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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 船长

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
船长 chuán zhǎng - captain (of a boat)
- skipper

List Ranking for: 船长

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
- - 1,868 13,047 10,766

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
船 chuán- boat
- vessel
- ship
- CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
船 chuán- variant of 船[chuan2]
长 cháng- length
- long
- forever
- always
- constantly
长 zhǎng- chief
- head
- elder
- to grow
- to develop
- to increase
- to enhance

Other Words Containing 船长

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
船长 - - 1,868 13,047 10,766