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Definition(s) for: 后羿

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
后羿 hòu yì - Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e

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
- - - 41,749 44,698

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
后 hòu- surname Hou
后 hòu- empress
- queen
- (archaic) monarch
- ruler
后 hòu- back
- behind
- rear
- afterwards
- after
- later
- post-
羿 yì- surname Yi
- name of a legendary archer (also called 后羿[Hou4 Yi4])

Other Words Containing 后羿

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