Chinese characters 5,001–5,500, by frequency
Characters 5,001–5,500 of 9,574, ordered by how often they're used. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.
- 冢zhǒngburial mound, mausoleum; grand
- 笤tiáoa broom
- 铪hāhafnium (element 72, Hf)
- 爿pánhalf of tree trunk; Kangxi radical 90
- 嵝lǒuGoulou mountain peak in Hunan
- 鬟huándress hair in coiled knot; maid
- 锑tīantimony (element 51, Sb)
- 钽tǎntantalum (element 73, Ta)
- 甬yǒngpath; river in Ningbo; Ningbo
- 氙xiānxenon (element 54, Xe)
- 舫fǎngfancy boat, yacht
- 钍tǔthorium (element 90, Th)
- 氩yàargon (element 18, Ar)
- 炜wěibrilliant red; glowing
- 晔yèbright; radiant; thriving
- 阄jiūlots (to be drawn); draw lots
- 栾luánname of tree; a part of cornice
- 螨mǎninsect
- 栉zhìcomb; comb out; weed out, eliminate
- 郧yúncounty in Hubei province
- 狲sūnmonkey
- 翟dísurname; a kind of pheasant; plumes
- 懿yìvirtuous, admirable, esteemed
- 熹xīdim light, glimmer; warm, bright
- 闾lǘvillage of twenty-five families
- 铱yīiridium (element 77, Ir)
- 畦qísections in vegetable farm
- 桠yāthe forking branch of a tree
- 杓biāo(literary) handle of a spoon or ladle
- 轭èyoke, collar
- 炔quēan alkyne (e.g., acetylene)
- 娈luánlovely, beautiful; docile, obedient
- 俳páiactor; vaudeville show; insincere
- 瓯ōubowl, cup; small tray
- 铳chòngancient weapon, blunderbuss
- 犰qiúarmadillo
- 衮gǔnceremonial dress worn by the emperor
- 糅róublend, mix; mixed
- 痱fèiheat rash, prickly heat; ulcers
- 闳hónggate, barrier; wide, vast, expand
- 狎xiábe familiar with; disrespect
- 吡bǐblame
- 泸lúriver in Jiangxi province
- 旌jīngbanner or flag adorned with feathers; to signal
- 笥sìa hamper, wicker basket
- 硪wòa tool for making rammed earth; lofty
- 莪éartemisia
- 嶝dèngpath leading up a mountain
- 昴mǎo18th lunar mansion, determinative star 17 Tauri (Electra)
- 偈jìbrave; martial; hasty; scudding
- 钼mùmolybdenum (element 42, Mo)
- 瑷àifine quality jade
- 遒qiústrong, unyielding, forceful
- 觞shāngwine vessel; propose toast; feast
- 莨làngherb, Scopolia japonica
- 黠xiásly, cunning, shrewd; artful
- 阈yùthreshold; separated, confined
- 镧lánlanthanum (element 57, La)
- 鹩liáowren
- 挹yìto bale out; to decant liquids
- 钆gágadolinium (element 64, Gd)
- 棂língcarved or patterned window sills
- 稔rěnripe grain; harvest; to know, be familiar with
- 枇píloquat
- 隈wēicove, bay, inlet
- 茛gènranunculus
- 钋pōpolonium (element 84, Po)
- 锾huánmeasure; money, coins
- 衲nàmend, sew, patch; line; quilt
- 厍shèsurname
- 菪dànghenbane
- 幄wòtent; mosquito net
- 埂gěngditches for irrigation; hole
- 燠yùwarm; warmth
- 疥jièscabies, itch
- 徕láiinduce, encourage to come
- 瀛yíngsea, ocean
- 檄xícall arms; urgency
- 铙náocymbals; hand bell; disturb
- 绻quǎnaffectionate, solicitous
- 钇yǐyttrium (element 39, Y)
- 郇huánan ancient feudal State in Shaanxi
- 殚dānutmost, entirely, quite; use up
- 肄yìlearn, practice, study; toil
- 雎jūosprey, fishhawk; hold back
- 莆púa kind of legendary tree
- 饽bōferrule
- 洱ěra lake in Yunnan
- 媸chīan ugly woman
- 绱shàngthe piece of leather used for soles on Chinese shoes; a patch
- 劓yìcut off nose
- 汔qìclose, almost
- 蚋ruìgnat, mosquito
- 匏páogourd; musical instrument
- 怛dágrieved, saddened; worried
