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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 缄

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
缄 jiān - (wooden) box
- cup
- old variant of 緘|缄[jian1]
- letter
缄 jiān - letters
- to close
- to seal

List Ranking for: 缄

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 27,682 81,052 69,730

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 纟 咸

Radical:

纟

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

咸

Semantic:

纟

Hint:

Silk

Other Words Containing 缄

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
缄默 - - 17,872 41,708 33,897
缄 - - 27,682 81,052 69,730
三缄其口 - - 34,149 45,043 44,771