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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 萎缩

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
萎缩 wěi suō - to wither
- to dry up (of a plant)
- to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)

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
- 9 14,518 7,156 12,148

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
萎 wěi- to wither
- to drop
- to decline
- spiritless
- Taiwan pr. [wei1]
缩 suō- to withdraw
- to pull back
- to contract
- to shrink
- to reduce
- abbreviation
- also pr. [su4]

Other Words Containing 萎缩

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
萎缩 - 9 14,518 7,156 12,148