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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 反骨

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
反骨 fǎn gǔ - (physiognomy) protruding bone at the back of the head, regarded as a sign of a renegade nature

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
- - - 95,269 58,071

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
反 fǎn- contrary
- in reverse
- inside out or upside down
- to reverse
- to return
- to oppose
- opposite
- against
- anti-
- to rebel
- to use analogy
- instead
- abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
骨 gū- used in 骨碌碌[gu1lu4lu4]
- used in 骨碌[gu1lu5]
骨 gǔ- bone

Other Words Containing 反骨

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo