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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 昆虫
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 昆虫 | kūn chóng | - insect - CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],堆[dui1] |
List Ranking for: 昆虫
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 8,037 | 15,681 | 19,731 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 昆 | kūn | - descendant - elder brother - a style of Chinese poetry |
| 昆 | kūn | - variant of 崑|昆[kun1] |
| 昆 | kūn | - used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2] - (also used for transliteration) |
| 虫 | chóng | - variant of 蟲|虫[chong2] |
| 虫 | chóng | - lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures - CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] - (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic |
Other Words Containing 昆虫
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