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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 描

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
描 miáo - to depict
- to trace (a drawing)
- to copy
- to touch up

List Ranking for: 描

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
- - 22,282 20,848 15,343

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 扌 苗

Radical:

扌

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

苗

Semantic:

扌

Hint:

Hand

Other Words Containing 描

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
描述 - 5 2,231 4,162 5,833
扫描 - 6 3,597 6,136 9,301
描绘 6 6 9,275 9,459 11,345
描写 5 6 9,991 8,498 14,830
扫描仪 - - 12,047 - -
素描 - - 12,326 24,422 14,956
扫描器 - - 20,194 78,890 76,406
描 - - 22,282 20,848 15,343
轻描淡写 - - 23,135 25,093 23,885
描画 - - 46,199 45,390 30,859
描图 - - 62,953 - 76,831