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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 砂岩

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
砂岩 shā yán - sandstone

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
- - 40,741 29,883 51,570

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
砂 shā- sand
- gravel
- granule
- variant of 沙[sha1]
岩 yán- cliff
- rock
岩 yán- variant of 巖|岩[yan2]
岩 yán- variant of 岩[yan2]
岩 yán- variant of 巖|岩[yan2]

Other Words Containing 砂岩

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
砂岩 - - 40,741 29,883 51,570