Chinese characters 4,501–5,000, by frequency
Characters 4,501–5,000 of 9,574, ordered by how often they're used. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.
- 晖huīsunshine; light, bright, radiant
- 磙gǔnroller
- 妗jìnwife of mother's brother
- 慵yōngindolent, easy-going, lazy
- 铯sècesium
- 笞chībamboo rod used for beatings
- 渚zhǔsmall sand bank, islet
- 轶yìrush forth; surpass, excel
- 镒yìmeasure of weight for gold
- 锲qièsickle; cut, carve, engrave
- 晏yànpeaceful, quiet; clear; late in the day
- 蟠páncoil; coiling, curling; occupy
- 丕pīgreat, grand, glorious, distinguished
- 骛wùgallop; rush about; pursue, run
- 崾yàoplace name in Shanxi province
- 琵píguitar-like instrument
- 蔫niānwithered, faded, decayed; calm
- 歃shàsmear one's mouth with blood of a victim when taking an oath
- 怆chuàngsad, broken-hearted, disconsolate
- 姣jiāobeautiful, handsome, pretty
- 纾shūloosen, relax, relieve; extricate
- 嫦chángname of a moon goddess
- 袅niǎocurling upwards; wavering gently
- 璞púunpolished gem, uncarved gem
- 巽xùnsouth-east; mild, modest, obedient; trigram ☴; hexagram ䷸
- 肓huāngregion between heart and diaphragm
- 荟huìluxuriant, flourishing, abundant
- 葺qìthatch; fix, repair; pile up
- 泾jīngname of a river
- 岘xiànsteep hill; mountain in Hubei
- 靛diànindigo; any blue dye
- 旮gānook, corner
- 矬cuóa dwarf
- 栎lìchestnut-leaved oak; oak
- 翊yìflying; assist, help; respect
- 馍móbread
- 簪zānhairpin, clasp; wear in hair
- 螯áonippers
- 臃yōngswell up; swelling; fat
- 芩qínPhragmites japonicus
- 醍tíessential oil of butter
- 鹧zhèpartridge
- 鳝shàneel
- 蝰kuíDaboia siamensis, eastern Russell's viper
- 罄qìngexhaust, run out, use up; empty
- 铿kēngstrike, beat, stroke; jingling
- 佟tónga name
- 珥ěrear ornament; stick, insert
- 踮diǎntiptoe
- 殒yǔndie, perish; vanish; fall
- 茭jiāoZizania latifolia, Manchurian wild rice
- 颃hángfly down or downward
- 徂cúgo, advance; to; die
- 缜zhěndetailed, fine; closely woven
- 衩chǎthe open seam of a garment which allows freedom of movement
- 湎miǎnflushed with drink, drunk
- 睥pìlook askance at, glare at
- 鳐yáothe nautilus; the ray
- 鲛jiāoshark
- 嫒ài(your) daughter
- 谑xuèjeer
- 绀gàndark blue or reddish color
- 咝sīhiss; call to come; syllable
- 咤zhàscold, bellow, shout at, roar
- 瞽gǔblind; blind musician; stupid
- 痖yǎdumb
- 镙luó
- 斛húdry measure equal to some five or ten dou (see 舒)
- 氖nǎineon (element 10, Ne)
- 绌chùsew, stitch; insufficient
- 壑hèbed of torrent, narrow ravine
- 谵zhāntalkative; incoherent talk
- 闰rùnintercalary; extra, surplus
- 糠kāngchaff, bran, husks; poor
- 髡kūnto shave the head as a punishment; to prune
- 咭jī(Cant.) to guard (from Engl. 'guard'); a card (from Engl. 'card'); young and ...
