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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 竖

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
竖 shù - variant of 豎|竖[shu4]
竖 shù - to erect
- vertical
- vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

List Ranking for: 竖

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
6 6 8,385 9,986 8,324

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱⿰ 刂 又 立

Radical:

立

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

A person 又 standing 立 as straight as a knife 刂

Other Words Containing 竖

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
竖 6 6 8,385 9,986 8,324
竖起 - - 12,857 15,425 13,980
竖琴 - - 18,061 64,978 41,573
横竖 - - 38,445 39,014 23,287
竖立 - 7 43,928 27,820 37,854
竖井 - - 52,644 60,202 120,170