Chinese characters 5,501–6,000, by frequency

Characters 5,501–6,000 of 9,574, ordered by how often they're used. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.

• 潴zhūpond; a pool
• 愠yùnangry
• 翦jiǎnscissors; cut, clip; annihilate
• 柞zhàoak; spinous evergreen tree; to clear away trees
• 瘌làsevere; poisonous; dangerous; itch and other skin diseases
• 煸biānto stir-fry before broiling or stewing
• 怔zhēngstartled; terrified; panic-stricken
• 荠jìused in 荠菜, 荠苎
• 姝shūa beautiful girl
• 钿diànhairpin; gold inlaid work, filigree
• 篾mièbamboo splints or slats
• 蹙cùurgent, suddenly; grieve, lament
• 铄shuòmelt, smelt; shine
• 轾zhìlow rear portion of cart
• 嶷yía range of mountains in Hunan province
• 佚yìindulge in pleasures; flee
• 篦bìfine-toothed comb; comb hair
• 迳jìngpass by, approach; direct
• 舨bǎna sampan
• 爰yuánlead on to; therefore, then
• 庹tuǒthe length of one's two outstretched arms
• 钐shānsamarium (element 62, Sm); to swing a sickle to cut (grass or wheat)
• 沤òusoak, steep; sodden or soaked
• 彖tuàna hog; a hedgehog; a porcupine
• 纩kuàngcotton; silk
• 锪huōa kind of tool
• 猞shēa wild cat; 猞猁, a lynx
• 鹨liùAnthus species (various)
• 嵴jǐmountain ridge
• 溲sōuurinate; soak, drench
• 嵫zīa hill in Shantung
• 蠖huòinch-worm; looper caterpillar
• 舯zhōng
• 碚bèisuburb
• 渖shěnjuice; liquid; water; to leak, pour
• 秫shúglutinous variety of millet
• 娉pīngbeautiful, attractive, charming, graceful
• 妁shuòact as go-between
• 鹎bēibird
• 蒽ēnanthracene
• 煳húbe burned, to char (in cooking)
• 趄jūused in 趑趄
• 忝tiǎndisgraced; ashamed; self-deprecating
• 跏jiāsit cross-legged; squat
• 骟shàngeld, castrate
• 崧sōnghigh mountain; lofty, eminent
• 觥gōnga cup made of horn; obstinate
• 锬tánlong spear
• 郄qièsurname
• 滢yíngclear, pure water; lucid; glossy
• 湟huángriver in Qinghai province
• 嫘léisurname
• 荪sūnaromatic grass; iris, flower
• 鸲qúmynah; Erithacus species (various)
• 莼chúnan edible water plant-brasenia
• 姒sìwife of elder brother
• 佤wǎthe Va (Wa) nationality, living in Yunnan
• 豇jiānga small kidney bean
• 筚bìwicker, bamboo
• 忻xīndelightful, joyful, pleasant
• 殍piǎoto starve to death
• 绗hángbaste
• 佞nìngflattery; glib
• 豸zhìlegless insect-like animal, worm; Kangxi radical 153
• 髌bìnkneecap
• 涔cénriver in Shaanxi; murky torrent
• 芪qícelery
• 牍dúwriting tablet; documents, books
• 酞tàiphthalein
• 嘌piàofast, speedy
• 苎zhùchina grass, ramie
• 泅qiúswim, float, wade
• 璇xuánbeautiful jade; star
• 骧xiānggallop about with head uplifted
• 酢zuòtoast to host by guest
• 蠃luǒthe solitary wasp
• 轼shìhorizontal wooden bar in front
• 旃zhānsilk banner with bent pole
• 蜩tiáocicada, broad locust
• 蠼qúearwig
• 螋sōuearwig
• 裎chéngto take off the clothes and expose the body; to carry in the girdle
• 绂fúribbon or cord used attach ornaments
• 钬huǒholmium (element 67, Ho)
• 舾xī(Cant.) equipment on a ship
• 圬wūplaster over with layer of mud
• 蒺jífurze; gorse
• 髀bìbuttocks; thigh, thigh bone
• 谝piǎnbrag, boast; quibble
• 厣yǎnshell
• 羿yìlegendary archer
• 硭mánga crude saltpetre
• 菰gūwild rice; Zizania latifolia
• 劁qiāogeld, castrate
• 掭tiànto manipulate; a pricker for a lamp-wick
• 蹇jiǎnlame, crippled; unlucky; hexagram ䷦
• 祧tiāoan ancestral hall
• 鸱chīkite, horned owl; wine cups
• 邾zhūa feudal state which existed B.C.700-469; now in Shandong
