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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 海市蜃楼

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
海市蜃楼 hǎi shì - shèn lóu - (idiom) (lit. and fig.) mirage

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
- - 34,351 41,731 25,799

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
hǎi- surname Hai
hǎi- ocean
- sea
- CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]
- great number of people or things
- (dialect) numerous
shì- market
- city
- CL:個|个[ge4]
shèn- giant clam
- (mythology) clam-monster said to breathe out a vapor that forms a mirage of buildings
lóu- surname Lou
lóu- house with more than 1 story
- storied building
- floor
- CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

Other Words Containing 海市蜃楼

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
海市蜃楼 - - 34,351 41,731 25,799