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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 搞

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
搞 gǎo - to do
- to make
- to go in for
- to set up
- to get hold of
- to take care of

List Ranking for: 搞

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
5 5 221 556 259

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 扌 高

Radical:

扌

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

高

Semantic:

扌

Hint:

Hand

Other Words Containing 搞

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
搞 5 5 221 556 259
搞鬼 - 7 12,475 59,326 44,270
搞好 - - 13,837 4,074 13,214
搞头 - - 26,013 74,209 43,072
搞活 - - 60,733 16,793 56,344