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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 惭愧

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
惭愧 cán kuì - ashamed

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 8 9,142 13,906 8,057

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
cán- variant of 慚|惭[can2]
cán- ashamed
kuì- ashamed
kuì- old variant of 愧[kui4]

Other Words Containing 惭愧

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
惭愧 5 8 9,142 13,906 8,057