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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 紧箍咒

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
紧箍咒 jǐn gū zhòu - the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4])
- a spell or incantation for controlling sb

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
- - 40,610 40,905 31,980

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
紧 jǐn- tight
- strict
- close at hand
- near
- urgent
- tense
- hard up
- short of money
- to tighten
箍 gū- hoop
- to bind with hoops
咒 zhòu- incantation
- magic spell
- curse
- malediction
- to revile
- to put a curse on sb
咒 zhòu- variant of 咒[zhou4]

Other Words Containing 紧箍咒

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
紧箍咒 - - 40,610 40,905 31,980