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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 喻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
喻 yù - surname Yu
喻 yù - to describe sth as
- an analogy
- a simile
- a metaphor
- an allegory

List Ranking for: 喻

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
- - 15,044 14,767 17,134

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 口 俞

Radical:

口

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

俞

Semantic:

口

Hint:

Mouth

Other Words Containing 喻

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
比喻 6 5 6,594 10,707 9,919
不可理喻 - - 9,572 37,150 20,448
喻 - - 15,044 14,767 17,134
隐喻 - - 17,196 33,289 29,319
家喻户晓 6 7 20,580 19,414 33,516
暗喻 - - 21,551 68,559 48,574
不言而喻 6 7 23,274 17,869 26,145
明喻 - - 55,466 - -