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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
sāo - (bound form) to disturb; to disrupt
- flirty; coquettish
- abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1]
- (literary) literary writings; poetry
- foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1])
- (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male

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
- - - 43,075 15,957

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

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Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

A flea 蚤 biting a horse 馬; 蚤 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing

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