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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 鲜卑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鲜卑 xiān bēi - Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples

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
- - - 25,500 63,696

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiǎn- variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]
xiǎn- variant of 尟|鲜[xian3]
xiān- fresh
- bright (in color)
- delicious
- tasty
- delicacy
- aquatic foods
xiǎn- few
- rare
xiān- fish
- old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian1]
xiǎn- old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]
bēi- low
- base
- vulgar
- inferior
- humble

Other Words Containing 鲜卑

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