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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 秉烛

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
秉烛 bǐng zhú - variant of 炳燭|炳烛[bing3 zhu2]

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
- - - 84,586 54,443

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
秉 bǐng- surname Bing
秉 bǐng- to grasp
- to hold
- to maintain
烛 zhú- candle
- (literary) to illuminate

Other Words Containing 秉烛

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