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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 苦瓜

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
苦瓜 kǔ guā - bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)

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
- - 27,867 18,060 7,937

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
苦 kǔ- bitter
- hardship
- pain
- to suffer
- to bring suffering to
- painstakingly
瓜 guā- melon; gourd; squash
- (slang) a piece of gossip

Other Words Containing 苦瓜

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
苦瓜 - - 27,867 18,060 7,937