- 涫guàn
- 彐jìsnout; Kangxi radical 58
- 梏gùhandcuffs, manacles, fetters
- 俨yǎngrave, respectful, majestic
- 苜mùclover
- 掇duōcollect, gather up, pick up
- 戆gàngstupid, simple, simple-minded
- 宕dàngstone quarry; cave dwelling
- 敕chìan imperial order or decree
- 鲫jìCarassius auratus, crucian carp
- 蹼pǔwebbed feet of waterfowl
- 惴zhuìafraid, apprehensive, nervous
- 茔yínggrave, tomb, cemetery
- 芫yánDaphne genkwa
- 飒sàthe sound of the wind; bleak; melancholy
- 舐shìlick with tongue
- 磔zhéto dismember, tear apart; downward stroke slanting right
- 浜bāngcreek, stream; beach, sea coast
- 犟jiàngstubborn
- 雉zhìpheasant; crenellated wall
- 峥zhēnghigh, lofty, noble; steep, perilous
- 闶kàngdoor
- 痧shācholera; colic
- 谩màndeceive, insult
- 鹜wùduck
- 衢qúhighway; thoroughfare, intersection
- 俪lìspouse, couple, pair
- 娑suōdance, frolic; lounge; saunter
- 槐huáilocust tree
- 蒉kuìedible amaranth; straw basket
- 糸mìsilk; Kangxi radical 120
- 貘mòtapir
- 澹dàncalm, quiet, tranquil
- 瓒zànceremonial libation cup
- 睚yácorner of eye; stare
- 锒lánglock
- 驸fùextra horse; imperial son-in-law
- 荜bìspecies of bean; Piper longum
- 犷guǎngfierce, rude, uncivilized
- 蓿xuclover, lucerne
- 穑sèfarm, harvest grain; stingy
- 癔yìhysterical
- 淼miǎoa wide expanse of water
- 肽tàipeptide
- 跄qiàngwalk rapidly
- 瑁màofine piece of jade
- 孱chánweak, unfit, frail, feeble
- 挲sāused in 摩挲
- 诩xǔboast, brag; popular, well-known
- 哏génsomething funny
- 稷jìgod of cereals; minister of agriculture
- 斡wòrevolve, rotate, turn
- 胛jiǎthe shoulder, shoulder blade
- 蝼lóua mole cricket, Gryllotalpa africana
- 瞿qúsurname
- 弋yìcatch, arrest; shoot with bow
- 醐húpurest cream
- 仄zèslanting, oblique; oblique tones
- 佗tuóother, he; surname; a load
- 谟móscheme, plan; plan; be without
- 苓língfungus, tuber; licorice
- 磲qúwhite button of 6th rank
- 硎xíngwhetstone
- 葚rènmulberry fruit
- 蓼liǎosmartweed, polygonum
- 犄jīanimal horns
- 聒guōclamor, din, hubbub
- 诣yìreach; achievement, accomplishment
- 馥fùfragrance, scent, aroma
- 铵ǎnammonium
- 鹂líChinese oriole; Oriolus oriolus
- 泓hóngclear, deep pool of water
- 痂jiāscab
- 妤yúbeautiful, fair, handsome
- 逑qiúcollect, unite; match, pair
- 粼línclear like water; crystalline
- 钜jùsteel, iron; great
- 戊wù5th heavenly stem
- 隍huángdry ditch, dry moat
- 誊téngcopy, transcribe
- 祛qūexpel, disperse, exorcise
- 桎zhìfetters, shackles, handcuffs
- 唰shuāswish, rustle
- 襞bìfold, pleat, crease
- 栳lǎoa basket
- 挎kuàcarry
- 羸léiweak, lean, emaciated, exhausted
- 蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
- 骠biāocharger, steed; swift, valiant
- 蹴cùkick; tread on; leap; solemn
- 癣xuǎnringworms
- 堰yàndam; embankment, dike, bank
- 鑫xīnused in names
- 啐cuìto taste, to sip; to spit; the sound of sipping; to surprise
- 崦yāna mountain in Kansu, where there is a cave into which the sun is said to sink...
- 蝓yúsnail
- 卉huìgeneral term for plants; myriads
- 鬲gétype of caldron with three hollow legs; name of a state; Kangxi radical 193
- 砷shēnarsenic (element 33, As)
- 揶yémake fun of, ridicule
- 恫dòngin pain, sorrowful
- 嵋méiOmei mountain in Sichuan
- 恻cèfeel anguish, feel compassion
- 捩liètwist with hands; snap, tear
- 箕jīsieve; dust pan, garbage bag; 7th lunar mansion, determinative star γ² Sagitt...
- 粱liángbetter varieties of millet
- 胥xūall, together, mutually
- 戍shùdefend borders, guard frontiers
- 呲cīgive a talking-to
- 硗qiāobarren land; sandy soil
- 囝jiǎnbaby, infant
- 蝮fùvenomous snake, viper
- 埕chénga large, pear-shaped earthenware jar
- 溴xiùbromine (element 35, Br)
- 榉jǔtype of elm
- 锰měngmanganese (element 25, Mn)
- 碛qìsand and gravel
- 赭zhěreddish brown; hematite; ochre
- 呤lìngpurine
- 晌shǎngnoon, midday; moment; unit land measurement equal to seven mou (see 畝), or th...
