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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
shàn - good (virtuous)
- benevolent
- well-disposed
- good at sth
- to improve or perfect

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
- 7 3,139 3,881 2,654

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱⿱

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

To give someone food 羊 and conversation 口

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
慈善 - 7 2,164 5,412 5,977
- 7 3,139 3,881 2,654
善良 5 4 3,306 4,854 2,120
友善 - 7 4,354 19,034 13,308
善于 5 4 5,872 5,032 4,465
改善 5 4 6,054 1,298 3,049
善事 - - 9,286 32,429 18,880
善意 - 7 9,368 11,811 8,977
完善 5 3 10,128 1,183 5,783
和善 - - 10,610 27,825 22,572
慈善家 - - 13,540 36,152 41,788
伪善 - - 15,405 46,204 27,013
善心 - - 15,890 34,378 17,868
善解人意 - - 16,303 24,236 12,562
妥善 6 8 16,592 7,329 15,581
善后 - - 17,258 14,717 27,832
善待 - - 17,465 12,670 5,595
善恶 - - 18,944 24,998 18,082
行善 - - 19,185 28,564 13,398
善举 - - 22,274 36,539 25,200
尽善尽美 - - 23,353 37,570 30,413
不善 - - 23,637 12,719 14,172
善变 - - 26,351 25,964 10,644
乐善好施 - - 27,450 60,300 44,422
善人 - - 28,743 43,434 23,616
善始善终 - - 31,643 51,492 37,080
与人为善 - - 34,155 44,942 23,706
多多益善 - - 35,907 46,942 29,603
能言善辩 - - 38,753 76,506 72,155
能歌善舞 - - 40,478 45,994 50,207
善用 - - 41,359 - -
善忘 - - 51,158 71,555 31,653
美善 - - 51,335 - -
良善 - - 51,911 62,204 39,612
循循善诱 - - 54,035 54,414 59,388
永善 - - 59,418 - -
善男信女 - - 60,865 70,003 47,295
慈眉善目 - - 77,437 73,052 55,764
真善美 - - 77,776 35,689 25,459