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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
chán - to wind around
- to wrap round
- to coil
- tangle
- to involve
- to bother
- to annoy

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
- 7 3,144 7,542 6,412

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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
- 7 3,144 7,542 6,412
纠缠 - 7 5,416 8,874 5,996
缠身 - - 11,016 - -
缠绵 - - 14,229 16,007 8,650
缠绕 6 - 14,459 15,773 12,109
胡搅蛮缠 - - 30,654 59,018 32,958
腰缠万贯 - - 31,657 54,312 32,925
盘缠 - - 44,083 63,944 62,473