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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 怵

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
怵 chù - fearful
- timid
- to fear

List Ranking for: 怵

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
- - 47,539 50,801 47,452

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 忄 术

Radical:

忄

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

术

Semantic:

忄

Hint:

Heart

Other Words Containing 怵

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
怵 - - 47,539 50,801 47,452