• 甑zèngboiler for steaming rice, pot
• 呋fū(呋喃) furan (C₄H₄O)
• 镲chǎcymbals
• 伲níwe (Shanghai dialect)
• 箸zhùchopsticks
• 謦qìngto speak softly
• 狻suāna fabulous beast
• 檠qíngstand for lamp; frame for bow
• 锇éosmium (element 76, Os)
• 搋chuāito thump
• 蛏chēngrazor clam
• 蠓měngmidges; sandflies
• 鳙yōngbighead
• 铌níniobium (element 41, Nb)
• 缶fǒuearthen crock or jar; Kangxi radical 121
• 樨xīscrambled eggs
• 飑biāostorm
• 蓍shīmilfoil, plant used in divination
• 猷yóuplan, scheme; plan, plot; way
• 嵛yúcounty in Shandong province
• 錾zànengraving tool, chisel
• 裾jūlapel, border of garment; skirt
• 谰lánaccuse falsely; slander, libel
• 鄱pócounty and lake in Jiangxi
• 孳zībreed in large numbers
• 殳shūname of old weapon; kill; rad. 79
• 钶kēcolumbium
• 煅duànforge metal; perfect one's skill
• 锱zīan ancient unit of weight (one-eighth of a tael)
• 诖guàerror, mistake; deceive, mislead
• 嚆hāogive forth sound, make noise
• 砻lónggrind, sharpen; mill
• 勐měngimperial degree; Daoist magic
• 喟kuìheave sigh, sigh
• 癜diànerythema
• 颏kēchin
• 赀zīproperty; wealth; to count
• 逵kuíthoroughfare, crossroads
• 艿nǎi(芋艿) taro
• 揠yàto pull up, to eradicate
• 鲮língcarp
• 苡yǐbarley
• 焘tāoshine, illuminate; cover, envelope
• 蕤ruídrooping leaves; fringe soft, delicate
• 磬qìngmusical instrument; musical stone
• 阏yānblock, obstruct, stop up
• 秣mòfodder, horse feed; feed horse
• 剀kǎisharpen; carefully, thorough
• 辔pèibridle of horse, reins
• 馔zhuànto feed, support, provide for; food
• 臧zānggood, right, generous; command
• 楸qiūMallotus japonicus, East Asian mallotus, (J) akamegashiwa
• 耪pǎngplow, cultivate
• 痦wùa sudden outbreak of spots
• 洇yīnto soak paper, blot
• 茈cícomfrey; a plant yielding a purple dye
• 芴wù
• 娌lǐbrother's wife
• 眄miànto look askance; looking dull
• 廴yǐngo; Kangxi radical 54
• 镦dūnferrule; castrate
• 圮pǐdestroyed, ruined; to subvert to injure
• 谫jiǎnshallow; stupid
• 凇sōngdewdrop; icicle
• 樾yuèthe shade of trees
• 醯xīvinegar; pickle; acid
• 丬qiánghalf of tree trunk; rad. no. 90
• 喁yóngthe mouth of a fish at the surface of the water, gasping for breath
• 鹾cuósalty; salt
• 锖qiāngthe color of the a mineral
• 蛱jiákind of butterfly
• 瑭tánga kind of jade
• 刳kūcut out, dig, rip up, scoop out
• 暝míngdark, obscure
• 裣liǎndraw one's hands into sleeve
• 鹛méibabbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush
• 刖yuècutting off feet as form of punishment
• 鼢féna variety of mole
• 觇chānpeek; spy on, watch; investigate
• 苴jūsackcloth; female hemp plant
• 枘ruìthe handle of tools
• 瘅dānto hate bitterly; drought; dry
• 嫫móHuangdi's ugly concubine; nurse
• 皲jūncrack, chap
• 笳jiāa reed leaf whistle
• 衽rènlapel; hidden lapel of coat
• 赍jīpresent
• 胗zhēngizzard
• 鲻zīmullet
• 髑dúskull
• 迨dàiuntil, when; seize, arrest
• 跬kuǐto step; a stride equal to half a pace
• 钔ménmendelevium (Md)
• 蹁piánto walk with a limp
• 跹xiānwander about, walk around; revolve
• 裢liánfolding purse inserted in belt
• 溧lìriver in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces
• 泺luòriver in Shandong province
• 苘qǐngIndian mallow
• 暌kuíin opposition; distant from; separated
• 楦xuàna last for making shoes; to turn on a lathe
• 骀dàian old, tired horse, a jade; tired, exhausted
• 谥shìto confer posthumous titles
• 痼gùchronic disease
