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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 炮灰

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
炮灰 pào huī - cannon fodder

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
- - 28,462 35,102 19,245

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
炮 bāo- to sauté
- to fry
- to dry by heating
炮 páo- to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
炮 pào- cannon
- CL:座[zuo4]
- firecracker
炮 pào- variant of 炮[pao4]
灰 huī- ash
- dust
- lime
- gray
- discouraged; dejected

Other Words Containing 炮灰

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
炮灰 - - 28,462 35,102 19,245