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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 未然

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
未然 wèi rán - in advance
- before it happens (cf preventative measures)
- forestalling

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
- - - 67,918 57,239

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
未 wèi- not yet
- did not
- have not
- not
- 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
- ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
然 rán- correct
- right
- so
- thus
- like this
- -ly

Other Words Containing 未然

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
防患于未然 - - 33,522 33,207 43,300