• 镏liúdistil; lutetium; surname
• 椟dúcabinet, wardrobe; closet
• 佥qiānall, together, unanimous
• 囗wéierect, proud; upright; bald
• 珧yáomother-of-pearl
• 鬻yùsell; child, childish; nourish
• 圯yíbridge, bank
• 鸷zhìhawk, vulture
• 柢dǐroot, base; bottom of object
• 玢bīn(literary) a kind of jade
• 稹zhěndetailed, fine; closely woven
• 绋fúlarge rope; rope attached to bier
• 椤luótree
• 漕cáotransport by water; canal transportation
• 喹kuíquinoxaline (chemical compound)
• 墉yōngwall; fortified wall; small wall
• 唢suǒflute-like musical instrument
• 鞅yāngleather strap over horse's neck
• 跗fūthe instep
• 囟xìntop of the head; skull
• 妣bǐone's deceased mother
• 俦chóucompanion, mate, colleague
• 茯fúChina root; Wolfiporia extensa
• 罟gǔnet; snare; pressure come or go
• 诤zhèngto expostulate; to remonstrate
• 淞sōngname of a river in Jiangsu
• 埤píadd, increase, attach; low fence
• 甾zāiground that has been under cultivation for one year; evil, calamity
• 锕āactinium (Ac)
• 啻chìonly, merely; just like; stop at
• 埙xūninstrument
• 鲂fángbream
• 粲cànpolish; bright, radiant; smiling
• 鲆píngsole
• 憷chùpainful; suffering; privation
• 趺fūsit cross-legged; back of the foo
• 嗫nièmove lips as when speaking; hesitation
• 汛xùnhigh water, flood tides
• 蘖nièstump, sprout
• 芾fèiflower; small; little; lush
• 迤yíused in 逶迤
• 挈qièassist, help, lead by hand
• 隗wěihigh; lofty; surname
• 苋xiànamaranth
• 沂yíriver in southeast Shandong
• 砭biānstone probe; pierce; counsel
• 痄zhàscrofulous swellings and sores, mumps
• 仝tóngtogether, same; surname
• 濠háomoat, trench, ditch
• 粳jīngnon-glutinous rice
• 葙xiāngfeather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)
• 铧huáspade, shovel, plowshare
• 戡kānsubjugate, subdue, quell; kill
• 钷pǒpromethium (element 61, Pm)
• 仳pǐseparate, part company
• 醑xǔto strain spirits
• 澧lǐriver in northern Hunan province
• 铩shāmoult
• 愍mǐnpity, sympathize with
• 殂cúto die
• 谳yànto decide, judge; a verdict, decision
• 醮jiàoreligious service; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony
• 翕xīagree
• 锝détechnetium (element 43, Tc)
• 裰duōto mend clothes
• 詈lìscold, abuse verbally, curse
• 眚shěngdisease of the eyes; crime, fault
• 琰yǎnjewel, gem; glitter of gems
• 胨dònga kind of protein
• 裥jiǎnfolds
• 胍guāguanidine
• 慊qiànto resent; contended; satisfied
• 钪kàngscandium (element 21, Sc)
• 髁kēthigh bone, hipbone; kneecap
• 偾fènruin, cause fail; overthrown
• 箬ruòthe cuticle of the bamboo a broad-leaved bamboo
• 氡dōngradon (element 86, Rn)
• 钌liǎoruthenium (element 44, Ru)
• 笮zéboards which support tiles on roof
• 胂shènarsine; chiropractic
• 坶mǔ
• 荛ráofuel, firewood; stubble; Wikstroemia japonica
• 郛fúouter walls of city; suburbs
• 骺hóutip of a long bone
• 疔dīngcarbuncle, boil, ulcer
• 袢pànrobe
• 飧sūnevening meal, supper; cooked food
• 倨jùarrogant, haughty, rude
• 堙yīnbury; dam, block up
• 楮chǔmulberry; paper
• 庋guǐa cupboard or pantry to store
• 齑jībreak or smash into pieces, pulverize; hash
• 黥qíngto tattoo; to brand the face of criminals
• 嬖bìfavorite; a minion
• 遄chuánto hurry; to go to and fro
• 妫guīfamily name
• 藁gǎostraw, hay; dry, withered
• 椴duànpoplar, aspen
• 硇náosal ammoniac
• 扌shouhand; radical number 64
• 椹shèna chopping board
• 尢wāngweak; Kangxi radical 43
• 荥xínga county in Henan; the rising and dashing of waves
