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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 三更

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
三更 sān gēng - third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)
- midnight
- also pr. [san1 jin1]

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
- - - 33,624 33,207

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
三 sān- surname San
三 sān- three
- 3
更 gēng- to change or replace
- to experience
- one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
- watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
更 gèng- more
- even more
- further
- still
- still more

Other Words Containing 三更

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
半夜三更 - - 25,671 31,592 14,110