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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 灰姑娘

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
灰姑娘 huī gū niang - Cinderella
- a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity

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
- - 8,814 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
灰 huī- ash
- dust
- lime
- gray
- discouraged; dejected
姑 gū- paternal aunt
- husband's sister
- husband's mother (old)
- nun
- for the time being (literary)
娘 niáng- mother
- young lady
- (coll.) effeminate
娘 niáng- variant of 娘[niang2]

Other Words Containing 灰姑娘

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
灰姑娘 - - 8,814 - -