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Definition(s) for: 柳宗元

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
柳宗元 liǔ zōng yuán - Liu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动 and neoclassical 復古|复古 movements

List Ranking:

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
- - - 56,522 63,641

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
liǔ- surname Liu
liǔ- willow
liǔ- old variant of 柳[liu3]
liǔ- old variant of 柳[liu3]
zōng- surname Zong
zōng- school
- sect
- purpose
- model
- ancestor
- clan
- to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
- classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
yuán- surname Yuan
- Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
yuán- currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
- (bound form) first; original; primary
- (bound form) basic; fundamental
- (bound form) constituent; part
- (prefix) meta-
- (math.) argument; variable
- era (of a reign)
- (Tw) (geology) eon

Other Words Containing 柳宗元

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