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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
wèi - to fear

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
- - 14,924 15,762 14,766

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Pictographic

Hint:

A monster with a scary head 田

Other Words Containing

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
畏惧 6 8 8,412 14,295 11,551
敬畏 - - 9,590 17,761 12,061
- - 14,924 15,762 14,766
畏缩 - 9 20,003 49,636 39,973
畏罪 - - 24,858 69,557 85,754
大无畏 - - 25,059 35,963 35,068
不畏 - - 27,900 20,149 18,304
畏首畏尾 - - 35,894 59,578 39,797
畏缩不前 - - 41,361 83,889 56,084
望而生畏 - - 63,395 46,837 56,231
敌敌畏 - - 67,047 40,302 24,805
不畏强暴 - - 87,848 - -
畏怯 - - 94,096 97,616 -
畏难 - - 96,492 39,858 75,821