 7,088
柴油 6 - 18,652 7,877 19,457
柴火 - - 19,148 38,344 31,359
骨瘦如柴 - - 20,374 60,901 50,067
木柴 - - 28,248 51,214 69,797
柴可夫斯基 - - 34,244 56,894 42,669
劈柴 - - 45,372 55,740 37,250
柴油机 - - 55,267 20,908 63,483
柴科夫斯基 - - 60,178 86,304 87,227
众人拾柴火焰高 - - 61,771 81,369 58,824
柴田 - - 63,492 - -