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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 门可罗雀

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
门可罗雀 mén kě luó què - lit. you can net sparrows at the door (idiom)
- fig. completely deserted

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
- - 56,613 58,504 64,947

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
mén- surname Men
mén- gate
- door
- CL:扇[shan4]
- gateway
- doorway
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- opening
- valve
- switch
- way to do something
- knack
- family
- house
- (religious) sect
- school (of thought)
- class
- category
- phylum or division (taxonomy)
- classifier for large guns
- classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
- (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
- (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
- to approve; to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
- but; however
- used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
luó- surname Luo
luó- gauze
- to collect
- to gather
- to catch
- to sift
qiāo- a freckle
- lentigo
què- (bound form) small bird
- sparrow
- also pr. [qiao3]

Other Words Containing 门可罗雀

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
门可罗雀 - - 56,613 58,504 64,947