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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 烷

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
烷 wán - alkane

List Ranking for: 烷

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
- - 29,019 27,878 40,252

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 火 完

Radical:

火

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

完

Semantic:

火

Hint:

Fire

Other Words Containing 烷

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
甲烷 - - 15,325 27,802 60,219
丙烷 - - 17,601 62,296 105,990
烷 - - 29,019 27,878 40,252
丁烷 - - 36,902 98,822 122,204
烷烃 - - 65,124 90,863 -
烷基 - - 83,250 55,580 -