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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 手腕

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
手腕 shǒu wàn - wrist
- trickery
- finesse
- ability
- skill

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
- 7 4,991 10,445 10,240

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
手 shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
腕 wàn- wrist
- (squid, starfish etc) arm

Other Words Containing 手腕

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
手腕 - 7 4,991 10,445 10,240
手腕子 - - 65,523 - 108,028