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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 胡子
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 胡子 | hú zi | - beard - mustache or whiskers - facial hair - CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1] - (coll.) bandit |
List Ranking for: 胡子
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 6 | 2,891 | 9,962 | 6,735 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 胡 | hú | - surname Hu |
| 胡 | hú | - non-Han people, esp. from central Asia - reckless - outrageous - what? - why? - to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2]) |
| 胡 | hú | - see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4] |
| 胡 | hú | - beard - mustache - whiskers |
| 子 | zǐ | - son - child - seed - egg - small thing - 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat - viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] - ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) - subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 | zi | - (noun suffix) |
Other Words Containing 胡子
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