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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 黄泉

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
黄泉 huáng quán - the Yellow Springs
- the underworld of Chinese mythology
- the equivalent of Hades or Hell

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
- - 15,010 31,359 24,424

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
黄 huáng- surname Huang or Hwang
黄 huáng- yellow
- pornographic
- to fall through
泉 quán- spring (small stream)
- mouth of a spring
- coin (archaic)

Other Words Containing 黄泉

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
黄泉 - - 15,010 31,359 24,424