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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 红烧

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
红烧 hóng shāo - to braise in soy sauce until reddish-brown

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
- - 33,405 16,104 7,023

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
红 hóng- surname Hong
红 gōng- used in 女紅|女红[nu:3gong1]
红 hóng- red
- popular
- revolutionary
- bonus
烧 shāo- to burn
- to cook
- to stew
- to bake
- to roast
- to heat
- to boil (tea, water etc)
- fever
- to run a temperature
- (coll.) to let things go to one's head

Other Words Containing 红烧

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
红烧 - - 33,405 16,104 7,023
红烧肉 - - 83,563 - -