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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
yǎn - surname Yan
yān - variant of 閹|阉[yan1]
- to castrate
- variant of 淹[yan1]
- to delay
yǎn - suddenly
- abruptly
- hastily
- to cover
- to surround

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
- - 55,568 65,098 59,795

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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
奄奄一息 - - 14,704 29,365 28,065
- - 55,568 65,098 59,795