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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 锦上添花
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 锦上添花 | jǐn shàng tiān huā | - lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) - fig. to give sth additional splendor - to provide the crowning touch - (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 22,154 | 22,084 | 18,061 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 锦 | jǐn | - brocade - embroidered work - bright |
| 上 | shǎng | - used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 上 | shàng | - (bound form) up; upper; above; previous - first (of multiple parts) - to climb; to get onto; to go up - to attend (class or university) - (directional complement) up - (noun suffix) on; above |
| 添 | tiān | - to add; to increase; to replenish |
| 花 | huā | - surname Hua |
| 花 | huā | - flower - blossom - CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4] - fancy pattern - florid - to spend (money, time) - (coll.) lecherous - lustful |
| 花 | huā | - old variant of 花[hua1] |
| 花 | huā | - variant of 花[hua1] - flower - blossom - also pr. [wei3] |
Other Words Containing 锦上添花
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 锦上添花 | - | - | 22,154 | 22,084 | 18,061 |