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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蒸笼

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
蒸笼 zhēng lóng - steamer basket (e.g. for dim sum)

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
- - 44,070 47,316 35,402

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhēng- to evaporate
- (of cooking) to steam
- torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)
- finely chopped firewood (old)
lóng- enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket
- steamer basket
lǒng- to envelop; to cover
- (used in 籠子|笼子[long3 zi5]) large box
- Taiwan pr. [long2]

Other Words Containing 蒸笼

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
蒸笼 - - 44,070 47,316 35,402