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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 染指

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
染指 rǎn zhǐ - to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
- to get a share of the action
- abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎

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
- - 18,321 35,480 37,057

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
染 rǎn- to dye
- to catch (a disease)
- to acquire (bad habits etc)
- to contaminate
- to add color washes to a painting
指 zhǐ- finger
- to point at or to
- to indicate or refer to
- to depend on
- to count on
- (of hair) to stand on end

Other Words Containing 染指

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
染指 - - 18,321 35,480 37,057