Chinese characters 7,001–7,500, by frequency

Characters 7,001–7,500 of 9,574, ordered by how often they're used. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.

• 捨shědiscard, give up willingly; give alms
• 捫ménstoke, pat, feel by hand, grope
• 捱áiput off, procrastinate; endure
• 捲juǎncurl, roll up; curly, rolled up
• 掃sǎosweep, clear away; exterminate
• 掄lūnswing, brandish, flourish
• 掙zhēngto strive, endeavor, struggle; to earn; to pierce; to wedge in
• 掛guàhang, suspend; suspense
• 採cǎigather, collect; pick, select
• 啟qǐopen; begin
• 敗bàibe defeated, decline, fail
• 敘xùexpress, state, relate, narrate
• 斬zhǎncut, chop, sever; behead
• 旉fūto state to, to announce
• 晝zhòudaytime, daylight
• 桫suōhorse chestnut
• 桲poquince
• 桷juérafter; Malus toringo
• 桼qīthe varnish tree; lacquer, varnish, paint
• 桿gǎnpole; stick; club; pole as unit
• 梔zhīgardenia
• 條tiáoclause, condition; string, stripe
• 梟xiāoan owl; thus, something evil
• 梣chén
• 梼táoblock of wood; blockhead; stupid
• 梾lái
• 梿liána flail
• 欶shuòto suck in
• 欷xīsob; sigh
• 欸ǎisigh; an exclamatory sound
• 殸qìngstone chimes
• 殹yìan echo
• 氫qīnghydrogen (element 1, H)
• 涼liángcool, cold; disheartened
• 淒qībitter cold, miserable, dreary
• 淚lèitears; weep, cry
• 淠pìname of a river in Anhui
• 淥lùstrain; (Cant.) to scald
• 淨jìngpure, clean, unspoiled
• 淩língpass over, cross, traverse
• 淪lúnbe lost; sink, be submerged
• 淯yùname of river; old name of Baihe in Henan
• 淶láiriver in Hebei province; creek
• 淺qiǎnshallow, not deep; superficial
• 湴bàn(Cant.) mud, mire
• 烴tīnghydrocarbon
• 焌jùnto light
• 焓hán(Cant.) onomatopoetic, the sound of a fiercely-burning fire
• 焗jú(Cant.) to roast, bake; to suffocate, stuffy
• 牽qiāndrag, pull, lead by hand
• 牿gùshed, pen
• 猇xiāothe scream or roar of a tiger; to intimidate; to scare
• 猗yīexclamation of admiration
• 猙zhēngfierce-looking, ferocious
• 現xiànappear, manifest, become visible
• 瓠hùbottle gourd; calabash; pot
• 產chǎngive birth, bring forth, produce
• 産chǎngive birth
• 畧lüèapproximately, roughly; outline
• 異yìdifferent, unusual, strange
• 眥zìeye sockets; corner of the eyes
• 眳míng
• 眽mòto gaze; to ogle to look at
• 眾zhòngmasses, people, multitude, crowd
• 硃zhūa red mole; cinnabar
• 硙wèistone mill; grind; break apart
• 視shìlook at, inspect, observe, see
• 禼xièused in personal names
• 稆lǚwild grain
• 紮zātie, fasten, bind
• 細xìfine, tiny; slender, thin
• 紳shēngirdle; tie, bind; gentry
• 紹shàocontinue, carry on; hand down; to join
• 紺gàndark blue or reddish color
• 紼fúlarge rope; rope attached to bier
• 絀chùsew, stitch; insufficient
• 終zhōngend; finally, in the end
• 組zǔclass; section, department
• 絆bànloop, catch; fetter, shackle
• 缽bōearthenware basin; alms bowl
• 羕yàngoverflow
• 羝dīram, he-goat
• 翏liùthe sound of the wind; to soar
• 習xípractice; flapping wings
• 聃dānears without rims; a personal name
• 聍níngearwax
• 胬nǔa disease's name in Chinese medicine
• 脘wǎninternal cavity of stomach
• 脛jìngshinbone; calf of leg
