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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 竽

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
竽 yú - free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used in ancient China

List Ranking for: 竽

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
- - - 48,648 43,759

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ ⺮ 于

Radical:

⺮

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

于

Semantic:

⺮

Hint:

Flute

Other Words Containing 竽

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
滥竽充数 - - 43,104 64,503 52,076