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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 烘托

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
烘托 hōng tuō - background (of a painting)
- backdrop
- a foil (to set off something to advantage)
- to offset (something to advantage)

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 49,967 26,985 27,446

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
hōng- to bake
- to heat by fire
- to set off by contrast
tuō- to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm
- sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest)
- (bound form) a shill
- to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託|托[tuo1])
- torr (unit of pressure)
tuō- to trust
- to entrust
- to be entrusted with
- to act as trustee

Other Words Containing 烘托

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
烘托 - 9 49,967 26,985 27,446