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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蒺藜

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
蒺藜 jí li - (botany) caltrop; puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris)
- barbed object

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
- - - 73,182 78,739

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- Tribulus terrestris
- name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)
- Chenopodium album

Other Words Containing 蒺藜

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