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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 颜料

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
颜料 yán liào - paint
- dye
- pigment

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
- - 10,507 23,536 18,945

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yán- surname Yan
yán- color
- face
- countenance
yán- Japanese variant of 顏|颜[yan2]
liào- material
- stuff
- grain
- feed
- to expect
- to anticipate
- to guess

Other Words Containing 颜料

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
颜料 - - 10,507 23,536 18,945