- 埴zhísoil with large clay content
- 挢jiǎocorrect
- 濮púcounty in Henan province
- 瘢bānscar, mole
- 茌chíname of a district in Shandong
- 哙kuàiswallow, gulp down; greedy
- 逦lǐmeandering, winding
- 荽suīcoriander
- 榫sǔnmortise and tenon; fit into
- 噔dēngsyllable; (Cant.) for (a recipient of pity or sympathy)
- 诟gòuabuse, scold, berate, insult
- 缱qiǎnattached to, inseparable; entangled
- 蛲náoworms
- 掎jǐdrag aside, pull; drag one foot
- 遑huángleisure, leisurely; hurry about
- 轱gūwheel; to turn; to revolve
- 蛟jiāoscaly dragon with four legs
- 淬cuìtemper; dye; soak; change, alter
- 枞cōngfir tree
- 菖chāngiris, sweet flag, calamus
- 槁gǎowither; withered, rotten, dead
- 忖cǔnguess, suppose, conjecture
- 跖zhísole (of the foot)
- 酐gānanhydride
- 囵lúnall, complete, entire
- 锆gàozirconium (element 40, Zr)
- 讫qìfinish; conclude, stop; exhaust
- 髭zīmustache
- 颦pínfrown, knit brows; with knitted
- 戬jiǎnexterminate, destroy; blessing
- 砚yàninkstone
- 隳huīto destroy; to overthrow
- 舂chōnggrind in mortar
- 闼tàdoor; gate
- 蕞zuìlittle, small, tiny; petty
- 坌bèndust, earth; a bank of earth; to dig; to bring together
- 泫xuànweep; cry; shine, glisten
- 鲼fènfish
- 郯tána county in Shandong
- 镓jiāgallium (element 31, Ga)
- 霪yínlong and heavy rain
- 嘤yīngseek friends; also used in onomatopoetic expressions
- 旰gànsunset, dusk; evening
- 溷hùnprivy, latrine; turbid, dirty
- 醴lǐsweet wine; sweet spring
- 礞méngmineral
- 晷guǐshadows of sun; time; sundial
- 忾kàianger, wrath, hatred, enmity
- 妯zhóuwives of one's brothers; sister-i
- 赧nǎnblush, turn red
- 蚧jièa red spotted lizard, used as medicine
- 扦qiānprobe, poke, prick, pierce
- 坩gānearthenware, earthenware vessel
- 婧jìngmodest; supple
- 驽nútired, old horse; old, weak
- 怄òuannoyed
- 忸niǔblush, be bashful, be ashamed
- 脍kuàiminced meat or fish
- 囫húentire, whole
- 奁liánlady's vanity case; trousseau
- 芘bǐMalva sylvestris
- 苄biànbenzyl
- 魍wǎngdemons, mountain spirits
- 珐fàenamel, cloisonné
- 鲳chāngthe silvery pomfret, Stromateoides argenteus
- 桁héngcross-beams of roof
- 屣xǐstraw sandals or slippers that have no heel-backs
- 嗟jiēsigh, alas
- 骊lía pure black horse; a pair of horses
- 烃tīnghydrocarbon
- 驺zōumounted escort; groom
- 迕wǔobstinate, perverse
- 猹cháwild animal mentioned in short story by Lu Xun
- 旆pèiflag ornament; flags, banners
- 隹zhuīshort-tailed bird; Kangxi radical 172
- 宓mìquiet, silent; in good health
- 氚chuāntritium
- 峄yìa range of peaks in Shandong and Jiangsu; the name of a mountain
- 芄wána sedgy plant
- 曩nǎngin ancient times, of old, former
- 耄màoelderly person; very old, senile
- 辋wǎngexterior rim of wheel, felly
- 抻chēnpull
- 钒fánvanadium (element 23, V)
- 蚶hānkind of clam, Arca inflata
- 蜣qiāngdung beetle
- 翳yìshade, screen; to hide, screen
- 沆hànga ferry; fog; flowing
- 垌dònga field; used in place names
- 鹗èosprey, fishhawk
- 溆xùriver in Húnán
- 饴yísweet-meats; sweet-cakes; syrup
- 訾zǐbad-mouth; criticize; defects
- 罡gāngthe stars making up the handle of the Big Dipper (Alkaid, Mizar, and Alioth)
- 嫱qiánglady
- 褡dāgirdle; loincloth; pouch, bag
- 怵chùfear, be afraid; shy, timid
- 悭qiānmiserly, parsimonious, stingy
- 茕qióngalone; without friends or relatives
- 钰yùrare treasure
