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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 惭

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
惭 cán - variant of 慚|惭[can2]
惭 cán - ashamed

List Ranking for: 惭

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
- - 25,701 42,284 49,190

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 忄 斩

Radical:

忄

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

斩

Semantic:

忄

Hint:

Heart

Other Words Containing 惭

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
惭愧 5 7 9,142 13,906 8,057
惭 - - 25,701 42,284 49,190
大言不惭 - - 35,155 47,347 34,317