Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:

Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
xiù - variant of 鏽|锈[xiu4]
xiù - to rust

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 8 14,168 19,181 20,875

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

Semantic:

Hint:

Metal

Other Words Containing

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 (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
生锈 6 - 11,698 30,745 21,572
- 8 14,168 19,181 20,875
不锈钢 - - 21,278 11,583 9,832
铁锈 - - 34,181 56,462 51,468
锈迹 - - 39,005 - -
防锈 - - 39,286 55,714 69,388
锈蚀 - - 63,871 44,735 59,758
锈斑 - - 66,147 101,837 85,297