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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 法家
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 法家 | fǎ jiā | - the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475-221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of rigidly applied punishments and rewards for specific behaviors.) - a Legalist |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 40,576 | 46,175 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 法 | fǎ | - France - French - abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2] - Taiwan pr. [Fa4] |
| 法 | fǎ | - law - method - way - to emulate - (Buddhism) dharma - (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists - (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1]) |
| 法 | fǎ | - variant of 法[fa3] |
| 法 | fǎ | - old variant of 法[fa3] - law |
| 家 | jiā | - home - family - (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) - classifier for families or businesses - refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China - noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 家 | jiā | - used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1ju4] |
Other Words Containing 法家
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 (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 书法家 | - | - | 66,619 | 23,249 | 27,590 |