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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 汪曾祺

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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
- - - 71,882 77,251

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
wāng- surname Wang
wāng- expanse of water
- ooze
- (onom.) bark
- classifier for liquids: pool, puddle
zēng- surname Zeng
céng- once
- already
- ever (in the past)
- former
- previously
- (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
zēng- great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
- auspicious
- propitious
- good luck
- felicity
- euphoria
- used for 旗, e.g. in 旗袍, long Chinese dress

Other Words Containing 汪曾祺

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