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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 挠头

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
挠头 náo tóu - tricky
- problematic
- difficult
- to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)

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
- - 35,753 33,468 31,002

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
挠 náo- to scratch
- to thwart
- to yield
头 tóu- head
- hair style
- the top
- end
- beginning or end
- a stub
- remnant
- chief
- boss
- side
- aspect
- first
- leading
- classifier for pigs or livestock
- CL:個|个[ge4]
头 tou- suffix for nouns

Other Words Containing 挠头

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 (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
挠头 - - 35,753 33,468 31,002