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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 棱镜

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
棱镜 léng jìng - (optics) prism

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
- - 38,839 65,653 69,092

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
棱 lēng- used in 刺棱[ci1leng1]
- used in 花不棱登[hua1bu5leng1deng1]
- used in 撲棱|扑棱[pu1leng1]
棱 léng- square beam
- variant of 稜|棱[leng2]
棱 léng- arris; edge
- corrugation; ridges
棱 líng- used in 穆稜|穆棱[Mu4 ling2]
镜 jìng- mirror
- lens

Other Words Containing 棱镜

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
棱镜 - - 38,839 65,653 69,092
三棱镜 - - 73,236 89,220 60,097