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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 忌

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
忌 jì - to be jealous of
- fear
- dread
- scruple
- to avoid or abstain from
- to quit
- to give up sth

List Ranking for: 忌

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 22,134 6,007 3,268

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 己 心

Radical:

心

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

己

Semantic:

心

Hint:

Heart

Other Words Containing 忌

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
威士忌 - - 3,006 29,452 15,629
妒忌 - - 8,295 18,927 8,108
禁忌 - 7 12,535 13,936 8,863
顾忌 - - 16,033 16,101 17,605
忌妒 - 7 18,896 52,679 25,449
忌日 - - 19,647 57,349 34,695
肆无忌惮 6 7 20,701 16,862 10,762
威士忌酒 - - 21,564 100,964 65,622
忌 - 7 22,134 6,007 3,268
忌讳 6 7 23,853 21,232 17,790
猜忌 - - 28,597 32,230 20,231
忌惮 - - 43,459 35,325 47,347
忌恨 - - 46,430 79,200 77,329
切忌 - 7 46,495 17,690 13,202
忌口 - 7 54,936 51,314 23,337
忌辰 - - 56,492 - -
百无禁忌 - - 60,823 67,080 37,504
童言无忌 - - 66,788 71,152 41,162