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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 火候
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 火候 | huǒ hou | - heat control - (fig.) mastery - (fig.) crucial moment |
List Ranking for: 火候
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 7 | 19,419 | 25,097 | 23,208 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 火 | huǒ | - surname Huo |
| 火 | huǒ | - fire - urgent - ammunition - fiery or flaming - internal heat (Chinese medicine) - hot (popular) - classifier for military units (old) - Kangxi radical 86 |
| 候 | hòu | - to wait - to inquire after - to watch - season - climate - (old) period of five days |
Other Words Containing 火候
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 火候 | - | 7 | 19,419 | 25,097 | 23,208 |