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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 枷

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
枷 jiā - cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)

List Ranking for: 枷

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
- - 45,506 24,611 38,196

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 木 加

Radical:

木

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

加

Semantic:

木

Hint:

Wood

Other Words Containing 枷

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
枷锁 - - 15,391 26,071 17,621
枷 - - 45,506 24,611 38,196
连枷 - - 55,514 - -