• 卩jiéseal; Kangxi radical 26
• 麇jūngeneral name for hornless deer; to collect, to band together
• 窆biǎnto put a coffin in a grave
• 孛bèicomet
• 悃kǔnsincere, genuine, honest, loyal
• 鹣jiānfabulous mythical bird
• 俜pīngto trust to; send a message
• 菘sōngcelery, cabbage
• 萁qíbeakstalk, stalks of pulse
• 鄄juàna county in Shandong
• 轫rèna block that keeps a wheel from moving
• 亍chùto take small steps; Korean place name
• 艄shāostern of a vessel
• 渌lùstrain
• 蜮yùa fabulous creature like a turtle; a toad
• 腈jīngnitrile
• 佶jístrong, robust; exact, correct
• 巯qiúan atom group
• 钤qiánlock, latch; stamp, seal
• 痈yōngcarbuncle, sore, ulcer, abscess
• 拊fǔslap; pat; tap; handle of a vessel
• 侉kuǎto speak with an accent; big and clumsy
• 枨chéngdoor stop, door jam; touch; (Cant.) to use the body to move someone
• 骶dǐcoccyx
• 窨yìna cellar, a store-room
• 颉jiéfly upward, soar; contest
• 篆zhuànseal script; seal, official stamp
• 钎qiāntool for boring holes
• 茏lóngtall grass; water-weeds
• 薤xièAllium bakeri; shallots, scallion
• 蚨fúwater-beetle; cash
• 潞lùa county in Yunnan
• 傩nuórich
• 帑tǎnga treasury; public funds
• 恂xúncareful, sincere, honest; trust
• 琨kūnbeautiful jade, precious stones
• 郦lìplace in today's Henan province
• 悒yìsorrowful, depressed, unhappy
• 珏juétwo pieces of jade joined together
• 亓qí(archaic form) his, her, its, their; that
• 昀yúnsun light; used in personal names
• 圪gē(圪墶) a pimple; a mound
• 镝dīdysprosium (element 66, Dy)
• 帏wéicurtain that forms wall
• 陂pídam, embankment; reservoir
• 莒jǔa Zhou-dynasty vassal state in modern Shandong; (archaic) taro
• 鲡líeel
• 诂gǔexegesis, explanation; explain
• 霁jìto clear up after rain; to cease be angry
• 莘shēnlong; numerous; wild ginger
• 粝lìunpolished rice; brown rice
• 檗bòa cork tree
• 柃líng
• 骐qípiebald horse; excellent horse
• 怙hùrely on, presume on; persist in
• 盱xūwide open eyes; to gaze in astonishment
• 髹xiūred lacquer; to lacquer
• 螓qína small cicada with a square head
• 轳lúpulley, windlass, capstan
• 莰kǎnbornane, camphane
• 曷héwhy? what? where?
• 忮zhìstubborn; perverse; aggressive
• 伛yǔhumpback; stoop
• 涑sùriver in Shansi province
• 酽yànthick, strong (beverage)
• 焐wùto warm something cold by touching it with something hot
• 蔟cùframe on which silkworms spin
• 迮zéto rise; contracted; cramped
• 柰nàicrab-apple tree; endure, bear
• 铋bìbismuth (element 83, Bi)
• 矸gāna rock or cliff
• 踣bóto stumble and fall prone; stiff in death
• 疰zhùsummer-time disease
• 矧shěnmuch more, still more; the gums
• 碥biǎnsteep, protruding rocks in rapids
• 坫diàna stand on which to replace goblets after drinking
• 猱náoa monkey with yellow hair, macaque
• 椐jū
• 膦lìnorganophosphine
• 冱hùfreezing; stopped up, closed off
• 汆cuānto parboil; hot water kettle; to boil
• 萏dànlotus
• 锴kǎihigh quality iron
• 嫠lía widow
• 搴qiānextract; seize; pluck up
• 僦jiùto heir; to rent
• 庑wǔcorridor, hallway; luxuriant
• 笏hùtablet held by someone having authority
• 辎zīa supply cart, covered wagon, dray
• 裉kènseam in a garment
• 镨pǔpraseodymium (element 59, Pr)
• 崞guōmountain in Shanxi
• 眵chīeyes diseased and dim
• 瞍sǒublind; no pupil in the eye
• 黼fǔembroidered official or sacrificial robe
• 钫fāngfrancium (element 87, Fr)
• 埽sàobroom; to sweep, clear away
