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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 序言

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
序言 xù yán - preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude

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
6 - 41,495 32,137 37,939

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- (bound form) order; sequence
- (bound form) introductory; initial
- preface
yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk

Other Words Containing 序言

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
序言 6 - 41,495 32,137 37,939