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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 炼狱

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
炼狱 liàn yù - purgatory

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
- - 12,347 38,228 32,202

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
liàn- to refine
- to smelt
liàn- variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain
- variant of 煉|炼[lian4]
- prison

Other Words Containing 炼狱

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
炼狱 - - 12,347 38,228 32,202