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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 生肖

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
生肖 shēng xiào - one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
- animal from the Chinese zodiac

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
- - 57,218 19,564 12,579

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
肖 xiāo- surname Xiao
- Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]
肖 xiào- similar
- resembling
- to resemble
- to be like

Other Words Containing 生肖

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
生肖 - - 57,218 19,564 12,579