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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 暗箱

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
暗箱 àn xiāng - camera bellows
- camera obscura

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
- - 56,108 28,983 38,189

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
àn- dark
- to turn dark
- secret; hidden
- (literary) confused; ignorant
àn- variant of 暗[an4]
àn- (literary) to close (a door)
- to eclipse
- confused; ignorant (variant of 暗[an4])
- dark (variant of 暗[an4])
xiāng- box
- trunk
- chest

Other Words Containing 暗箱

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
暗箱 - - 56,108 28,983 38,189