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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 古装

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
古装 gǔ zhuāng - ancient costume
- period costume (in movies etc)

List Ranking for: 古装

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
- - 53,413 16,815 11,473

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
古 gǔ- surname Gu
古 gǔ- ancient
- old
- paleo-
装 zhuāng- adornment
- to adorn
- dress
- clothing
- costume (of an actor in a play)
- to play a role
- to pretend
- to install
- to fix
- to wrap (sth in a bag)
- to load
- to pack

Other Words Containing 古装

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
古装 - - 53,413 16,815 11,473