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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 菩萨

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
菩萨 pú sà - (Buddhism) bodhisattva

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 22,453 13,071 7,060

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- used in 菩薩|菩萨[pu2sa4]
- used in 菩提[pu2ti2]
- Bodhisattva
- surname Sa

Other Words Containing 菩萨

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
菩萨 - 9 22,453 13,071 7,060
活菩萨 - - 62,664 101,306 61,512
泥菩萨 - - 67,102 - -