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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 龈

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
龈 kěn - variant of 啃[ken3]
龈 yín - gums (of the teeth)

List Ranking for: 龈

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
- - 60,395 34,413 39,534

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 齿 艮

Radical:

齿

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

艮

Semantic:

齿

Hint:

Teeth

Other Words Containing 龈

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
牙龈 - - 24,817 20,451 10,468
牙龈炎 - - 57,213 74,076 57,978
龈 - - 60,395 34,413 39,534
齿龈 - - 66,016 84,006 101,662
齿龈炎 - - 74,309 - -