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)
- must
- to have to
- to wait
- beard
- mustache
- feeler (of an insect etc)
- tassel

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
- 7 6,111 3,000 4,338

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

Hair 彡 growing on the face 页

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
必须 3 2 214 270 370
- 7 6,111 3,000 4,338
胡须 5 - 11,219 24,010 23,770
无须 - 8 14,476 9,235 5,644
莫须有 - - 16,743 43,657 34,358
须要 - - 17,967 41,542 36,522
剃须刀 - - 22,164 39,935 23,420
触须 - - 36,578 64,932 54,646
须知 6 - 38,075 21,865 23,476
何须 - - 50,111 35,312 20,211
须眉 - - 58,250 46,559 38,725
根须 - - 60,542 70,943 52,327
溜须拍马 - - 65,107 80,069 47,497
须子 - - 70,261 - 87,141
蓄须 - - 70,616 - -
卷须 - - 71,992 - -
须臾 - - 76,053 36,164 27,089
龙须菜 - - 97,000 - -