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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 流言

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
流言 liú yán - rumor
- gossip
- to spread rumors

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
- - 8,931 23,889 15,978

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
流 liú- to flow
- to disseminate
- to circulate or spread
- to move or drift
- to degenerate
- to banish or send into exile
- stream of water or sth resembling one
- class, rate or grade
言 yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk

Other Words Containing 流言

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
流言 - - 8,931 23,889 15,978
流言蜚语 - - 14,403 41,397 22,439