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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 猝

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
猝 cù - abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

List Ranking for: 猝

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
- - 67,087 52,285 63,686

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 犭 卒

Radical:

犭

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

卒

Semantic:

犭

Hint:

Dog

Other Words Containing 猝

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
猝死 - - 27,315 19,977 18,102
猝不及防 - - 53,658 35,950 35,192
猝然 - - 61,466 44,658 61,547
猝 - - 67,087 52,285 63,686