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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 噤若寒蝉

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
噤若寒蝉 jìn ruò hán chán - to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

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
- - - 67,588 72,457

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jìn- unable to speak
- silent
- used in 般若[bo1re3]
- used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2re3]
ruò- to seem
- like
- as
- if
hán- cold
- poor
- to tremble
chán- cicada

Other Words Containing 噤若寒蝉

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo