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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 沙漠

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
沙漠 shā mò - desert
- CL:個|个[ge4]

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
5 5 3,213 8,440 9,028

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
沙 shā- surname Sha
沙 shā- granule
- hoarse
- raspy
- sand
- powder
- CL:粒[li4]
- abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
沙 shà- (dialect) to sift; to sieve
漠 mò- desert
- unconcerned

Other Words Containing 沙漠

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
沙漠 5 5 3,213 8,440 9,028
戈壁沙漠 - - 77,456 72,417 93,036
沙漠化 - - 93,432 40,722 60,360