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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 耿耿

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
耿耿 gěng gěng - bright
- devoted
- having sth on one's mind
- troubled

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
- - 62,629 75,925 53,333

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gěng- surname Geng
gěng- (literary) bright; brilliant
- honest; upright
gěng- surname Geng
gěng- (literary) bright; brilliant
- honest; upright

Other Words Containing 耿耿

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
耿耿于怀 - - 12,961 25,358 18,680
忠心耿耿 - - 19,567 36,192 36,032
耿耿 - - 62,629 75,925 53,333