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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 演义

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
演义 yǎn yì - to dramatize historical events
- novel or play on historical theme

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
- - 57,576 31,329 27,146

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yǎn- to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
- (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
- surname Yi
- (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4da4li4])
- justice
- righteousness
- meaning
- foster (father etc)
- adopted
- artificial (tooth, limb etc)
- relationship
- friendship

Other Words Containing 演义

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
演义 - - 57,576 31,329 27,146
三国演义 - - 82,144 21,589 25,022