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光棍
guānggùn
1. gangster
2. hoodlum
3. a single person
4. bachelor
Uncommon • Top 24%

Character Breakdown

光
guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
HSK 4 6 丶
棍
gùn
stick, cudgel; scoundrel
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (3)

光棍儿
guānggùnr
single person
光棍节
Guānggùnjié
Singles' Day, celebrated on November 11 (11⁄11)
打光棍
dǎguānggùn
to live as bachelor

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
20,534 of 84,292