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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 牌楼

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
牌楼 pái lou - decorated archway

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
- - - 31,784 36,714

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
pái- signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4])
- brand; trademark (CL:個|个[ge4])
- mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1])
- (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2pai2] and 曲牌[qu3pai2])
lóu- surname Lou
lóu- house with more than 1 story
- storied building
- floor
- CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

Other Words Containing 牌楼

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