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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 荼

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
荼 tú - thistle
- common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
- bitter (taste)
- cruel
- flowering grass in profusion

List Ranking for: 荼

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
- - 36,616 34,401 17,936

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 艹 余

Radical:

艹

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

余

Semantic:

艹

Hint:

Plant

Other Words Containing 荼

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
如火如荼 - - 35,474 16,374 23,116
荼 - - 36,616 34,401 17,936
荼毒 - - 37,054 63,647 35,946
曼荼罗 - - 44,052 - -