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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蒲扇

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
蒲扇 pú shàn - palm-leaf fan
- cattail-leaf fan

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
- - 79,045 62,895 55,689

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Pu
- old place name
- refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis
- common cattail
- bullrush
shān- to fan
- to slap sb on the face
shàn- fan
- sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth
- classifier for doors, windows etc

Other Words Containing 蒲扇

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
蒲扇 - - 79,045 62,895 55,689