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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 海啸

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
海啸 hǎi xiào - tsunami

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
- 9 18,036 8,668 13,882

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
海 hǎi- surname Hai
海 hǎi- ocean
- sea
- CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]
- great number of people or things
- (dialect) numerous
啸 xiào- (of people) to whistle
- (of birds and animals) to screech; to howl; to roar

Other Words Containing 海啸

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
海啸 - 9 18,036 8,668 13,882