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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 杵

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
杵 chǔ - pestle
- to poke

List Ranking for: 杵

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
- - 21,545 32,911 27,209

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 木 午

Radical:

木

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

午

Semantic:

木

Hint:

Wood

Other Words Containing 杵

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
杵 - - 21,545 32,911 27,209