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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 勾芡

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
勾芡 gōu qiàn - to thicken with cornstarch

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
- - - 43,499 18,020

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
勾 gōu- surname Gou
勾 gōu- to attract
- to arouse
- to tick
- to strike out
- to delineate
- to collude
- variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook
勾 gòu- used in 勾當|勾当[gou4dang4]
芡 qiàn- Gorgon plant
- fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox)
- makhana (Hindi)

Other Words Containing 勾芡

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo