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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 铅笔

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
铅笔 qiān bǐ - (lead) pencil
- CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1],桿|杆[gan3]

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
3 6 6,625 11,595 5,892

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
qiān- old variant of 鉛|铅[qian1]
qiān- lead (chemistry)
yán- used in 鉛山|铅山[Yan2shan1], a county in Jiangxi
- pen
- pencil
- writing brush
- to write or compose
- the strokes of Chinese characters
- classifier for sums of money, deals
- CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 铅笔

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
铅笔 3 6 6,625 11,595 5,892
铅笔盒 - - 33,071 - -
自动铅笔 - - 84,709 - -