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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 荒唐

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
荒唐 huāng táng - beyond belief
- preposterous
- absurd
- intemperate
- dissipated

List Ranking for: 荒唐

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 7 3,478 13,877 10,408

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
荒 huāng- desolate
- shortage
- scarce
- out of practice
- absurd
- uncultivated
- to neglect
唐 táng- Tang dynasty (618-907)
- surname Tang
唐 táng- to exaggerate
- empty
- in vain
- old variant of 螗[tang2]

Other Words Containing 荒唐

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
荒唐 6 7 3,478 13,877 10,408