- 瘘lòufistula, sore, ulcer, goiter
- 湔jiānwash, cleanse; purge
- 嘬zuōto lap; to suck
- 蚵héoyster
- 玳dàitortoise shell
- 嗔chēnbe angry at, scold, rebuke
- 吒zhāshout, roar, bellow; scold
- 灏hàovast, large, grand, expansive
- 嵊shèngdistrict in Shaohsing, Chekiang
- 杲gǎobright sun; brilliant; high
- 谠dǎngcounsel, advice; speak out
- 亳bóname of district in Anhui; capital of Yin
- 髂qiàthe pelvis
- 岷mínMinshan mountain range in northern Sichuan and southern Gansu, Min River
- 嘧mìpyrimidine
- 龇zīto show the teeth; crooked teeth
- 竽yúancient woodwind instrument
- 朊ruǎn
- 椁guǒouter-coffin; vault
- 浚jùndredge
- 怩níshy, timid, bashful; look ashamed
- 滟yànoverflowing, billowing; wavy
- 萘nàinaphthalene
- 黢qūblack
- 猢húa kind of monkey found in western China
- 倏shūhastily, suddenly, abruptly
- 姹chàbeautiful, colorful; girl
- 鲢liánsilver carp, Hypophthalmichthys
- 踽jǔto walk alone; self-reliant
- 燧suìflintstone; beacon, signal fire; torch
- 偃yǎncease, lay off, lay down
- 獒áomastiff, large fierce dog
- 潼tónghigh, lofty; damp
- 俣yǔbig
- 焯chāoboil vegetables for a very short time; scald
- 蔺lìnrush used for making mats; surname
- 汾fénriver in Shanxi province
- 峪yùvalley, ravine
- 螅xīintestinal worm
- 燔fánto roast; to burn
- 逄pánga surname
- 茑niǎoConvolvulus, bindweed; parasitic plants such as mistletoe; Ribes ambiguum
- 醵jùcontribute for drinks; pool money
- 桴fúraft; drumstick; ridge pole
- 狳yúarmadillo
- 苫shānrush or straw matting
- 愆qiāna fault, mistake, error, transgression
- 蘼mímillet
- 獐zhāngroebuck, hornless river deer
- 埚guōcrucible
- 幛zhàngscroll of silk or cloth bearing a congratulatory message
- 砟zhǎstone tablet; monument
- 妪yùold woman, hag
- 伥chāngghost of one devoured by tiger
- 汨mìMi(luo) river in Hunan province where Qu Yuan drowned himself; to sink; (used...
- 趿tāto tread on; slipshod
- 麂jǐmuntjac, barking deer; Muntiacus species (various)
- 稗bàidarnels, weeds, tares small
- 葜qiāvarious species of the genus Smilax
- 餍yànbe satiated, eat one's full
- 乩jīto divine
- 逡qūnretreat, withdraw, fall back
- 钯bǎpalladium (element 46, Pd)
- 讦jiéexpose other's secrets, pry
- 佝gōurickets
- 濯zhuówash out, rinse; cleanse
- 揖yīsalute, bow; defer to, yield
- 颔hànchin, jowl; give nod
- 穸xīthe gloom of the grave; a tomb or grave; death
- 铊tāthallium (element 81, Tl)
- 瀣xièsea mist; vapor
- 眢yuāneyes without brightness
- 蠛mièflies, small insects produced in damp places
- 峒dòngmountain in Gansu province
- 饫yùsurfeited, satiated; confer
- 炳bǐngbright, luminous; glorious
- 锗zhěgermanium (element 32, Ge)
- 垓gāiborder, boundary, frontier
- 眙yíto gaze at
- 鹪jiāowren
- 玎dīngjingling, tinkling
- 龉yǔuneven teeth; to disagree
- 葸xǐafraid, bashful
- 罅xiàcrack, fissure, split
- 镘màntrowel
- 馐xiūfood, meal; eat; offer
- 尥liàoa backward kick, as by a mule or horse
- 懋màosplendid, grand, majestic
- 禺yúdistrict; mountain in Zhejiang
- 铼láirhenium (element 75, Re)
- 悌tìbrotherly, respectful
- 瓤rángflesh, core, pulp, pith
- 淖nàoslush; mud
- 蟊máograin-eating grub
- 蚩chīworm; ignorant, rustic; laugh
- 聩kuìdeaf
- 蒯kuǎia rush
- 邰táisurname; state in modern Shanxi
- 鼯wúflying squirrel
- 谪zhécharge, blame; disgrace; demote
