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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 酷刑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
酷刑 kù xíng - cruelty; torture

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
- - 14,661 29,984 24,152

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
酷 kù- ruthless
- strong (e.g. of wine)
- (loanword) cool
- hip
刑 xíng- surname Xing
刑 xíng- punishment
- penalty
- sentence
- torture
- corporal punishment

Other Words Containing 酷刑

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
酷刑 - - 14,661 29,984 24,152