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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 胸有成竹

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu - chéng zhú - (idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind

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 21,996 31,906 44,040

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiōng- chest
- bosom
- heart
- mind
- thorax
xiōng- variant of 胸[xiong1]
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
chéng- surname Cheng
- short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2du1]
chéng- to succeed
- to finish
- to complete
- to accomplish
- to become
- to turn into
- to be all right
- OK!
- one tenth
zhú- bamboo
- CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]
- Kangxi radical 118

Other Words Containing 胸有成竹

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
胸有成竹 - 9 21,996 31,906 44,040