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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 参半

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
参半 cān bàn - half
- half and half
- both ... and ...
- just as much ... as ...
- equally

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
- - 22,293 53,553 46,224

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
cān- variant of 參|参[can1]
cān- to take part in
- to participate
- to join
- to attend
- to counsel
- unequal
- varied
- irregular
- uneven
- not uniform
- abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
cēn- used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
shēn- ginseng
- one of the 28 constellations
cān- old variant of 參|参[can1]
shēn- variant of 參|参[shen1]
shēn- variant of 參|参[shen1]
bàn- half
- semi-
- incomplete
- (after a number) and a half

Other Words Containing 参半

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
参半 - - 22,293 53,553 46,224
喜忧参半 - - 36,922 45,588 40,719
毁誉参半 - - 61,329 79,870 85,673