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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 钴

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
钴 gǔ - (chemistry) cobalt (Taiwan pr. [gu1])
- used in 鈷鉧|钴𬭁[gu3mu3]

List Ranking for: 钴

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
- - 32,399 33,190 47,654

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 钅 古

Radical:

钅

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

古

Semantic:

钅

Hint:

Metal

Other Words Containing 钴

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
钴 - - 32,399 33,190 47,654