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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 辟邪

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
辟邪 bì xié - to ward off evil spirits
- mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1])

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
- - 32,504 39,138 20,676

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- (literary) king; monarch
- (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service
- (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4])
- (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4])
- penal law
- variant of 闢|辟[pi4]
- to open (a door)
- to open up (for development)
- to dispel; to refute; to repudiate
- (bound form) penetrating; incisive
xié- demonic
- iniquitous
- nefarious
- evil
- unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine)
- (coll.) strange
- abnormal
xié- old variant of 邪[xie2]

Other Words Containing 辟邪

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
辟邪 - - 32,504 39,138 20,676