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Definition(s) for: 阿妹

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
阿妹 ā mèi - younger sister

List Ranking for: 阿妹

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
- - 85,905 30,000 13,840

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
阿 Ā- abbr. for country names that begin with 阿[a1]: Algeria 阿爾及利亞|阿尔及利亚[A1er3ji2li4ya4], Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1fu4han4] etc
阿 ā- prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
- used in transliteration
- also pr. [a4]
阿 ē- (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
妹 mèi- younger sister

Other Words Containing 阿妹

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
阿妹 - - 85,905 30,000 13,840