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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 鲶

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鲶 nián - sheatfish (Parasilurus asotus)
- oriental catfish
- see also 鮎|鲇[nian2]

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
- - 97,704 39,045 24,118

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 鱼 念

Radical:

鱼

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

念

Semantic:

鱼

Hint:

Fish

Other Words Containing 鲶

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
鲶鱼 - - 20,405 - -
鲶 - - 97,704 39,045 24,118