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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 岩层

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
岩层 yán céng - rock strata
岩层 yán céng - variant of 岩層|岩层[yan2 ceng2]
- rock strata

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
- - 29,676 34,679 66,572

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yán- cliff
- rock
yán- variant of 巖|岩[yan2]
yán- variant of 岩[yan2]
yán- variant of 巖|岩[yan2]
céng- to pile on top of one another
- layer; stratum
- floor (of a building); story
- (math.) sheaf
- classifier for layers

Other Words Containing 岩层

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
岩层 - - 29,676 34,679 66,572