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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 三弦

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
三弦 sān xián - sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra

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
- - 66,250 67,571 63,303

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
三 sān- surname San
三 sān- three
- 3
弦 xián- bow string
- string of musical instrument
- watchspring
- chord (segment of curve)
- hypotenuse
- CL:根[gen1]

Other Words Containing 三弦

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
三弦 - - 66,250 67,571 63,303