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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 自发

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
自发 zì fā - spontaneous

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
6 9 19,137 8,849 17,518

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
自 zì- (bound form) self; oneself
- from; since
- naturally; as a matter of course
发 fā- to send out
- to show (one's feeling)
- to issue
- to develop
- to make a bundle of money
- classifier for gunshots (rounds)
发 fà- hair
- Taiwan pr. [fa3]

Other Words Containing 自发

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
自发 6 9 19,137 8,849 17,518