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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
- to punish; to penalize; to fine
- variant of 罰|罚[fa2]

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
- 5 3,645 3,138 4,428

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

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Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

Simplified form of 罰; to punish 刂 the accused 詈

Other Words Containing

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
惩罚 6 7 1,945 6,766 6,012
- 5 3,645 3,138 4,428
处罚 - 5 8,429 2,854 10,651
罚款 5 5 9,515 4,326 7,712
罚球 - - 16,721 15,108 28,555
罚金 - - 17,283 14,537 28,287
刑罚 - - 17,750 16,974 35,046
判罚 - - 22,936 14,222 38,871
惩罚性 - - 28,113 40,383 80,094
责罚 - - 28,142 49,205 55,294
体罚 - - 28,267 31,796 27,278
重罚 - - 42,536 27,792 32,294
主罚 - - 65,469 - -
赏罚 - - 69,774 63,076 68,413
罚没 - - 83,227 - -