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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 症结

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
症结 zhēng jié - hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine)
- crux of an issue
- main point in an argument
- sticking point
- deadlock in negotiations

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 22,426 23,273 37,061

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
症 zhèng- disease
- illness
症 zhēng- abdominal tumor
- bowel obstruction
- (fig.) sticking point
结 jiē- (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)
- Taiwan pr. [jie2]
结 jié- knot
- sturdy
- bond
- to tie
- to bind
- to check out (of a hotel)

Other Words Containing 症结

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
症结 - 9 22,426 23,273 37,061