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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 天线

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
天线 tiān xiàn - antenna; aerial
- (fig.) connection to higher authorities; channel to influential people

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 9,059 14,735 17,355

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
天 tiān- day
- sky
- heaven
线 xiàn- variant of 線|线[xian4]
线 xiàn- thread
- string
- wire
- line
- CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]
- (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

Other Words Containing 天线

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
天线 - 7 9,059 14,735 17,355