• 脢méiflesh
• 脣chúnlips
• 脩xiūdried meat (used as teachers payment in ancient times)
• 脫tuōtake off, peel off, strip
• 脲niàourea
• 脶luólines
• 脷lì(Cant.) tongue
• 舲língsmall boat with windows; houseboat
• 舳zhústern of ship
• 艴fúthe countenance changing
• 莊zhuāngvillage, hamlet; villa; surname
• 莖jīngstem, stalk
• 莢jiápods of leguminous plants; pods
• 莧xiànedible greens; amaranth
• 菥xīpennycress
• 華huáflowery; illustrious; Chinese
• 菸yānto fade; withered or dried leaves; (same as 烟 煙) tobacco
• 菹zūsalted or pickled vegetables
• 菽shūbeans and peas, collectively
• 萑huángrass used for making mats
• 處chùplace, locale; department
• 虖hūto cry; to shout; to howl
• 虘cuó
• 蚴yòularva
• 蚺rána boa constrictor
• 術shùart, skill, special feat; method, technique
• 袞gǔnceremonial dress worn by the emperor
• 袴kùpants; trousers; panties
• 袷qiālined garment
• 袼gēseam below armpit
• 裇xū(Cant.) a shirt (Engl. loanword)
• 䙴qiānto soar as a bird, (ancient form of 遷) to move, to change
• 規guīrules, regulations, customs, law
• 覓mìseek; search
• 觋xíwizard
• 觖juéto long for; dissatisfied; to criticize
• 訛éswindle, cheat; erroneous, wrong
• 訝yàexpress surprise, be surprised
• 訟sòngaccuse; argue, dispute; litigate; hexagram ䷅
• 訢xīnpleased, delighted; happy
• 訣juétake leave of, bid farewell
• 訥nèslow of speech; mumble; stammer
• 訪fǎngvisit; ask, inquire
• 設shèbuild; establish; display; particle of hypothesis, supposing
• 許xǔallow, permit; promise; betroth
• 谖xuānforget; lie, cheat, deceive
• 豙yì
• 貧pínpoor, impoverished, needy
• 貨huògoods, commodities, products
• 販fànpeddler, hawker, street merchant
• 貪tāngreedy, covet; covetous
• 貫guàna string of 1000 coins; to go through
• 責zéone's responsibility, duty
• 貶biǎndecrease, lower; censure, criticize
• 赇qiúbribe
• 跂qícreeping, crawling
• 軛èyoke, collar; to restrain
• 軟ruǎnsoft, flexible, pliable; weak
• 逭huànto escape from; to flee, to avoid
• 週zhōuweek; turn, cycle; anniversary
• 進jìnadvance, make progress, enter
• 郾yǎncounty in Henan province
• 鄆yùnsurname; an ancient town's name
• 鄉xiāngcountry; rural; village
• 鄋sōua Chunqiu-era state in modern Shandong
• 酕máodrunk
• 酖zhènwine with bird poison added
• 釣diàofish; fishhook; tempt, lure
• 釦kòubutton; buckle, clasp; engrave
• 釧chuànbracelet, armlet
• 釩fǎnvanadium (element 23, V)
• 釵chāiornamental hairpin
• 釺qiāntool for boring holes
• 铖chéngperson's name
• 铘yésword
• 铞diàohasp and staple
• 铥diūthulium (element 69, Tm)
• 铴tānggong
• 閉bìshut, close; obstruct, block up
• 阇dūa Buddhist high priest
• 陽yángthe active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
• 隄dīdike, embankment
• 隉nièin disorder; a dangerous condition of the State
• 隊duìteam, group; army unit
• 階jiēstairs, steps; rank, degree
• 頂dǐngtop, peak; carry on head; very
• 頃qǐnga moment; a measure of area equal to 100 mu or 6.7 hectares; to lean
• 骒kèmother horse
• 骕sùname of a famous horse
• 骖cāntwo outside ones in three horse
• 魚yúfish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
