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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 惨烈

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
惨烈 cǎn liè - bitter
- desperate

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
- - 20,460 16,237 12,764

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
惨 cǎn- miserable
- wretched
- cruel
- inhuman
- disastrous
- tragic
- dim
- gloomy
烈 liè- ardent
- intense
- fierce
- stern
- upright
- to give one's life for a noble cause
- exploits
- achievements

Other Words Containing 惨烈

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
惨烈 - - 20,460 16,237 12,764