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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 牧童

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
牧童 mù tóng - shepherd boy

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
- - 40,700 58,907 47,299

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
牧 mù- surname Mu
牧 mù- to herd
- to breed livestock
- to govern (old)
- government official (old)
童 tóng- surname Tong
童 tóng- child

Other Words Containing 牧童

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
牧童 - - 40,700 58,907 47,299