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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 沙发

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
沙发 shā fā - sofa (loanword)
- CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]
- (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post

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
4 3 2,580 5,087 3,027

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
- to send out
- to show (one's feeling)
- to issue
- to develop
- to make a bundle of money
- classifier for gunshots (rounds)
- hair
- Taiwan pr. [fa3]

Other Words Containing 沙发

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
沙发 4 3 2,580 5,087 3,027
沙发床 - - 40,132 - -