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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 琴棋书画
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 琴棋书画 | qín - qí - shū - huà | - (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 54,914 | 37,811 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 琴 | qín | - guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither) - musical instrument in general |
| 琴 | qín | - variant of 琴[qin2], guqin or zither |
| 棋 | qí | - chess - chess-like game - a game of chess - CL:盤|盘[pan2] - chess piece - CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] |
| 棋 | qí | - variant of 棋[qi2] |
| 棋 | qí | - variant of 棋[qi2] |
| 书 | shū | - abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] |
| 书 | shū | - book - letter - document - CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] - to write |
| 画 | huà | - to draw; to paint - picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]) - to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) - stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) - (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) |
Other Words Containing 琴棋书画
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 |
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