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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 鲨

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鲨 shā - shark

List Ranking for: 鲨

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
- - 7,234 20,284 16,908

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 沙 鱼

Radical:

鱼

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

沙

Semantic:

鱼

Hint:

Fish

Other Words Containing 鲨

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
鲨鱼 - 6 3,434 14,647 11,780
鲨 - - 7,234 20,284 16,908