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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 烧麦

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
烧麦 shāo mài - shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
- also written 燒賣|烧卖[shao1 mai4]

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
- - - 70,907 33,190

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
烧 shāo- to burn
- to cook
- to stew
- to bake
- to roast
- to heat
- to boil (tea, water etc)
- fever
- to run a temperature
- (coll.) to let things go to one's head
麦 mài- surname Mai
麦 mài- wheat; barley; oats
- mic (abbr. for 麥克風|麦克风[mai4ke4feng1])

Other Words Containing 烧麦

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