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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 苦笑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
苦笑 kǔ xiào - to force a smile
- a bitter laugh

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 42,906 7,436 16,043

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
苦 kǔ- bitter
- hardship
- pain
- to suffer
- to bring suffering to
- painstakingly
笑 xiào- to laugh; to smile
- to laugh at
笑 xiào- old variant of 笑[xiao4]

Other Words Containing 苦笑

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
苦笑 - 9 42,906 7,436 16,043