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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
jǐn- brocade
- embroidered work
- bright
shǎng- used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
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
tiān- to add; to increase; to replenish
huā- surname Hua
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
huā- old variant of 花[hua1]
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