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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
lìn - (bound form) stingy
lìn - variant of 吝[lin4]

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
- - 88,656 56,163 47,280

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Other Words Containing

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
吝啬 6 - 14,985 17,561 9,693
吝啬鬼 - - 22,002 73,359 37,579
不吝 - - 32,982 48,107 32,880
吝惜 - - 40,481 46,083 42,885
- - 88,656 56,163 47,280