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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 三从四德
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 三从四德 | sān cóng sì dé | - Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 68,873 | 37,337 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 三 | sān | - surname San |
| 三 | sān | - three - 3 |
| 从 | cóng | - variant of 從|从[cong2] |
| 从 | cóng | - surname Cong |
| 从 | cóng | - from; through; via - (bound form) to follow - (bound form) to obey - (bound form) to engage in (an activity) - (used before a negative) ever - (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant - (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate - (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 四 | sì | - four - 4 |
| 德 | dé | - Germany - German - abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2] |
| 德 | dé | - virtue - goodness - morality - ethics - kindness - favor - character - kind |
| 德 | dé | - variant of 德[de2] |
| 德 | dé | - variant of 德[de2] |
Other Words Containing 三从四德
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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