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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 靠山
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 靠山 | kào shān | - patron; backer - close to a mountain |
List Ranking for: 靠山
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 37,864 | 22,780 | 17,680 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 靠 | kào | - to lean against or on - to stand by the side of - to come near to - to depend on - to trust - to fuck (vulgar) - traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) |
| 山 | shān | - surname Shan |
| 山 | shān | - mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]) - (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on |
Other Words Containing 靠山
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 靠山 | - | - | 37,864 | 22,780 | 17,680 |