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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 沉船

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
沉船 chén chuán - shipwreck
- sunken boat
- sinking ship

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
- - 13,985 24,297 36,197

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chén- to submerge
- to immerse
- to sink
- to keep down
- to lower
- to drop
- deep
- profound
- heavy
chuán- boat
- vessel
- ship
- CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
chuán- variant of 船[chuan2]

Other Words Containing 沉船

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
沉船 - - 13,985 24,297 36,197