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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
rán - to burn
- to ignite
- to light
- fig. to spark off (hopes)
- to start (debate)
- to raise (hopes)

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
- - 9,947 7,260 6,120

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

Semantic:

Hint:

Fire

Other Words Containing

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
燃烧 5 4 3,705 5,547 5,363
燃料 - 4 5,516 6,143 21,040
点燃 - 5 5,543 8,376 8,662
- - 9,947 7,260 6,120
燃油 - 8 15,947 7,257 21,538
自燃 - - 16,309 30,251 26,436
燃起 - - 18,149 17,778 18,965
燃烧弹 - - 21,466 61,027 65,282
引燃 - - 22,461 - -
燃气 - 9 28,557 8,734 18,503
可燃 - - 29,321 36,640 37,369
燃放 - 9 31,904 16,264 20,921
易燃物 - - 37,122 82,616 83,651
死灰复燃 - - 37,743 35,793 50,675
燃点 - - 44,057 68,797 56,943
内燃机 - - 45,266 43,942 73,675
可燃性 - - 50,149 93,505 115,101
燃料油 - - 53,561 13,598 71,454
易燃物品 - - 54,157 - -
核燃料 - - 54,218 32,542 74,379
燃眉之急 - - 55,819 31,914 43,039
燃煤 - - 59,638 21,650 48,597
阻燃 - - 63,590 51,449 58,574
燃气轮机 - - 70,253 60,809 -