Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:

Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
jiàn - key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
- button (on a mouse or other device)
- chemical bond
- linchpin

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
- 5 5,718 5,158 4,950

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
关键 4 5 1,274 989 1,696
- 5 5,718 5,158 4,950
键盘 5 5 9,741 6,545 4,698
关键词 - - 15,543 7,776 5,411
按键 - 8 18,459 8,934 7,452
琴键 - - 36,053 59,334 38,840
关键字 - - 40,550 32,069 19,650
化学键 - - 42,560 88,902 -
快捷键 - - 47,158 28,444 31,585
空格键 - - 54,464 - -
共价键 - - 67,780 97,014 -
回车键 - - 68,700 - -