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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 炽

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
炽 chì - to burn
- to blaze
- splendid
- illustrious

List Ranking for: 炽

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
- - 33,251 17,748 15,455

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 火 只

Radical:

火

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

只

Semantic:

火

Hint:

Fire

Other Words Containing 炽

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
炽热 - - 21,703 - -
炽 - - 33,251 17,748 15,455
炽烈 - - 45,116 45,681 30,273
白炽灯 - - 54,230 42,396 30,678