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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 川菜

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
川菜 chuān cài - Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine

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
- - 50,225 21,888 12,732

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chuān- abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China
chuān- (bound form) river
- creek
- plain
- an area of level country
cài- vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])
- dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2])
- (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
- (coll.) (one's) type

Other Words Containing 川菜

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
川菜 - - 50,225 21,888 12,732