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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 沿革

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
沿革 yán gé - evolution of sth over time
- course of development
- history

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
- - - 44,805 74,687

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
沿 yán- along
- to follow (a line, tradition etc)
- to carry on
- to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
- border
- edge
革 gé- animal hide
- leather
- to reform
- to remove
- to expel (from office)

Other Words Containing 沿革

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo