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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 惜
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 惜 | xī | - to cherish - to begrudge - to pity - Taiwan pr. [xi2] |
List Ranking for: 惜
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 17,142 | 8,821 | 6,161 |
Other Words Containing 惜
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 可惜 | 4 | 4 | 1,854 | 2,218 | 1,023 |
| 不惜 | 6 | 7 | 4,489 | 7,482 | 9,251 |
| 珍惜 | 5 | 5 | 5,201 | 2,376 | 713 |
| 惋惜 | 6 | 7 | 14,730 | 15,541 | 14,143 |
| 惜 | - | - | 17,142 | 8,821 | 6,161 |
| 爱惜 | 5 | 7 | 21,603 | 19,575 | 10,279 |
| 怜惜 | - | 7 | 37,077 | 29,527 | 23,633 |
| 吝惜 | - | - | 40,481 | 46,083 | 42,885 |
| 痛惜 | - | - | 44,288 | 42,867 | 47,841 |
| 惜别 | - | - | 78,108 | 61,017 | 40,347 |