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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 茄子
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 茄子 | qié zi | - eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) - aubergine - brinjal - Guinea squash - phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed) - equivalent of "say cheese" |
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 | 8,548 | 12,990 | 5,447 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 茄 | jiā | - phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夾|夹[jia2] is more common |
| 茄 | qié | - eggplant |
| 子 | zǐ | - son - child - seed - egg - small thing - 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat - viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] - ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) - subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 | zi | - (noun suffix) |
Other Words Containing 茄子
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 茄子 | - | 6 | 8,548 | 12,990 | 5,447 |