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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 渴

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
渴 kě - thirsty

List Ranking for: 渴

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
3 3 5,843 13,055 8,283

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 氵 曷

Radical:

氵

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

曷

Semantic:

氵

Hint:

Water

Other Words Containing 渴

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
渴望 6 6 2,533 4,313 2,788
渴 3 3 5,843 13,055 8,283
饥渴 - - 8,366 25,289 14,238
口渴 - - 9,639 23,784 13,812
渴求 - - 13,719 22,104 16,217
如饥似渴 - - 28,936 54,332 54,991
解渴 - 7 31,868 35,285 23,848
干渴 - - 39,685 55,398 34,370