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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 饥荒

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
饥荒 jī huāng - crop failure
- famine
- debt
- difficulty

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
- - 15,338 34,624 22,593

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
饥 jī- (bound form) hungry
饥 jī- variant of 飢|饥[ji1]
荒 huāng- desolate
- shortage
- scarce
- out of practice
- absurd
- uncultivated
- to neglect

Other Words Containing 饥荒

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
饥荒 - - 15,338 34,624 22,593