Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:

Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
lǎn - cable
- hawser
- to moor

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
- - 19,476 19,979 33,431

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Other Words Containing

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
电缆 - - 9,783 10,564 19,876
缆车 - 9 17,511 34,783 23,790
缆绳 - - 18,585 50,506 99,273
- - 19,476 19,979 33,431
光缆 - 9 41,674 19,457 52,346
缆索 - - 48,789 97,793 -
线缆 - - 50,819 - -
钢缆 - - 53,428 73,763 -