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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 樊笼

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
樊笼 fán lóng - bird cage
- (fig.) prison
- confinement

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
- - 64,204 102,987 85,731

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
樊 fán- surname Fan
樊 fán- (literary) fence
笼 lóng- enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket
- steamer basket
笼 lǒng- to envelop; to cover
- (used in 籠子|笼子[long3 zi5]) large box
- Taiwan pr. [long2]

Other Words Containing 樊笼

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
樊笼 - - 64,204 102,987 85,731