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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 贤人

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
贤人 xián rén - great person of the past
- venerable forebear
- the great and the good

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
- - 44,676 49,627 28,838

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
贤 xián- worthy or virtuous person
- honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
人 rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Other Words Containing 贤人

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
贤人 - - 44,676 49,627 28,838