The Chinese Bible in Numbers

Questions answered with one number

• Chinese Characters in the Bible: 921,149 — 921,149
• The Chinese Bible Uses 2,996 Characters — 2,996
• Distinct Words in the Chinese Bible: 11,168 — 11,168
• Verses in the Chinese Bible: 31,021 — 31,021
• 971 Characters Cover 95% of the Bible — 971
• 3,253 Words Cover 95% of the Bible — 3,253
• HSK 3 Covers 59.7% of the Chinese Bible — HSK 3 = 59.7%
• Easiest Book of the Bible in Chinese — John — 72.3% HSK 1-3
• Hardest Book of the Bible in Chinese — 1 Chronicles — 49.7% HSK 1-3
• All 66 Bible Books Ranked by Difficulty — 66 books ranked
• The 40 Easiest Bible Chapters in Chinese — Psalms 131
• The Average Bible Verse Is 30 Characters — 30 characters
• The Average Chapter Is 775 Characters — 775 characters
• The Longest Bible Verse in Chinese — Jeremiah 43:5 — 97 characters
• The Shortest Bible Verse in Chinese — 耶稣哭了 — 4 characters
• 2,579 Words Appear Only Once in the Bible — 2,579
• 32 Characters Appear in All 66 Books — 32
• 4,744 Words Are Old Testament Only — 4,744
• 1,271 Words Are New Testament Only — 1,271
• 22.5% of Bible Words Are Not in HSK — 22.5%
• About 662 Proper Names in the Bible — 662
• Reading the Chinese Bible: About 59 Hours — 59 hours
• How Long to Learn to Read the Chinese Bible — 11 months at 10 words a day
• 1,909 Characters Differ Between the Scripts — 1,909
• 1,117 Pinyin Syllables in the Chinese Bible — 1,117
• 神 Appears 4,361 Times in the Chinese Bible — 4,361 times
• 耶和华 Appears 6,960 Times in the Bible — 6,960 times
• 耶稣 Appears 1,492 Times in the Bible — 1,492 times
• 爱 Appears 388 Times in the Chinese Bible — 388 times
• 信 Appears 472 Times in the Chinese Bible — 472 times
• 恩典 Appears 59 Times in the Chinese Bible — 59 times
• 光 Appears 162 Times in the Chinese Bible — 162 times
• 心 Appears 660 Times in the Chinese Bible — 660 times
• The Chinese Bible Follows Zipf's Law (α 0.993) — α = 0.993
• Writing the Chinese Bible: 6,505,819 Strokes — 6,505,819 strokes
• The Fourth Tone Is 32.5% of the Chinese Bible — 32.5% fourth tone
• 18 Characters Share One Sound: yì — 18 characters read yì
• 244 Radicals Build the Chinese Bible — 244 radicals
• New Words Appear at N^0.482 While Reading — β = 0.482
• A Chinese Bible Character Carries 8.77 Bits — 8.77 bits
• Isaiah's Words Unlock 90% of the Bible — Isaiah — 90%
• The Gospels' 3,986 Words Cover 89.6% — 89.6% of the Bible
• 64.8% of Bible Words Are One Character — 64.8%
• Numbers 29 Repeats Itself Most in Chinese — Numbers 29 — 8.29×
• HSK Order Explains Little of Bible Frequency (r 0.312) — r = 0.312
• 80.2% of New Testament Words Are in the Old — 5,153 shared words

Reading coverage by HSK level

• HSK 1 44.2%
• HSK 2 53%
• HSK 3 59.7%
• HSK 4 63.2%
• HSK 5 67.5%
• HSK 6 71.4%
• HSK 7-9 77.5%
• Beyond HSK 22.5%

Vocabulary profile of every book

All 66 books, easiest first by the share of word tokens at HSK 1-3.

• John72.3%
• Matthew68.1%
• 2 John67.9%
• Mark67.8%
• 1 John67.8%
• Luke67.7%
• Revelation65.1%
• James64.9%
• 2 Corinthians64.3%
• 2 Thessalonians63.8%
• Genesis63.7%
• Song of Solomon63.7%
• 3 John63.7%
• Acts63.2%
• 1 Corinthians62.9%
• 1 Thessalonians61.9%
• Philemon61.8%
• Galatians61.7%
• Ruth61.7%
• Exodus61.5%
• Jonah61.5%
• Psalms61.4%
• Deuteronomy61.2%
• Ecclesiastes61.2%
• Colossians61.2%
• Philippians61.1%
• Hebrews60.5%
• Ezekiel60.3%
• Job59.7%
• Ephesians59.5%
• Judges59.2%
• Romans59.1%
• Lamentations59%
• Leviticus58.9%
• 2 Timothy58.8%
• Jude58.6%
• 2 Peter58.5%
• Jeremiah58.3%
• Zechariah58.1%
• Numbers57.9%
• Joshua57.7%
• 1 Samuel57.7%
• Malachi57.6%
• 1 Kings57.1%
• Isaiah56.9%
• Daniel56.8%
• Haggai56.8%
• 1 Timothy56.7%
• 2 Samuel56.2%
• Titus56.1%
• 1 Peter56%
• Joel55.5%
• 2 Kings55.3%
• Micah54.9%
• Esther54.8%
• Amos54.5%
• Habakkuk54.5%
• Nehemiah54.4%
• Hosea53.7%
• Zephaniah53.7%
• Proverbs52.5%
• 2 Chronicles51.7%
• Obadiah51.4%
• Nahum51.3%
• Ezra50.8%
• 1 Chronicles49.7%