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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 阑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
阑 lán - railing
- balustrade
- door-screen
- exhausted
- late

List Ranking for: 阑

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 38,338 25,933 31,374

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿵ 门 柬

Radical:

门

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

柬

Semantic:

门

Hint:

Door

Other Words Containing 阑

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
阑尾 - - 12,092 30,056 46,146
阑尾炎 - - 28,158 30,387 33,985
阑 - - 38,338 25,933 31,374
夜阑人静 - - 88,758 101,801 58,909