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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 调

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
调 diào - to transfer
- to move (troops or cadres)
- to investigate
- to enquire into
- accent
- view
- argument
- key (in music)
- mode (music)
- tune
- tone
- melody
调 tiáo - to harmonize
- to reconcile
- to blend
- to suit well
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to season (food)
- to provoke
- to incite

List Ranking for: 调

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
- 5 1,523 1,440 1,451

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 讠 周

Radical:

讠

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

周

Semantic:

讠

Hint:

Speech

Other Words Containing 调

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
调查 4 4 532 496 2,133
调 - 5 1,523 1,440 1,451
调整 5 5 3,479 585 2,414
调情 - - 4,653 28,556 15,115
低调 - 7 5,331 4,769 2,208
强调 5 5 6,473 1,204 4,706
空调 3 3 6,489 3,031 3,939
协调 5 6 6,606 1,799 7,388
调头 - - 7,867 26,172 19,639
调味 - - 8,564 15,796 7,274
调节 6 6 10,338 2,928 5,381
调动 6 6 10,401 4,834 17,371
调皮 5 5 11,072 13,528 8,457
失调 - - 11,829 12,805 13,389
音调 - - 12,270 32,318 29,078
调料 6 7 12,701 15,409 7,640
调子 - - 12,959 29,415 22,185
调戏 - - 13,253 12,604 4,863
单调 5 6 13,364 12,700 9,798
调度 - 7 13,431 9,807 24,848
腔调 - - 13,452 26,398 12,932
调解 6 7 13,661 7,135 19,509
陈词滥调 - - 14,082 75,100 58,794
调教 - - 14,486 22,684 17,154
语调 - - 14,965 20,787 24,001
情调 - 7 15,494 13,599 8,196
格调 - - 15,614 17,292 12,935
烹调 - 7 16,897 20,512 19,234
调换 - - 17,054 22,331 30,759
小调 - - 17,915 33,132 24,343
曲调 - - 18,270 28,191 24,345
调配 - - 18,424 14,612 22,736
步调 - - 18,620 35,327 29,924
唱反调 - - 18,726 48,840 34,585
调频 - - 19,650 27,669 28,741
走调 - - 20,673 67,804 37,356
大调 - - 20,685 48,732 35,762
调试 - 7 20,853 12,923 21,899
声调 5 6 20,917 25,806 34,840
调遣 - - 21,130 43,483 66,554
调研 - 5 21,230 4,367 10,569
调和 6 7 21,913 15,893 16,567
调停 - - 22,277 43,828 58,178
调制 - - 22,281 16,001 23,888
调转 - - 22,596 33,884 22,350
调侃 - 7 22,674 15,464 11,364
色调 - - 23,298 9,620 7,298
调用 - - 23,432 22,304 35,453
基调 - - 24,720 15,551 17,062
高调 - 7 26,433 10,833 6,101
调节器 - - 26,531 40,333 80,707
论调 - - 27,251 23,553 32,700
调羹 - - 27,341 65,914 41,755
调味品 - - 28,204 26,992 23,667
调色 - - 28,587 50,621 24,545
协调员 - - 29,207 53,790 99,017
调剂 6 7 29,736 14,108 24,390
调任 - - 31,499 26,670 50,599
调集 - - 32,291 20,441 54,985
上调 - 7 32,326 5,574 12,544
调派 - - 34,746 43,168 70,293
借调 - - 36,275 51,779 70,181
老调重弹 - - 36,300 85,319 70,915
对调 - - 36,611 54,387 44,031
变调 - - 37,225 59,249 45,103
调制解调器 - - 37,675 - -
调查表 - - 38,090 30,638 56,384
抽调 - - 40,470 12,156 43,009
转调 - - 40,531 89,129 85,083
咏叹调 - - 41,264 66,612 48,796
调控 - 7 41,323 3,520 6,813
调理 - - 41,357 15,245 8,317
调笑 - - 41,372 50,253 60,499
降调 - - 42,255 - -
升调 - - 43,333 94,918 63,354
征调 - - 44,606 43,841 113,250
下调 - 7 45,204 6,061 6,537
调拨 - - 46,871 25,095 74,808
调养 - - 47,016 30,602 19,729
定调 - - 48,126 51,674 32,974
调阅 - - 50,290 47,454 88,743
微调 - - 50,444 23,923 17,705
调焦 - - 50,955 - -
调取 - - 51,120 - -
请调 - - 56,060 - 98,108
调入 - - 56,606 - -
解调 - - 59,828 58,076 118,277
调兵遣将 - - 61,102 54,439 101,832
调幅 - - 63,459 56,339 95,672
调速 - - 64,057 36,396 72,486
唱高调 - - 65,837 89,753 67,141
调色板 - - 65,944 77,986 53,157
调匀 - - 66,100 33,212 14,855
风调雨顺 - - 68,714 46,161 32,449
笔调 - - 71,759 57,307 59,313
调查团 - - 74,850 - -
步调一致 - - 76,532 52,145 55,011
调谐 - - 85,374 59,464 84,422
调门 - - 90,887 77,576 92,406
调式 - - 91,415 40,331 62,562
调弄 - - 91,417 - -
时调 - - 97,959 88,123 75,020