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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 绍

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
绍 shào - surname Shao
绍 shào - to continue
- to carry on

List Ranking for: 绍

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
- - 36,559 21,244 21,078

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 纟 召

Radical:

纟

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

召

Semantic:

纟

Hint:

Thread

Other Words Containing 绍

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
介绍 2 2 1,136 425 1,627
比绍 - - 14,266 93,384 -
介绍信 - - 25,970 34,309 58,719
绍 - - 36,559 21,244 21,078