- 喑yīnto be dumb; the sobbing of infants
- 芡qiànplant allied to the waterlily
- 晗hánpre-dawn
- 莩fúmembrane lining inside of reed
- 豕shǐa pig, boar; Kangxi radical 152
- 笪dáa coarse mat of rushes or bamboo
- 牯gǔcow; bull; ox
- 锶sīstrontium (element 38, Sr)
- 艏shǒubow of a ship
- 艉wěi
- 凫fúwild duck, teal; swim
- 锫péiberkelium (element 97, Bk)
- 夂zhǐgo; Kangxi radical 34
- 裒póucollect, gather, assemble; praise
- 鏖áoto fight to the end, engage in a fierce battle
- 愎bìobstinate, stubborn, headstrong
- 怍zuòto be ashamed
- 殁mòdie; death; dead
- 睢suīgaze at, stare at; uninhibited
- 埘shíroost
- 龃jǔirregular teeth; discord
- 鲠gěngfish bones; honest, upright
- 垆lúblack clods of earth; shop, hut
- 耒lěihandle of plow; plow; Kangxi radical 127
- 阒qùalone; quiet, still
- 橹lǔoar, scull; row, scull
- 踯zhíwaver, hesitate, be irresolute
- 泗sìmucous; nasal flow; sniffle; river in Shandong
- 夤yíndistant place; remote; deep
- 髯ránbeard; mustache
- 菝báSmilax (genus)
- 啉línstupid; slow
- 氤yīnhanging fog, misty
- 氲yūnlife giving influences of nature; spirit of harmony; prosperity
- 鹄gǔcenter or bull's eye of an archery target (old); goal
- 偻lóuhumpback; surname
- 琬wǎnthe virtue of a gentleman; jade
- 镪qiāngcoins, money, wealth
- 淅xīwater used wash rice; to wash rice
- 祯zhēnlucky, auspicious, good omen
- 悻xìnganger, vexation; angry, indignant
- 苷gānlicorice
- 犭quǎndog; radical number 94
- 厶sīprivate, secret; Kangxi radical 28
- 畚běnstraw basket, hamper
- 鲽diéflatfish; flounder; sole
- 嗌àithe throat; to quarrel, choke
- 甯níngpeaceful
- 蒎pàipinene
- 箐qìngto draw a bamboo bow or crossbow
- 蟥huángleech
- 鹱hù
- 砹àiastatine (element 85, At)
- 枰píngsmooth board; chessboard; chess
- 蜱pía tick, mite
- 筢párake
- 狍páospecies of deer found in north China
- 谶chènprophecy, hint, omen
- 踟chíhesitate, undecided; embarrassed
- 蹰chúhesitate, waver, falter
- 旖yǐromantic; tender; charming
- 尕gǎsmall (used in place names)
- 撺cuānhurry; to throw; to urge
- 蜉fúmayfly
- 沣fēngriver in Shanxi province
- 忪sōngquiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful
- 揿qìnpress
- 胝zhīcallous, corn
- 怼duìhate, abhor; hatred, resentment
- 笫zǐbed boards, sleeping mat
- 斓lánmulticolored
- 纟sīsilk; Kangxi radical 120
- 焱yànflames
- 杷páloquat
- 荸bíwater chestnut
- 闫yánvillage gate
- 蛄gūmole cricket
- 溘kèabruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly
- 饬chìorder; command; give command
- 臬nièlaw, rule; door post
- 牝pìnfemale of species; deep gorge
- 簌sù(of flower petals) falling
- 芊qiānexuberant and vigorous foliage
- 稞kēgrain ready for grinding; grain
- 枥lìtype of oak; stable
- 蛴qímaggots, grubs
- 螬cáogrubs in fruit
- 陧nièin disorder
- 蛸shāolong legged spider; octopus; chrysalis of mantis
- 旎nǐfluttering of flag; romantic
- 糨jiàngstarch, paste; to starch
- 瘊hóuwarts, pimples
- 檫chásassafras tzumu
- 槭qìmaple
- 酴túleaven, yeast; wine
- 椠qiànwooden tablet; edition
- 崤xiáomountain in Henan
- 钕nǚneodymium (element 60, Nd)
- 蝣yóuEphemera strigata, mayfly
- 躅zhúwalk carefully; hesitate, falter
- 邺yèplace in today's Henan province
- 碓duìpestle
- 魑chīa mountain demon resembling a tiger
- 缍duǒa kind of thin silk
- 栝guāa builder's frame for measuring