• 鳥niǎobird; Kangxi radical 196
• 鸻héngplover
• 鹵lǔsaline soil; natural salt, rock salt; Kangxi radical 197
• 麥màiwheat, barley, oats; Kangxi radical 199
• 傑jiéhero; outstanding, remarkable
• 傕juéused in old names
• 傖cāngvulgar person, country man
• 傘sǎnumbrella, parasol, parachute
• 備bèiprepare, ready, perfect
• 傚xiàoimitate, mimic
• 傢jiāstubborn, obstinate, intransigent
• 兟shēnto advance
• 凱kǎitriumphant; triumph, victory
• 剳dábrief note; official communique
• 創chuàngestablish, create; knife cut
• 勛xūnmeritorious deed; merits; rank
• 勝shèngvictory; excel, be better than
• 勞láolabor, toil, do manual work
• 厤lìto calculate; the calendar
• 喆zhéa sage; wise; sagacious
• 喚huàncall, summon; invite; be called
• 喨liàngwail, cry, yell; neigh
• 喪sàngmourning; mourn; funeral
• 喬qiáotall, lofty; proud, stately
• 單dānsingle, individual, only; lone
• 喲yōah, final particle
• 喼jiē(Cant.) used phonetically in English loan-words (e.g., cap, keep)
• 嘅kǎisound of sighing; (Cant.) possessive
• 圍wéisurround, encircle, corral
• 堞diéplate
• 堯yáoa legendary ancient emperor-sage
• 報bàoreport, tell, announce
• 場chǎngopen space, field, market
• 堿jiǎnsalty
• 塄léngelevated bank in field
• 壺hújar, pot, jug, vase; surname
• 媕ānundecided
• 媠tuǒ
• 媧wāmythological snail goddess
• 尋xúnseek, search, look for; ancient
• 尌shùstanding (something) up
• 尞liàofuel used for sacrifices
• 嵐lánmountain mist, mountain haze
• 嵒yáncliff; soar
• 幀zhèngpicture, scroll; one of pair of
• 幃wéicurtain that forms wall
• 幾jǐhow many? how much?; a few, some
• 廁cètoilet, lavatory; mingle with
• 廂xiāngside-room, wing; theatre box
• 廄jiùstable; barnyard
• 復fùreturn; repeat; repeatedly; hexagram ䷗
• 悶mèngloomy, depressed, melancholy
• 惡èevil, wicked, bad, foul
• 惢suǒ
• 惱nǎoangered, filled with hate
• 惻cèfeel anguish, feel compassion
• 愀qiǎoto change one's countenance, be anxious; to blush
• 愜qièbe satisfied, be comfortable
• 愦kuìconfused, troubled, muddle-headed
• 掱pápickpocket
• 掾yuàna general designation of officials
• 揀jiǎnchoose; select; pick up; gather
• 揆kuíprime minister; to guess, estimate
• 揚yángscatter, spread; praise
• 換huànchange, exchange; substitute
• 揞ǎnto cover (with the hand)
• 揮huīdirect; wipe away; squander
• 揲diéto sort out the stalks used in divination; to fold
• 敪duōto weigh; cut; come without being invited
• 晬zuìfirst birthday of a child
• 朁cǎnif, supposing, nevertheless
• 棄qìreject, abandon, discard
• 棗zǎodate tree; dates, jujubes; surname
• 棟dòngthe main beams supporting a house
• 棥fána railing; a fence an enclosed place
• 棧zhànwarehouse; tavern, inn
• 棲qīperch; roost; stay
• 棶lái
• 棻fēnkind of wood from which perfume is made
• 棼fénbeams in the roof of a house; confused, disordered
• 椆chóu
• 椥zhīplace in Vietnam
• 椪pèngMachilus nanmu, variety of evergreen
• 楗jiànbar of door, bolt of lock
• 極jíextreme, utmost, furthest, final
• 欹qīfierce dog; interjection of pleas; (Cant.) strange
• 欻xūsudden, abrupt, quick
• 欽qīnrespect, admire; respectful
