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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 读书人

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
读书人 dú shū rén - scholar; intellectual

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
- - 31,951 26,326 24,280

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dòu- comma
- phrase marked by pause
- to read out; to read aloud
- to read
- to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
- to pronounce
shū- abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
shū- book
- letter
- document
- CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]
- to write
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Other Words Containing 读书人

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
读书人 - - 31,951 26,326 24,280