Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:

Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
- surname Xu
- to allow
- to permit
- to promise
- to praise
- somewhat
- perhaps

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
- 7 2,249 1,828 3,042

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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
也许 4 2 164 1,040 661
或许 6 4 414 2,044 1,206
允许 4 6 1,095 2,130 3,353
不许 - 5 1,339 6,499 4,281
许多 4 2 1,399 541 1,594
- 7 2,249 1,828 3,042
许可 6 5 3,673 5,920 17,649
许诺 - - 7,746 16,517 14,386
许可证 - 7 7,912 5,546 20,398
许愿 - - 9,251 13,252 5,109
准许 - 7 9,279 22,118 35,582
容许 - 8 10,382 18,120 20,195
些许 - - 13,004 12,228 8,893
特许 - - 14,858 9,889 35,507
少许 - - 16,718 9,036 4,385
许久 - - 18,315 11,326 8,608
兴许 - - 18,430 35,930 24,266
默许 - - 23,109 30,130 36,275
赞许 - 9 25,220 23,050 31,103
稍许 - - 30,256 57,732 46,247
特许权 - - 40,819 - -
许配 - - 53,926 58,115 47,951
何许人 - - 68,467 - -
几许 - - 92,949 32,715 20,929
称许 - - 96,127 71,216 44,789