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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 美术

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
美术 měi shù - art
- fine arts
- painting
- CL:種|种[zhong3]

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
5 3 10,964 7,380 8,022

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
měi- (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1])
- (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2])
měi- beautiful
- very satisfactory; good
- to beautify
- to be pleased with oneself
shù- method
- technique
zhú- various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea

Other Words Containing 美术

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
美术 5 3 10,964 7,380 8,022
美术馆 - - 19,199 26,009 18,254
美术品 - - 41,278 - -
工艺美术 - - 80,835 22,929 41,556