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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 萌芽

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
萌芽 méng yá - (of a seed) to germinate
- (of a plant) to sprout; to bud
- sprout; bud
- (also used figuratively)

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 9 22,036 17,847 21,895

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
萌 méng- (bound form) to sprout; to bud
- (coll.) cute; adorable (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萌え "moe", affection for an anime or manga character)
- (literary) common people (variant of 氓[meng2])
芽 yá- bud
- sprout

Other Words Containing 萌芽

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
萌芽 6 9 22,036 17,847 21,895