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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 棕色

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
棕色 zōng sè - brown

List Ranking for: 棕色

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 6 4,593 14,490 8,925

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
棕 zōng- palm
- palm fiber
- coir (coconut fiber)
- brown
棕 zōng- variant of 棕[zong1]
色 sè- color
- CL:種|种[zhong3]
- look
- appearance
- sex
色 shǎi- (coll.) color
- used in 色子[shai3zi5]

Other Words Containing 棕色

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
棕色 6 6 4,593 14,490 8,925
深棕色 - - 40,099 - -