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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 状元
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 状元 | zhuàng yuán | - top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) - see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] - top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] - (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field - leading light |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 35,653 | 11,410 | 16,098 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 状 | zhuàng | - (bound form) form; appearance; shape - (bound form) state; condition - (bound form) to describe - (bound form) written complaint; lawsuit - (bound form) certificate |
| 元 | yuán | - surname Yuan - Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) |
| 元 | yuán | - currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) - (bound form) first; original; primary - (bound form) basic; fundamental - (bound form) constituent; part - (prefix) meta- - (math.) argument; variable - era (of a reign) - (Tw) (geology) eon |
Other Words Containing 状元
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 状元 | - | 9 | 35,653 | 11,410 | 16,098 |