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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 自杀

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
自杀 zì shā - to kill oneself
- to commit suicide
- to attempt suicide

List Ranking for: 自杀

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 1,009 4,720 4,190

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
自 zì- (bound form) self; oneself
- from; since
- naturally; as a matter of course
杀 shā- to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
- to weaken; to reduce
- (dialect) to smart
- (used after a verb) extremely

Other Words Containing 自杀

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
自杀 - 6 1,009 4,720 4,190