• 欿kǎndiscontented; sad; gloomy
• 殗yèsickness; repeated
• 殘cáninjure, spoil; oppress; broken
• 殼kécasing, shell, husk, hull, skin
• 殽xiáomixed up, confused; cooked
• 毳cuìfine hair or fur on animals
• 毵sānlong feathers; scraggy
• 淵yuāngulf, abyss, deep
• 渙huànscatter; scattered, dispersed; hexagram ䷺
• 減jiǎndecrease, subtract, diminish
• 渦wōswirl, whirlpool, eddy
• 測cèmeasure, estimate, conjecture
• 渾húnmuddy, turbid; blend, merge, mix
• 湉tiángentle flow; tranquil
• 湊còupiece together, assemble
• 湞chēngriver in Guangdong province
• 湣mǐnmixed, confused; pity
• 湧yǒngwell up; gush forth; rise
• 湯tānghot water; soup, gravy, broth
• 湼nièblack mud; slime
• 滁chúdistrict in Anhui province
• 為wèido, handle, govern, act; be
• 無wúnegative, no, not; lack, have no
• 焢hōng
• 爺yéfather, grandfather
• 牚chèng
• 犋jùa unit of animal power; measure word for draft animals
• 犍jiāna bullock; a fabulous monster
• 猋biāowind; storm; gale; dog moving; (Cant.) running quickly
• 猒yàn
• 猲xiēsmoke or flames from fire; roast
• 猳jiā
• 猵biān
• 猶yóulike, similar to, just like, as
• 猸méia ferret-badger (genus Melogale)
• 琚jūgirdle ornaments
• 琮cóngoctagonal piece of jade with hole in middle
• 瑯lángkind of white cornelian
• 甤ruídrooping leaves; fringe soft, delicate
• 甦sūbe reborn; resuscitate, revive
• 畫huàdelineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
• 畬shēreclaimed field
• 痙jìngconvulsions, fits
• 痾ēchronic illness; dysentery
• 發fāissue, dispatch, send out, emit
• 皒é
• 皕bìtwo hundred
• 盜dàorob, steal; thief, bandit
• 睃suōto see
• 睏kùnbe tired, sleepy
• 矞yùbore with awl; bright, charming
• 硯yàninkstone
• 祿lùblessing, happiness, prosperity
• 稂lánggrass; weeds
• 稅shuìtaxes, revenue, duty; tax
• 稈gǎnstalk of grain; straw
• 筀guì
• 筆bǐwriting brush; write; stroke
• 筊xiáobamboo rope or cable
• 筌quánbamboo fish trap
• 筍sǔnbamboo shoot; joint; tendon
• 筕háng
• 筜dāngtall bamboo
• 粞xīto mash rice
• 粦línphosphorus (element 15, P)
• 絎hángbaste
• 結jiéknot, tie; join, connect
• 絓guàobstructed; hindered
• 絕juécut, sever, break off, terminate
• 絘cì
• 絜jiéa marking line; ascertain, assess; measure
• 絞jiǎotwist, wring; intertwine; winch
• 絡luòenmesh, wrap around; web, net
• 絢xuànvariegated, adorned; brilliant
• 給gěigive; by, for
• 絨róngsilk, cotton, or woolen fabric
• 統tǒnggovern, command, control; unite
• 絲sīsilk; fine thread; wire; strings
• 絳jiàngdeep red; river in Shanxi province
• 綁bǎngbind, tie, fasten
• 缊yùntangled hemp, raveled silk; vague, confused
• 缌sīcoarse cotton cloth used for mourning
• 缏biànhem; plait, braid, queue
• 缑gōucord binding on hilt of sword
• 缗mínfishing-line; cord; string of coi
• 脹zhàngswell, inflate, expand
• 腎shènkidneys; testes, gizzard
• 腖dòngpeptone
• 腙zōnghydrazine; a hydrazone
• 舄xìa shoe; the sole of a shoe; magpie
• 莿cìthorn
• 菐púa thicket
• 萊láigoosefoot, weed; fallow field
• 萠pānbud, sprout
• 葑fēngthe rape-turnip
• 蒈kǎicarane
• 虛xūfalse, worthless; empty, hollow; 11th lunar mansion, determinative star β Aqu...
