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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 堪忧

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
堪忧 kān yōu - worrying
- bleak

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
- - 64,342 28,824 22,657

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
堪 kān- (bound form) may; can
- (bound form) to endure; to bear
- (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2])
忧 yōu- to worry
- to concern oneself with
- worried
- anxiety
- sorrow
- (literary) to observe mourning

Other Words Containing 堪忧

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
堪忧 - - 64,342 28,824 22,657