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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 继承

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
继承 jì chéng - to inherit
- to succeed to (the throne etc)
- to carry on (a tradition etc)

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
6 5 3,630 5,429 12,531

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to continue
- to follow after
- to go on with
- to succeed
- to inherit
- then
- afterwards
chéng- surname Cheng
- Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
chéng- to bear
- to carry
- to hold
- to continue
- to undertake
- to take charge
- owing to
- due to
- to receive

Other Words Containing 继承

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
继承 6 5 3,630 5,429 12,531
继承人 - - 10,320 19,231 37,433
继承权 - - 17,919 45,062 81,472