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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 咽
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 咽 | yān | - throat; pharynx - narrow pass |
| 咽 | yàn | - variant of 嚥|咽[yan4] |
| 咽 | yè | - to choke (in crying) |
| 咽 | yàn | - to swallow |
List Ranking for: 咽
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 7 | 10,219 | 8,448 | 7,492 |
Other Words Containing 咽
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 咽 | - | 7 | 10,219 | 8,448 | 7,492 |
| 咽下 | - | - | 16,070 | 34,012 | 24,637 |
| 咽喉 | - | 7 | 18,119 | 12,870 | 14,181 |
| 狼吞虎咽 | - | 7 | 20,901 | 40,904 | 27,831 |
| 吞咽 | 6 | - | 23,709 | 25,485 | 26,803 |
| 咽气 | - | - | 24,955 | 76,544 | 55,102 |
| 呜咽 | - | 7 | 26,243 | 38,881 | 38,801 |
| 哽咽 | - | 7 | 46,545 | 18,298 | 17,102 |
| 咽炎 | - | - | 48,115 | 36,293 | 21,964 |