Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:

Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
zhǒu - elbow
- pork shoulder

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
- - 16,879 13,782 14,544

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Pictographic

Hint:

A arm carrying an object 寸 at the side of the body ⺼

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
手肘 - - 14,570 34,415 19,734
- - 16,879 13,782 14,544
胳膊肘 - - 19,726 - -
肘子 - - 33,541 42,559 20,703
捉襟见肘 - - 43,583 29,434 47,463
掣肘 - - 94,789 46,452 68,327