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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 沙丘

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
沙丘 shā qiū - sand dune
- sandy hill

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
- - 18,414 31,702 39,146

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shā- surname Sha
shā- granule
- hoarse
- raspy
- sand
- powder
- CL:粒[li4]
- abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
shà- (dialect) to sift; to sieve
qiū- surname Qiu
qiū- mound
- hillock
- grave
- classifier for fields
qiū- hillock; mound (variant of 丘[qiu1])

Other Words Containing 沙丘

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
沙丘 - - 18,414 31,702 39,146