- 胼piáncallus, calluses
- 銮luánbells hung on horse; bells hung
- 晁cháomorning, dawn; surname
- 捭bǎito open; to spread out
- 脔luánsmall lump of meat; sliced meat
- 荀xúnsurname; ancient state; plant
- 趔liènot progressing; to be checked
- 阗tiána place in Xinjiang province
- 骥jìthoroughbred horse; refined and
- 涠wéistill water
- 蛉língdragonfly, Libellulidae; lacewing
- 瘿yǐngswelling, goiter
- 窠kēnest; hole, indention; den
- 彝yíYi (nationality); tripod, wine vessel; rule
- 垭yācharacter used in place names
- 戗qiāngsupport
- 赓gēngcontinue
- 璋zhāngjade plaything; jade ornament
- 荑tísprouts; tares
- 缒zhuìclimb down rope; hang by rope
- 纛dàoa banner, a streamer
- 傺chìto hinder; to detain
- 剞jīcarving or engraving knife; grave
- 棹zhàooar; boat
- 阼zuòthe steps leading to the eastern door
- 嗉sùbird's crop; wine pot
- 匚fāngbox; Kangxi radical 22
- 埸yìa border; a limit; a dike; a frontier; a boundary
- 铷rúrubidium (element 37, Rb)
- 璺wèna crack, as in porcelain
- 薨hōngdeath of prince; swarming
- 黉hóngschool
- 铕yǒueuropium (element 63, Eu)
- 疋pǐroll, bolt of cloth; foot
- 筲shāobasket, bucket
- 陟zhìclimb, scale, ascend; proceed
- 訇hōngthe sound of a crash
- 萋qīluxuriant foliage; crowded
- 娲wāa goddess, the mythological sister and successor to Fuxi
- 绁xièto contract, draw in, reduce, shorten
- 锔jūcurium (element 96, Cm)
- 缯zēngsilk fabrics; surname
- 胤yìnheir, successor; progeny, posterity
- 镎ná(SC) neptunium (element 93, Np)
- 涪fúriver in Sichuan province
- 郫pía county in Sichuan
- 仵wǔsimilar
- 黩dúto dishonor, defile, corrupt; soiled
- 邯háncity in Hebei province
- 鲩huàncarp
- 鳢lǐsnakehead
- 黾mǐnto strive; to endeavor
- 糁sǎna grain of rice; rice gruel mixed with meat
- 鲵níCryptobranchus japonicus; a salamander
- 怃wǔregretful, disappointed
- 陉xíngdefile, mountain pass, gorge
- 铨quánweigh, measure; select officials
- 芍sháopeony; water chestnuts
- 碡zhóustone roller used to level fields
- 鳔biàoswimming bladder of fish
- 莠yǒuweeds, tares; undesirable, evil
- 铣xǐmill
- 蝈guōsmall green frog; cicada
- 澍shùtimely rain, life-giving rain
- 搌zhǎnto wipe tears; to bind
- 掊póuto extract; injure
- 侔móuequal
- 柝tuòwatchman's rattle
- 埭dàia dam, a jock; inclined plane on a canal, where boats can be hauled up or down
- 汊chàa branching stream
- 撙zǔneconomize; abide by, comply with
- 殛jíto put to death to imprison for life
- 崮gùa mesa, hill with flat top and steep sides
- 馘guócut off left ear; tally dead enemy
- 跣xiǎnbare footed
- 戽hùto bale out water
- 浍huìirrigation ditch, trench; river
- 馑jǐntime of famine or crop failure
- 灞bàriver in Shanxi province
- 蝽chūnbedbug
- 戥děnga small steelyard for weighing money, etc.
- 辚línrumbling of vehicles; threshold
- 嗵tōngused for sound
- 畲shēto cultivate land by first setting fire to it
- 爻yáodiagrams for divination
- 虼gèa flea; species of beetle
- 忭biàndelighted; pleased
- 龋qǔtooth decay
- 蝻nǎnimmature locusts
- 诮qiàocriticize, scold, blame, ridicule
- 哕huìbelch; vomit
- 舻lúbow or prow of boat
- 谌chénsincere, faithful; surname
- 刭jǐngcut throat
- 钣bǎnplate
- 虬qiúyoung dragon
- 傈lìtribe
- 镞zúarrowhead, barb; swift, quick
- 臾yúmoment, instant, short while
- 刈yìcut off, reap, mow; sickle