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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 涎

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
涎 xián - saliva
涎 xián - variant of 涎[xian2]

List Ranking for: 涎

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
- - 38,246 27,064 32,767

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 氵 延

Radical:

氵

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

延

Semantic:

氵

Hint:

Water

Other Words Containing 涎

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
垂涎 - - 17,430 35,290 29,215
垂涎欲滴 - - 36,921 56,160 38,288
涎 - - 38,246 27,064 32,767
馋涎欲滴 - - 62,415 - 81,162