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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 诸葛亮

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
诸葛亮 zhū gě liàng - Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period
- the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius
- (fig.) a mastermind

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
- - 32,478 13,603 9,256

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
诸 zhū- surname Zhu
诸 zhū- all
- various
葛 gě- surname Ge
葛 gé- kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
- hemp cloth
亮 liàng- bright; light
- to shine; to flash
- loud and clear
- to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)

Other Words Containing 诸葛亮

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
诸葛亮 - - 32,478 13,603 9,256