Writing
罕见 (hǎn jiàn) — how to say "rare" in Chinese
罕见
Rare, uncommon
adjective
Character composition
罕
rare
见
to see, to meet
Radicals / Keys
网
Net
#122 · wǎng · 6 strokes
見
See
#147 · jiàn · 7 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
罕见疾病
hǎn jiàn jí bìng
rare disease
罕见现象
hǎn jiàn xiàn xiàng
rare phenomenon
Examples
这种天气在冬天非常罕见。
This kind of weather is very rare in winter.
这很罕见。
This is very rare.
Frequently asked questions
Rare in Chinese meaning
"rare" in Chinese is 罕见 (hǎn jiàn).
Han jian meaning Chinese
罕见 (hǎn jiàn) means "Rare, uncommon".
How is 罕见 pronounced?
It is pronounced hǎn jiàn (written as han jian, hanjian). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Rare in Chinese characters
It is written 罕见: 罕 has 7 strokes, 见 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 罕见?
罕见 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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