Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:

Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
láo - firm
- sturdy
- fold (for animals)
- sacrifice
- prison

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
- 6 2,695 9,332 7,125

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

A stable 宀 where cattle are kept 牛

Other Words Containing

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
坐牢 - - 2,685 26,664 18,353
- 6 2,695 9,332 7,125
牢房 - - 4,445 26,623 29,588
牢牢 - 8 10,210 8,907 12,450
地牢 - - 10,268 48,736 51,811
牢狱 - - 10,506 44,742 35,687
大牢 - - 11,029 49,169 59,743
发牢骚 - - 11,034 30,385 16,046
牢记 - 8 11,470 13,520 13,034
牢固 6 8 12,955 9,598 17,388
牢骚 6 - 15,361 24,129 13,696
监牢 - - 16,117 61,596 58,694
牢笼 - - 18,715 43,667 28,338
亡羊补牢 - 9 23,418 42,655 35,026
牢靠 - - 26,603 39,701 34,281
满腹牢骚 - - 49,872 95,874 77,423
水牢 - - 51,841 87,499 87,668
画地为牢 - - 72,871 74,613 42,454