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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 火候

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
火候 huǒ hou - heat control
- (fig.) mastery
- (fig.) crucial moment

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 19,419 25,097 23,208

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
huǒ- surname Huo
huǒ- fire
- urgent
- ammunition
- fiery or flaming
- internal heat (Chinese medicine)
- hot (popular)
- classifier for military units (old)
- Kangxi radical 86
hòu- to wait
- to inquire after
- to watch
- season
- climate
- (old) period of five days

Other Words Containing 火候

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
火候 - 9 19,419 25,097 23,208