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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 黑手

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
黑手 hēi shǒu - (fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes
- hidden hand
- (Tw) mechanic
- blue-collar worker
- manual laborer

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
- 8 10,191 20,687 20,542

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
hēi- abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
hēi- black
- dark
- sinister
- secret
- shady
- illegal
- to hide (sth) away
- to vilify
- (loanword) to hack (computing)
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 黑手

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
黑手党 - - 7,829 39,145 44,851
黑手 - 8 10,191 20,687 20,542