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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 栖息

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
栖息 qī xī - (of a bird) to perch
- (of creatures in general) to inhabit; to dwell

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
- - 23,350 16,468 14,326

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
栖 qī- to perch
- to rest (of birds)
- to dwell
- to live
- to stay
栖 xī- used in 棲棲|栖栖[xi1xi1]
息 xī- breath
- news
- interest (on an investment or loan)
- to cease
- to stop
- to rest
- Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Other Words Containing 栖息

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
栖息地 - - 22,089 - -
栖息 - - 23,350 16,468 14,326