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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 钱钟书
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 钱钟书 | qián zhōng shū | - Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), Chinese scholar and writer, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城[Wei2cheng2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 38,795 | 24,002 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 钱 | qián | - surname Qian |
| 钱 | qián | - coin - money - CL:筆|笔[bi3] - unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3] |
| 钟 | zhōng | - surname Zhong |
| 钟 | zhōng | - handleless cup; goblet - (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc) - variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1] |
| 钟 | zhōng | - a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]) - clock (CL:座[zuo4]) - amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc) |
| 书 | shū | - abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] |
| 书 | shū | - book - letter - document - CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] - to write |
Other Words Containing 钱钟书
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 |
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