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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 牛郎

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
牛郎 niú láng - Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女
- Altair (star)
牛郎 niú láng - cowherd boy
- (slang) male prostitute

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
- - 25,215 35,777 19,021

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
牛 niú- surname Niu
牛 niú- ox
- cow
- bull
- CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]
- newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4])
- (slang) awesome
郎 láng- surname Lang
郎 láng- (arch.) minister
- official
- noun prefix denoting function or status
- a youth

Other Words Containing 牛郎

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
牛郎 - - 25,215 35,777 19,021