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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 菁

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
菁 jīng - leek flower
- lush
- luxuriant

List Ranking for: 菁

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
- - 50,342 20,212 16,965

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 艹 青

Radical:

艹

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

青

Semantic:

艹

Hint:

Plant

Other Words Containing 菁

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
芜菁 - - 36,012 - -
菁 - - 50,342 20,212 16,965