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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 芟

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
芟 shān - to cut down
- to mow
- to eliminate
- scythe

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
- - - 43,392 56,341

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 艹 殳

Radical:

艹

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

To cut grass 艹 with a scythe 殳; 殳 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing 芟

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