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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 刹那

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
刹那 chà nà - an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye

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
6 - 32,892 18,393 12,319

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chà- Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4duo1luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra")
shā- to brake
- surname Na
nuó- surname Nuo
- variant of 哪[na3]
- (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4])
- (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
- then (in that case)
nuó- (archaic) many
- beautiful
- how
- old variant of 挪[nuo2]

Other Words Containing 刹那

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
一刹那 - 9 18,654 15,861 12,887
刹那 6 - 32,892 18,393 12,319