Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:

Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 寒蝉

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
寒蝉 hán chán - a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself)
- Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia

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
- - 87,374 90,822 55,060

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
hán- cold
- poor
- to tremble
chán- cicada

Other Words Containing 寒蝉

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
寒蝉 - - 87,374 90,822 55,060