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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 立言

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
立言 lì yán - to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])
- to expound one's theory

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
- - - 65,864 56,784

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
立 lì- surname Li
立 lì- to stand
- to set up
- to establish
- to lay down
- to draw up
- at once
- immediately
言 yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk

Other Words Containing 立言

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 (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo