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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 独生

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
独生 dú shēng - only (child); without siblings
- to be the sole survivor

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
- - - 43,741 46,212

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
独 dú- alone
- independent
- single
- sole
- only
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student

Other Words Containing 独生

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
独生子 - - 18,063 53,601 52,015
独生女 - - 19,450 58,684 60,092
独生子女 - - 53,208 18,130 24,536