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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 放射

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
放射 fàng shè - to radiate
- radioactive

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
6 - 9,401 7,481 16,631

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
放 fàng- to put
- to place
- to release
- to free
- to let go
- to let out
- to set off (fireworks)
射 shè- to shoot
- to launch
- to allude to
- radio- (chemistry)
射 shè- old variant of 射[she4]

Other Words Containing 放射

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
放射 6 - 9,401 7,481 16,631
放射性 - - 9,523 12,209 23,316
放射线 - - 31,119 46,254 62,169
放射源 - - 48,468 49,391 -