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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 常言

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
常言 cháng yán - common saying

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
- - 33,194 62,504 59,092

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
常 cháng- surname Chang
常 cháng- always
- ever
- often
- frequently
- common
- general
- constant
言 yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk

Other Words Containing 常言

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
常言 - - 33,194 62,504 59,092