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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 嫡系
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 嫡系 | dí xì | - direct line of descent - under one's personal command - school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine |
List Ranking for: 嫡系
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 35,171 | 38,714 | 58,931 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 嫡 | dí | - (bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶[shu4]) |
| 系 | xì | - system - department - faculty |
| 系 | xì | - to connect - to relate to - to tie up - to bind - to be (literary) |
| 系 | jì | - to tie - to fasten - to button up |
| 系 | xì | - to connect - to arrest - to worry |
Other Words Containing 嫡系
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 嫡系 | - | - | 35,171 | 38,714 | 58,931 |