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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 灿烂

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
灿烂 càn làn - to glitter
- brilliant
- splendid

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
6 8 8,081 6,256 3,387

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
灿 càn- glorious
- bright
- brilliant
- lustrous
- resplendent
烂 làn- soft; mushy
- well-cooked and soft
- to rot; to decompose
- rotten
- worn out
- chaotic; messy
- utterly; thoroughly
- crappy; bad

Other Words Containing 灿烂

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
灿烂 6 8 8,081 6,256 3,387