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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 顾名思义

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
顾名思义 gù míng sī yì - as the name implies

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
- - 49,731 31,525 33,670

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Gu
- to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
míng- name
- noun (part of speech)
- place (e.g. among winners)
- famous
- classifier for people
- to think
- to consider
- surname Yi
- (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4da4li4])
- justice
- righteousness
- meaning
- foster (father etc)
- adopted
- artificial (tooth, limb etc)
- relationship
- friendship

Other Words Containing 顾名思义

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
顾名思义 - - 49,731 31,525 33,670