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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 鉛

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
铅 qiān - lead (chemistry)
铅 yán - used in 鉛山|铅山[Yan2shan1], a county in Jiangxi

List Ranking for: 铅

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
- - 8,232 7,204 13,247

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 钅 ⿱ 几 口

Radical:

钅

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

几

Semantic:

钅

Hint:

Metal

Other Words Containing 铅

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
铅笔 3 3 6,625 11,595 5,892
铅 - - 8,232 7,204 13,247
铅笔盒 - - 33,071 - -
铅球 - - 45,337 40,038 46,227
铅字 - - 48,773 73,793 75,115
铅锤 - - 69,013 - 105,466
自动铅笔 - - 84,709 - -