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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 咸

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
咸 xián - surname Xian
咸 xián - all
- everyone
- each
- widespread
- harmonious
咸 xián - salted
- salty
- stingy
- miserly

List Ranking for: 咸

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 4 7,961 6,808 3,736

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿵ 戊 ⿱ 一 口

Radical:

口

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

One 一 voice 口 surrounded by conflict 戈

Other Words Containing 咸

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
咸 4 4 7,961 6,808 3,736
咸肉 - - 25,564 63,232 34,986
咸鱼 - - 25,645 30,760 15,700
咸菜 - - 33,555 28,285 16,338
咸兴 - - 46,417 - -
咸鸭蛋 - - 80,791 - -
咸海 - - 84,522 - -
咸丰 - - 85,421 34,375 45,832