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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 螳

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
螳 táng - praying mantis

List Ranking for: 螳

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
- - 64,896 86,517 90,884

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 虫 堂

Radical:

虫

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

堂

Semantic:

虫

Hint:

Insect

Other Words Containing 螳

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
螳螂 - - 16,941 37,417 22,534
螳 - - 64,896 86,517 90,884