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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 舌尖

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
舌尖 shé jiān - tip of tongue
- apical

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
- - 27,620 33,466 24,604

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
shé- tongue
jiān- pointed; tapering; sharp
- (of a sound) shrill; piercing
- (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen
- to make (one's voice) shrill
- sharp point; tip
- the best of sth; the cream of the crop

Other Words Containing 舌尖

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
舌尖 - - 27,620 33,466 24,604