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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 一字千金
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 一字千金 | yī zì qiān jīn | - one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) - (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect - each word is highly valued |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 93,974 | 47,655 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | - one - single - a (article) - as soon as - entire; whole; all; throughout - "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) - also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 字 | zì | - letter - symbol - character - word - CL:個|个[ge4] - courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China |
| 千 | qiān | - thousand |
| 千 | qiān | - used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1qian1] |
| 金 | jīn | - surname Jin - surname Kim (Korean) - Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) |
| 金 | jīn | - gold - chemical element Au - generic term for lustrous and ductile metals - money - golden - highly respected - one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] |
Other Words Containing 一字千金
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 |
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