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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 念珠

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
念珠 niàn zhū - prayer beads
- rosary
- rosary beads
- CL:串[chuan4]

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
- - 27,266 29,502 39,112

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
niàn- to read
- to study (a subject)
- to attend (a school)
- to read aloud
- to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4])
- to miss (sb)
- idea
- remembrance
- twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])
niàn- variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud
zhū- bead
- pearl
- CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]

Other Words Containing 念珠

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
念珠 - - 27,266 29,502 39,112