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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 苇

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
苇 wěi - reed
- rush
- Phragmites communis

List Ranking for: 苇

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 19,472 29,923 34,280

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 艹 韦

Radical:

艹

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

韦

Semantic:

艹

Hint:

Grass

Other Words Containing 苇

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
苇 - - 19,472 29,923 34,280
芦苇 - - 31,978 23,951 22,014