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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 食指

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
食指 shí zhǐ - index finger
- (literary) mouths to feed

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
- - 15,978 15,096 9,307

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
食 shí- to eat
- food
- animal feed
- eclipse
食 sì- to feed (a person or animal)
指 zhǐ- finger
- to point at or to
- to indicate or refer to
- to depend on
- to count on
- (of hair) to stand on end

Other Words Containing 食指

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
食指 - - 15,978 15,096 9,307