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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 麸

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
麸 fū - variant of 麩|麸[fu1]
麸 fū - bran

List Ranking for: 麸

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 20,734 76,646 76,451

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 麦 夫

Radical:

麦

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

夫

Semantic:

麦

Hint:

Wheat

Other Words Containing 麸

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
麸 - - 20,734 76,646 76,451
麦麸 - - 40,759 67,868 47,516
麸皮 - - 56,374 73,560 110,539