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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
xián - variant of 銜|衔[xian2]
xián - variant of 銜|衔[xian2]
xián - bit (of a bridle)
- to hold in the mouth
- to harbor (feelings)
- to link
- to accept
- rank
- title

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
- - 22,224 16,005 23,291

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

Semantic:

Hint:

Metal

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
头衔 - 7 5,895 13,006 19,095
军衔 - - 19,423 24,825 41,604
- - 22,224 16,005 23,291
衔接 6 9 28,988 10,186 24,782
领衔 - - 35,338 18,380 21,554
官衔 - - 35,564 64,947 76,814
警衔 - - 55,689 65,634 89,333
职衔 - - 58,343 88,599 -
授衔 - - 66,329 76,775 83,595