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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 王八

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
王八 wáng ba - softshell turtle
- cuckold
- (old) male owner of a brothel

List Ranking for: 王八

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 3,315 27,221 13,639

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
王 wáng- surname Wang
王 wáng- king or monarch
- best or strongest of its type
- grand
- great
王 wàng- (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)
八 bā- eight

Other Words Containing 王八

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
王八 - - 3,315 27,221 13,639