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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
- to cherish
- to begrudge
- to pity
- Taiwan pr. [xi2]

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
- - 17,142 8,821 6,161

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

To feel 忄 for the past 昔; 昔 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing

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
可惜 4 5 1,854 2,218 1,023
不惜 6 7 4,489 7,482 9,251
珍惜 5 5 5,201 2,376 713
惋惜 6 9 14,730 15,541 14,143
- - 17,142 8,821 6,161
爱惜 5 9 21,603 19,575 10,279
怜惜 - 9 37,077 29,527 23,633
吝惜 - - 40,481 46,083 42,885
痛惜 - - 44,288 42,867 47,841
惜别 - - 78,108 61,017 40,347