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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蝉蜕

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
蝉蜕 chán tuì - cicada slough
- fig. to free oneself
- to extricate oneself from

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
- - - 81,985 103,154

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
蝉 chán- cicada
蜕 tuì- skin cast off during molting
- exuvia
- to pupate
- to molt
- to slough
- to cast off an old skin or shell

Other Words Containing 蝉蜕

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