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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 鞭炮

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鞭炮 biān pào - firecrackers
- string of small firecrackers
- CL:枚[mei2]

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
5 9 23,141 10,912 6,060

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
biān- whip or lash
- to flog
- to whip
- conductor's baton
- segmented iron weapon (old)
- penis (of animal, served as food)
bāo- to sauté
- to fry
- to dry by heating
páo- to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
pào- cannon
- CL:座[zuo4]
- firecracker
pào- variant of 炮[pao4]

Other Words Containing 鞭炮

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
鞭炮 5 9 23,141 10,912 6,060