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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 涂鸦

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
涂鸦 tú yā - graffiti
- scrawl
- poor calligraphy
- to write badly
- to scribble

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
- - 9,141 19,476 9,701

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
涂 tú- surname Tu
涂 tú- variant of 途[tu2]
涂 tú- to apply (paint etc)
- to smear
- to daub
- to blot out
- to scribble
- to scrawl
- (literary) mud
- street
鸦 yā- crow
鸦 yā- variant of 鴉|鸦[ya1]

Other Words Containing 涂鸦

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
涂鸦 - - 9,141 19,476 9,701