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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 门生

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
门生 mén shēng - disciple
- student (of a famous master)

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
- - 42,254 54,521 73,207

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)
shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student

Other Words Containing 门生

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
门生 - - 42,254 54,521 73,207
得意门生 - - 52,117 75,362 73,172