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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 扣人心弦

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián - to excite
- to thrill
- exciting
- thrilling
- cliff-hanging

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
- 9 31,026 40,087 31,716

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
kòu- to fasten
- to button
- button
- buckle
- knot
- to arrest
- to confiscate
- to deduct (money)
- discount
- to knock
- to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
- to cover (with a bowl etc)
- (fig.) to tag a label on sb
- (Tw) (loanword) code
kòu- button
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
xián- bow string
- string of musical instrument
- watchspring
- chord (segment of curve)
- hypotenuse
- CL:根[gen1]

Other Words Containing 扣人心弦

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
扣人心弦 - 9 31,026 40,087 31,716