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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 核酸

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
核酸 hé suān - nucleic acid
- (coll.) nucleic acid test (abbr. for 核酸檢測|核酸检测[he2suan1 jian3ce4])

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
- - 40,826 24,107 49,886

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
核 hé- pit
- stone
- nucleus
- nuclear
- to examine
- to check
- to verify
核 hé- variant of 核[he2]
- to investigate
酸 suān- sour
- tart
- sick at heart
- grieved
- sore
- aching
- pedantic
- impractical
- to make sarcastic remarks about sb
- an acid

Other Words Containing 核酸

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
核酸 - - 40,826 24,107 49,886
核糖核酸 - - 45,936 63,352 73,291