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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 扼腕

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
扼腕 è wàn - to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)

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
- - 53,065 49,971 46,287

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
扼 è- to grip forcefully
- to clutch at
- to guard
- to control
- to hold
扼 è- variant of 扼[e4]
腕 wàn- wrist
- (squid, starfish etc) arm

Other Words Containing 扼腕

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
扼腕 - - 53,065 49,971 46,287