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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 牢
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 牢 | láo | - firm - sturdy - fold (for animals) - sacrifice - prison |
List Ranking for: 牢
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 | 2,695 | 9,332 | 7,125 |
Other Words Containing 牢
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 坐牢 | - | - | 2,685 | 26,664 | 18,353 |
| 牢 | - | 6 | 2,695 | 9,332 | 7,125 |
| 牢房 | - | - | 4,445 | 26,623 | 29,588 |
| 牢牢 | - | 7 | 10,210 | 8,907 | 12,450 |
| 地牢 | - | - | 10,268 | 48,736 | 51,811 |
| 牢狱 | - | - | 10,506 | 44,742 | 35,687 |
| 大牢 | - | - | 11,029 | 49,169 | 59,743 |
| 发牢骚 | - | - | 11,034 | 30,385 | 16,046 |
| 牢记 | - | 7 | 11,470 | 13,520 | 13,034 |
| 牢固 | 6 | 7 | 12,955 | 9,598 | 17,388 |
| 牢骚 | 6 | 7 | 15,361 | 24,129 | 13,696 |
| 监牢 | - | - | 16,117 | 61,596 | 58,694 |
| 牢笼 | - | - | 18,715 | 43,667 | 28,338 |
| 亡羊补牢 | - | 7 | 23,418 | 42,655 | 35,026 |
| 牢靠 | - | - | 26,603 | 39,701 | 34,281 |
| 满腹牢骚 | - | - | 49,872 | 95,874 | 77,423 |
| 水牢 | - | - | 51,841 | 87,499 | 87,668 |
| 画地为牢 | - | - | 72,871 | 74,613 | 42,454 |