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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 掸

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
掸 dǎn - to brush away
- to dust off
- brush
- duster
- CL:把[ba3]

List Ranking for: 掸

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
- - 26,056 41,650 42,629

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 扌 单

Radical:

扌

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

单

Semantic:

扌

Hint:

Hand

Other Words Containing 掸

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
掸 - - 26,056 41,650 42,629
掸子 - - 50,193 - 86,612