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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 耿直
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 耿直 | gěng zhí | - honest; frank; candid |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 61,871 | 41,753 | 30,284 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 耿 | gěng | - surname Geng |
| 耿 | gěng | - (literary) bright; brilliant - honest; upright |
| 直 | zhí | - surname Zhi - Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God |
| 直 | zhí | - straight - to straighten - fair and reasonable - frank - straightforward - (indicates continuing motion or action) - vertical - vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters |
Other Words Containing 耿直
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 耿直 | - | 9 | 61,871 | 41,753 | 30,284 |