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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 门槛

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
门槛 mén kǎn - doorstep
- sill
- threshold
- fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)

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
- 9 17,118 6,635 12,321

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
mén- surname Men
mén- gate
- door
- CL:扇[shan4]
- gateway
- doorway
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- opening
- valve
- switch
- way to do something
- knack
- family
- house
- (religious) sect
- school (of thought)
- class
- category
- phylum or division (taxonomy)
- classifier for large guns
- classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
- (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
jiàn- banister
- balustrade
- cage for animal or prisoner
- to transport caged prisoner on a cart
kǎn- door sill
- threshold

Other Words Containing 门槛

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
门槛 - 9 17,118 6,635 12,321