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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 怀念

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
怀念 huái niàn - to cherish the memory of
- to think of
- to reminisce

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
5 4 3,548 3,788 1,239

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
怀 huái- surname Huai
怀 huái- bosom
- heart
- mind
- to think of
- to harbor in one's mind
- to conceive (a child)
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

Other Words Containing 怀念

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
怀念 5 4 3,548 3,788 1,239