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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 尴

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
尴 gān - used in 尷尬|尴尬[gan1ga4]

List Ranking for: 尴

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
- - 94,586 49,954 47,192

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿺ 尢 监

Radical:

尢

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

监

Semantic:

尢

Hint:

Lame

Other Words Containing 尴

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
尴尬 6 6 2,019 4,008 3,539
尴 - - 94,586 49,954 47,192