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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 牵牛

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
牵牛 qiān niú - Altair (star)
- Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女
牵牛 qiān niú - morning glory (Pharbitis nil)

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
- - 53,767 54,493 43,698

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
牵 qiān- to lead along
- to pull (an animal on a tether)
- (bound form) to involve
- to draw in
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

Other Words Containing 牵牛

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
牵牛花 - - 23,453 68,708 46,251
牵牛 - - 53,767 54,493 43,698
牵牛星 - - 98,776 - 108,200