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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 鸥

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鸥 ōu - common gull

List Ranking for: 鸥

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
- - 37,175 24,035 18,172

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 区 鸟

Radical:

鸟

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

区

Semantic:

鸟

Hint:

Bird

Other Words Containing 鸥

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
海鸥 - - 11,906 27,793 20,268
鸥 - - 37,175 24,035 18,172