- 祺qígood luck, good fortune
- 艋měngsmall boat
- 蛞kuòsnail; slug, mole cricket
- 啖dàneat, feed; chew, bite; entice
- 唳lìcry of bird; cry
- 沭shùriver in Shantung
- 绛jiàngdeep red; river in Shanxi province
- 莳shítransplant; plant; dill, Anethum graveolens
- 粕pòlees, dregs, sediments left after distilling liquor
- 毂gǔhub of wheel
- 淙cónggurgling sound of water
- 钨wūtungsten (W)
- 玟wénstreaks in jade; gem
- 谲juécunning, crafty, sly, wily
- 幡fānpennant, banner, streamer, flag
- 嫡dílegal wife, child of legal wife
- 邹zōuname of an ancient state; surname
- 槲hútype of oak
- 葭jiābulrush, reed; flute, whistle
- 劂juéchisel for engraving; engrave
- 钏chuànbracelet, armlet
- 痍yíwound, bruise, sore
- 栀zhīgardenia
- 纣zhòuname of an emperor; saddle part
- 叵pǒcannot, be unable do, improbable; thereupon
- 桀jiéchicken roost; ancient emperor
- 谯qiáotower; surname
- 摈bìnexclude, expel, reject; usher
- 氵shuiwater; radical number 85
- 腚dìngbuttock
- 馕nángbread (Persian naan)
- 禊xìsemi-annual ceremony of purification
- 砦zhàistockade, fort, military outpost; brothel
- 邈miǎofar, distant, remote; slight
- 鸬lúcormorant
- 冽liècold and raw; pure, clear
- 釉yòuglaze
- 嫜zhānghusband's father
- 硒xīselenium (element 34, Se)
- 貊mòleopard; ancient tribe in northeastern China
- 噙qínhold in mouth; bite
- 缂kèthe woof of a woven item
- 掮qiánto bear on the shoulders
- 秆gǎnstraw; stalk of grain
- 疴kēillness, sickness, disease; pain
- 钴gǔcobalt; household iron
- 矍juélook about in fright or alarm
- 蛔huítapeworm
- 刎wěnbehead, cut throat
- 倜tìraise high; unrestrained
- 擀gǎnroll flat
- 茗míngtea; tea plant
- 啶dìngphonetic used in pyridine and pyrimidine
- 膈gédiaphragm
- 嵘rónghigh, steep; lofty, towering
- 钊zhāoendeavor, strive; encourage; cut
- 阃kǔnthreshold; women's quarters
- 荇xìnga water plant, Nymphoides peltalum
- 沩wéiname of a river in Hunan
- 蚜yáplant louse, aphids
- 筠yúnbamboo skin; bamboo
- 黜chùdismiss; demote, downgrade
- 哌pàiused in translation
- 翎língfeather; plume; wing
- 霭ǎicloudy sky, haze; calm, peaceful
- 钹bócymbals
- 嵩sōnghigh, lofty; one of the 5 peaks, situated in Hunan
- 鸾luánfabulous bird
- 鬈quánfine growth of hair; curly hair
- 骓zhuīpiebald horse
- 褊biǎncramped, narrow, crowded; mean
- 僭jiànassume, usurp
- 谇suìspeak ill of, vilify; berate
- 铍píberyllium (element 4, Be)
- 瘙sàoitch
- 耦ǒuplow side by side; team of two
- 嗲diǎ(Cant.) saliva; intensifying particle; inviting, coquettish; 嗲哋. 'daddy'
- 藿huòAgastache rugosa, Korean mint
- 嘹liáoused describe clarity of voice; resonant
- 虻ménghorsefly, gadfly
- 镛yōnglarge bell used as musical instrument
- 闽mǐnfujian province; a river; a tribe
- 疸dǎnjaundice; disorders of stomach
- 妩wǔcharming, enchanting
- 蹉cuōerror, mistake, slip; failure
- 堑qiànmoat, trench, pit, cavity
- 擘bòthumb; break, tear open, rip
- 侪cháia company, companion; together
- 轲kēaxle; personal name of Mencius
- 绶shòusilk ribbon attached as a seal
- 耆qíman of sixty; aged, old
- 辇niǎnhand-cart; transport by carriage
- 岍qiāna mountain in Shaanxi
- 嬲niǎofrolic, play with; flirt with; (Cant.) angry
- 钸būplutonium (element 94, Pu)
- 裟shāa cassock or robe of a monk
- 滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
- 伢yáchild
- 砺lìwhetstone; sharpen
- 泔gānwater from washing rice to boil thick, as gruel
