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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 窑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
窑 yáo - kiln
- oven
- coal pit
- cave dwelling
- (coll.) brothel
窑 yáo - variant of 窯|窑[yao2]

List Ranking for: 窑

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
- 7 20,812 8,604 19,308

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 穴 缶

Radical:

穴

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

An oven 穴 where pots 缶 are fired; 缶 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing 窑

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
窑 - 7 20,812 8,604 19,308
土窑 - - 32,615 86,468 94,394
窑子 - - 50,021 73,721 57,672
窑洞 - - 82,209 34,648 48,927