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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 木秀于林

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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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
- - - 103,009 65,512

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Mu
- (bound form) tree
- (bound form) wood
- unresponsive; numb; wooden
xiù- (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful
- (bound form) superior; excellent
- (loanword) show
- (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears
- surname Yu
- to go
- to take
- sentence-final interrogative particle
- variant of 於|于[yu2]
- (of time or place) in; at; on
- (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
- (indicating a source) from; out of
- (used in comparison) than
- (used in the passive voice) by
lín- surname Lin
- Japanese surname Hayashi
lín- (bound form) woods; forest
- (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
- (bound form) a collection (of similar things)

Other Words Containing 木秀于林

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo