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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 匙

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
匙 chí - spoon
匙 shi - used in 鑰匙|钥匙[yao4 shi5]

List Ranking for: 匙

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
- - 9,700 16,013 7,919

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿺ 是 匕

Radical:

匕

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

是

Semantic:

匕

Hint:

Spoon

Other Words Containing 匙

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
钥匙 4 4 837 5,876 3,761
匙 - - 9,700 16,013 7,919
汤匙 - - 17,827 25,178 11,897
茶匙 - - 41,956 38,019 16,964