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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 穿针

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
穿针 chuān zhēn - to thread a needle

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
- - - 61,823 54,311

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
穿 chuān- to wear
- to put on
- to dress
- to bore through
- to pierce
- to perforate
- to penetrate
- to pass through
- to thread
针 zhēn- needle
- pin
- injection
- stitch
- CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
针 zhēn- variant of 針|针[zhen1], needle

Other Words Containing 穿针

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
穿针引线 - - 39,520 47,683 40,475