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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 熬

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
熬 aō - to boil; to simmer
熬 aó - to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct
- to endure

List Ranking for: 熬

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
6 7 3,160 5,679 2,572

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 敖 灬

Radical:

灬

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

敖

Semantic:

灬

Hint:

Fire

Other Words Containing 熬

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
熬 6 7 3,160 5,679 2,572
煎熬 - 7 7,652 13,726 7,498
熬夜 - 5 9,975 8,721 3,205