- 伉kàngcompare, match; pair; spouse
- 炷zhùcandle wick, lamp wick; stick of incense
- 捺nàto press down heavily with the fingers
- 裨bìaid, benefit, help; supplement
- 噘juēpouting
- 肱gōngforearm
- 殇shāngdie young; national mourning
- 婀ēbe beautiful, be graceful
- 舛chuǎnoppose, deviate, be contrary to; Kangxi radical 136
- 佘shésurname
- 赳jiūgrand, valiant
- 诘jiéquestion, interrogate
- 铮zhēngclang of metals; small gong
- 楹yíngcolumn, pillar; numerary adjunct
- 阍hūngatekeeper; gate, door
- 衿jīncollar or lapel of garment
- 泐lèto write; to indite; veins in minerals
- 鹚cícormorant
- 傥tǎngif, supposing, in case
- 瓿bùjar, pot
- 胄zhòuhelmet, headpiece; descendant
- 汩gǔrun swiftly
- 霎shàlight rain, drizzle; an instant; passing
- 溏tángpool; not hardened, semi-soft
- 厝cuòcut or engrave; a grave or tombstone
- 啁zhāoused in 啁哳
- 媪ǎoold woman; lower-class woman
- 笕jiǎnbamboo water pipe
- 沱tuórivers, streams, waterways; flow
- 翮héstem of feather; quill
- 礴bófill, extend
- 酰xiānacyl
- 呷xiāsuck, swallow, drink
- 堍tùthe flat ground at either end of a bridge
- 镌juānengraving tool; carve, engrave
- 羌qiāngQiang nationality; surname
- 宦huànofficialdom, government official
- 黔qiánblack; Guizhou
- 僮tóngpage, boy servant
- 滂pāngtorrential; voluminous
- 蓦mòsuddenly, quickly, abruptly
- 谒yèvisit, pay respects
- 戕qiāngkill, slay; wound, injure, hurt
- 跫qióngsound of footsteps
- 嗄shàhoarse of voice
- 绺liǔskein; tuft, lock; wrinkle
- 壅yōngto obstruct
- 滏fǔriver in Hebei
- 胪lúarrange in order; display
- 泠língnice and cool, mild and comfortable
- 诓kuāngcheat, swindle, lie
- 藜líChenopodium album, pigweed
- 鞣róutan; soften
- 镫dènglamp; a kind of cooking vessel
- 沪hùShanghai; river near Shanghai
- 薮sǒumarsh, swamp; wild country
- 鳎tǎsole
- 奘zànglarge, powerful, stout, thick
- 恹yānfeeble, sickly; tranquil, calm
- 呓yìtalk in one's sleep, somniloquy
- 辕yuánaxle; magistrate's office; surname
- 绥suísoothe, appease, pacify
- 袈jiāBuddhist cassock
- 渫xièbeating of ocean; surging of water
- 熵shāngentropy
- 泮pànZhou dynasty school; disperse; fall apart
- 纂zuǎnedit, compile; topknot, chignon
- 袂mèisleeves
- 弭mǐstop, desist, end, quell
- 铡zhásickle for cutting grass or hay
- 宸chénimperial; imperial palace
- 薜bìevergreen shrubs, genus Ligusticum
- 砜fēngan organic compound
- 庖páokitchen; cooking, cuisine
- 酉yǒua wine vessel; tenth earthly branch; Kangxi radical 164
- 剜wāncut, cut out, pick out, scoop out
- 卟bǔa chemical compound; divination; to consider
- 猓guǒmonkey
- 呔dāi(Cant.) a necktie, a tire
- 蒡bàngburdock, herb
- 啭zhuànsing, chirp, warble, twitter
- 悛quānrepent, reform
- 骜àowild horse, mustang; wild
- 擞sǒushake, tremble, quake; flutter
- 渭wèiname of a river in Shanxi
- 逖tìfar, distant; keep at distance
- 掬jūto grasp or hold with both hands
- 烨yèbright, glorious, splendid, flame
- 浙zhèZhejiang province; river
- 杈chāfork of a tree; pitchfork
- 靥yèdimples
- 耨nòuhoe, rake; weed
- 丨gǔn(same as 〡 HANGZHOU NUMERAL ONE) number one; line
- 鸸érswallow
- 汴biànname of a river in Henan; Henan
- 缫sāodraw, reel
- 浒hǔriverbank, shore
- 菔fúturnip
- 祜hùblessing, happiness, prosperity
- 嘁qīto be grieved; ashamed; used to imitate sounds
- 懑mènbe sick at heart, sorrowful, sad
- 绾wǎnto string together, to bind up
