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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 渐

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
渐 jiān - to imbue
渐 jiàn - gradual
- gradually

List Ranking for: 渐

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 10,322 4,917 4,308

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 氵 斩

Radical:

氵

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

斩

Semantic:

氵

Hint:

Water

Other Words Containing 渐

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
逐渐 4 5 5,115 1,578 4,198
渐渐 - 5 5,623 3,281 3,020
渐 - - 10,322 4,917 4,308
日渐 - - 19,016 8,897 13,912
循序渐进 6 7 31,436 20,110 24,593
渐进 - - 41,584 24,162 36,704
防微杜渐 - - 55,645 60,417 72,409
渐变 - - 63,620 28,242 14,600
渐近线 - - 67,332 - 97,591