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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 荼毒

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
荼毒 tú dú - (literary) to cause great suffering

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
- - 37,054 63,647 35,946

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
荼 tú- thistle
- common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
- bitter (taste)
- cruel
- flowering grass in profusion
毒 dú- poison
- to poison
- poisonous
- malicious
- cruel
- fierce
- narcotics

Other Words Containing 荼毒

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
荼毒 - - 37,054 63,647 35,946