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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 螳螂

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
螳螂 táng láng - mantis
- praying mantis

List Ranking for: 螳螂

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 16,941 37,417 22,534

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
螳 táng- praying mantis
螂 láng- used in 螞螂|蚂螂[ma1lang2]
- used in 蜣螂[qiang1lang2] and 虼螂[ge4lang2]
- used in 螳螂[tang2lang2]
- used in 蟑螂[zhang1lang2]
螂 láng- variant of 螂[lang2]

Other Words Containing 螳螂

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
螳螂 - - 16,941 37,417 22,534