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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
xīn - (bound form) the pith of the rush plant (used as a lampwick)
xìn - used in 芯子[xin4zi5]
- Taiwan pr. [xin1]

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
- - 25,454 5,949 7,421

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

The heart 心 of a plant 艹; 心 also provides the pronunciation

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
芯片 - 7 4,280 4,389 7,579
- - 25,454 5,949 7,421
灯芯绒 - - 32,150 - -