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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 现象

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
现象 xiàn xiàng - phenomenon
- CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
- appearance

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
5 3 3,955 929 3,429

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
现 xiàn- to appear
- present
- now
- existing
- current
象 xiàng- elephant
- CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- shape
- form
- appearance
- to imitate

Other Words Containing 现象

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
现象 5 3 3,955 929 3,429
返祖现象 - - 45,495 - 84,705