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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 零星

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
零星 líng xīng - fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces
- sporadic; scattered

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
6 - 28,475 14,869 19,083

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
líng- zero
- nought
- zero sign
- fractional
- fragmentary
- odd (of numbers)
- (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
- fraction
- (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
- extra
- to wither and fall
- to wither
xīng- star
- heavenly body
- satellite
- small amount

Other Words Containing 零星

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
零星 6 - 28,475 14,869 19,083
零零星星 - - 52,592 83,356 76,687