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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 传染

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
传染 chuán rǎn - to infect
- contagious

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
5 7 4,982 9,412 8,253

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chuán- to pass on
- to spread
- to transmit
- to infect
- to transfer
- to circulate
- to conduct (electricity)
zhuàn- biography
- historical narrative
- commentaries
- relay station
rǎn- to dye
- to catch (a disease)
- to acquire (bad habits etc)
- to contaminate
- to add color washes to a painting

Other Words Containing 传染

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
传染 5 7 4,982 9,412 8,253
传染病 - 8 11,533 8,503 20,930
传染性 - - 18,404 17,179 41,523
传染源 - - 43,044 - -