- 咛níngenjoin, instruct; charge
- 跎tuóslip, stumble, falter; vacillate
- 遴línselect, choose; surname
- 枸gǒukind of aspen found in Sichuan
- 嶂zhàngcliff; mountain barrier
- 唛màimark
- 嗪qíncharacter used in translation
- 噤jìnclose; be silent, be unable speak
- 椽chuánbeams, rafters, supports
- 豉chǐfermented beans
- 腴yúfat; fertile, rich; plump, soft
- 骝liúfamous horse
- 嬗shànsuccession to the throne
- 祚zuòthrone; bless; blessing, happiness
- 腭èpalate, roof of mouth
- 泱yānggreat, expansive; agitated
- 鹋miáoemu
- 滗bìdrain
- 阢wùthe stump of a tree, hence, sterility; a square stool
- 狨róngmonkey with gold-colored hair; golden lion tamarin
- 蒹jiānreed, Phragmites communis
- 砝fǎbalance weights
- 龅bāoteeth protrude
- 诰gàoinform, notify, admonish, order
- 萼èthe stem and calyx of a flower; a younger brother
- 嵬wéihigh; rugged, rocky, precipitous
- 荦luòbrindled ox; brindled in color
- 飨xiǎnghost banquet; banquet
- 娆ráograceful, charming, fascinating
- 隋suíSui dynasty; surname
- 榕róngbanyan tree
- 苒rǎnlush; successively, in order
- 蛐qūcricket; worm
- 呶náotalkative; clamour; hubbub
- 愫sùguileless, sincere, honest
- 幺yāoone; tiny, small
- 漭mǎngvast; expansive
- 缵zuǎncontinue, carry on, succeed
- 逋būflee, run away, leave debt unsettled
- 痤cuóa swelling of the lymph nodes
- 哿gěexcellent; to commend to be able to
- 桄guāngused in 桄榔
- 鸪gūArborophila species (various)
- 侑yòuhelp, assist, repay kindness
- 蚰yóumillipede
- 赅gāiprepared for; inclusive
- 嶙línprecipitous
- 峋xúnranges of hills stretching on beyond another irregular peaks
- 呖lìused in onomatopoetic expressions
- 矾fánalum
- 刍chúmow, cut grass; hay, fodder
- 俎zǔchopping board or block; painted
- 荏rěnbeans; soft, pliable; herb
- 谗chánslander, defame, misrepresent
- 卅sàthirty, thirtieth
- 霏fēifalling of snow and rain
- 沔miǎnflood; overflowing
- 诳kuángdeceive, lie, delude, cheat
- 邬wūvarious place names; surname
- 汕shànbasket for catching fish; bamboo; Swatow (Shantou)
- 锃zèngpolish
- 濂liána waterfall; a river in Hunan
- 椋liángfruit
- 圜huáncircle, surround; encircle
- 埏shāna boundary, a limit
- 鸫dōngthrush; Turdus species (various)
- 煜yùbright, shining, brilliant
- 镗tāngboring tool
- 舢shānsampan
- 嗥háoroar, call out, wail; bark, yelp
- 阆lànghigh door; high gate; high, lofty
- 皖wǎnAnhui province
- 曜yàoglorious, as sun; daylight, sunlight; one of the seven planets of pre-modern ...
- 撷xiépick up, gather up; hold in lap
- 槿jǐnhibiscus
- 箝qiántweezers, pliers, tongs, pincers
- 阋xìfeud, fight, quarrel
- 镂lòucarve, inlay, engrave, tattoo
- 萆bìthe castor-oil plant
- 铒ěrerbium (element 68, Er)
- 诹zōuconsult, confer; select, choose
- 夼kuǎnglow or swampy land, most often used in place names
- 煨wēito stew, simmer
- 寤wùfew, scarce; empty, deserted
- 殄tiǎnto end; to exterminate
- 鲎hòuking crab
- 桤qīalder
- 纭yúnconfused, in disorder; numerous
- 圉yǔstable, corral, enclosure; frontier, border
- 籴dípurchase grains; store grain
- 疖jiēpimple, sore, boil
- 郗xīsurname
- 蠹dùmoth; insects which eat into cloth
- 蕈xùnmushrooms, fungus; mildew, mold
- 讴ōusing; songs
- 谆zhūnpatient, earnest; earnestly
- 昱yùbright light, sunlight; dazzling
- 毽jiàna shuttlecock
- 钗chāiornamental hairpin
- 涝làoinundate, flood; torrent
- 臻zhēnreach, arrive; utmost, superior
- 蒌lóuArtemisia stelleriana