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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 页岩

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
页岩 yè yán - shale

List Ranking for: 页岩

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
- - 62,771 42,614 49,072

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
页 xié- head
页 yè- page
- leaf
岩 yán- cliff
- rock
岩 yán- variant of 巖|岩[yan2]
岩 yán- variant of 岩[yan2]
岩 yán- variant of 巖|岩[yan2]

Other Words Containing 页岩

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
页岩 - - 62,771 42,614 49,072