Chinese character
"chinese-character" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Chinese character” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any character used in the written form of several languages of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chinese character |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Chinese character” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Chinese character is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Chinese character in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is Chinese character, spelled C-H-I-N-E-S-E- -C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Any character used in the written form of several languages of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
- 2Any of species Cilix glaucata of moths.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Chinese character”
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- The one correct English spelling is C-H-I-N-E-S-E- -C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.