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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 刁钻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
刁钻 diāo zuān - crafty
- tricky

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
- - 36,868 40,506 39,001

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
diāo- surname Diao
diāo- artful
- wicked
zuàn- variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4]
zuān- to drill
- to bore
- to get into
- to make one's way into
- to enter (a hole)
- to thread one's way through
- to study intensively
- to dig into
- to curry favor for personal gain
zuàn- drill; auger
- diamond

Other Words Containing 刁钻

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
刁钻 - - 36,868 40,506 39,001