• 邴bǐngname of a city in the ancient state of Song, in what is now Shandong; pleased
• 钅jīngold; money; Kangxi radical 167
• 迓yàto go to meet, to receive, as a guest
• 悱fěito be desirous of speaking
• 呙guōchat, jaw, gossip, talk; mouth
• 尜gáa child toy
• 狺yínthe snarling of dogs
• 郓yùnsurname; an ancient town's name
• 樯qiángmast, yard-arm, boom
• 仞rènancient unit of measure (8 feet); 'fathom'
• 孥núone's children
• 谡sùrise up; raise up
• 蔌sùvegetables
• 湓péna river in Jiangxi province
• 槊shuòspear, lance
• 鲚jìanchovy
• 柙xiácage, pen for wild animals
• 嵇jīmountain in Henan; surname
• 虿chàia kind of scorpion
• 耖chàoharrow
• 窭jùpoor, impoverished
• 蹯fánan animal's paws
• 洵xúntrue, real, truly, really
• 筇qiónga kind of bamboo used to make staffs
• 彀gòuenough, adequate fully, quite
• 淦gànriver in Jiangxi province; water leaking into a boat
• 狷juànrash, impetuous, impulsive
• 苁cōngCistanche deserticola, desert-broomrape
• 趱zǎngo in hurry, hasten; urge
• 胙zuòmeat offered in sacrifice to one's ancestors
• 荬mǎia plant name
• 屮chèsprout; Kangxi radical 45
• 樗chūAilanthus glandulosa or A. altissima, a kind of tree useless as timber
• 貔pía legendary bear-like animal
• 貅xiūbrave, fierce, courageous
• 榀pǐnclassifier for roof beams
• 蛩qióngcricket, locust; anxious
• 篼dōumountain sedan chair; (Cant.) a simple container without a cover
• 铫diàolarge hoe; surname; a spear
• 铟yīnindium (element 49, In)
• 襦rúshort coat, jacket; fine silk fabric
• 橛juéa post, a stake; an axle
• 圊qīngrest room
• 芈mǐbleat of sheep; surname
• 肟wòan organic compound
• 庥xiūshade; shelter, protection
• 雠chóuenemy, rival, opponent
• 辏còuhubs of wheel; converge around
• 镅méiamericium (element 95, Am)
• 杌wùthe stump of a tree, hence, sterility; a square stool
• 缦mànplain silk; simple, plain
• 墁mànto plaster; to pave
• 繇yáoreason, cause
• 薅hāoto weed; to eradicate
• 瓴língconcave channels of tiling a long-necked jar
• 脞cuǒminced meat; trifles
• 逶wēiwinding, curving; swagger
• 獍jìnga mythical animal that eats its mother when it is born; Manchurian tiger
• 铹láolawrencium (element 103, Lr)
• 铑lǎorhodium (element 45, Rh)
• 羼chànconfuse, mix, interpolate
• 贳shìborrow; pardon; loan
• 肼jǐnghydrazine
• 牾wǔto oppose; to gore
• 腧shùinsertion point in acupuncture; acupoint
• 郏jiácounty in Henan province; surname
• 韪wěiright; proper; propriety
• 昝zǎna dual pronoun, I, you and me, we two
• 浔xúnsteep bank by stream; jiujiang
• 轸zhěncross board at rear of carriage
• 鸩zhèna bird resembling the secretary falcon
• 蝥máoChinese blister beetle; Spanish fly
• 篌hóuancient musical instrument; harp
• 圹kuàngtomb, grave: prairie; open wilderness
• 菡hànbuds, lotus buds
• 缣jiānfine silk
• 棰chuía mallet, bludgeon, pestle
• 羧suōcarboxyl group
• 氘dāodeuterium
• 竦sǒngrevere, respect, be in awe of
• 抟tuánroll around with hand; model
• 劭shàoencourage; to excel; excellent
• 萜tiēterpene
• 悫quèsincerity, honesty; modest
• 芎xiōnga kind of herb
• 菀wǎnluxuriance of growth
• 漳zhāngname of a river in Henan
• 镤púprotactinium (Pa)
• 骈piánteam of horses; associate, join
• 躜zuānto jump
• 蚍pímussels; various shellfish
• 鲲kūnspawn; roe; fry
• 倥kǒngboorish, ignorant; urgent, pressing
• 偬zǒngurgent
• 棣dìKerria japonica, Japanese rose
• 掼guànthrow ground; know, be familiar
• 渑miǎnname of a river in Shandong