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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 豆蔻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
豆蔻 dòu kòu - cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
- fig. a girl's teenage years
- maidenhood
- a budding beauty

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
- - 34,103 57,009 30,143

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
豆 dòu- legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4])
- (old) stemmed cup or bowl
豆 dòu- legume; pulse; bean; pea (variant of 豆[dou4])
蔻 kòu- used in 豆蔻[dou4kou4]

Other Words Containing 豆蔻

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
肉豆蔻 - - 27,562 99,730 70,093
豆蔻 - - 34,103 57,009 30,143
豆蔻年华 - - 64,568 75,318 40,786