• 蛑móua marine crab
• 蛘yánga weevil found in rice
• 蛜yī
• 蛳sīkind of snail with spiral shell
• 衆zhòngmultitude, crowd; masses, public
• 衕tòngalley, lane
• 衖xiànglane; alley
• 補bǔmend, patch, fix, repair, restore
• 裡lǐinside, interior, within
• 覘chānpeek; spy on, watch; investigate
• 觚gūjug, winecup, goblet; square
• 訴sùaccuse; sue; inform; narrate
• 訶hēscold loudly, curse, abuse
• 診zhěnexamine patient, diagnose
• 註zhùexplain; annotate; make entry
• 詆dǐslander, condemn, reproach
• 詐zhàcheat, defraud, swindle; trick; to feign
• 詒yíbequeath, pass on to future generations
• 詔zhàodecree, proclaim; imperial decree
• 評píngappraise, criticize, evaluate
• 詛zǔcurse; swear, pledge
• 詞cíwords; phrase, expression
• 詠yǒngsing, hum, chant
• 貯zhùstore, stockpile, hoard
• 貳èraccounting numeral for two
• 貴guìexpensive, costly, valuable
• 買mǎibuy, purchase; bribe, persuade
• 貸dàilend; borrow; pardon
• 費fèiexpenses, expenditures, fee
• 貼tiēpaste to, stick on; attached to
• 貽yígive to, hand down, bequeath
• 貿màotrade, barter; mixed; rashly
• 賀hècongratulate; send present
• 賁bìforge ahead; energetic; surname; hexagram ䷕
• 赑bìstrong
• 赒zhōugive for charity
• 赕dǎnfine
• 跞lìwalk, move
• 軫zhěncross-board at rear of a carriage; 28th lunar mansion, determinative star γ C...
• 軲gūa wheel; to revolve
• 軸zhóuaxle, axletree; pivot; axis
• 軻kēaxle; personal name of Mencius
• 軼yìrush forth; surpass, excel
• 辌liánga hearse; a carriage
• 遀suí
• 遊yóuwander, roam, travel
• 運yùnluck, fortune; ship, transport
• 過guòpass, pass through, go across
• 達dáarrive at, reach; intelligent
• 違wéidisobey, violate, defy; be apart from
• 鄒zōua Zhou-dynasty state in modern Shandong
• 鄖yúncounty in Hubei province
• 酡tuóflushed; rubicund
• 酤gūto deal in spirits
• 酦pōfermentation, brewing
• 鈀bǎpalladium (Pd)
• 鈄dǒua wine flagon
• 鈆qiānlead
• 鈉nàsodium (Na); sharpen wood
• 鈍dùnblunt, obtuse; dull; flat; dull-witted
• 鈎gōuhook, barb; sickle; stroke with
• 鈔chāopaper money, bank notes; copy
• 鈕niǔbutton, knob; surname
• 鈞jūnunit of measure equivalent to thirty catties
• 鈣gàicalcium (Ca)
• 鈦tàititanium (Ti)
• 鈬duóbell; surname
• 鉅jùsteel, iron; great
• 铓mángpoint of sword; sharp point
• 铽tèterbium (element 65, Tb)
• 锊lüèancient unit of measure equal to 6 taels (about 300 grams)
• 锍liǔmatte, a crude mixture of sulfides formed in smelting sulfide ores
• 锎kāicaesium/cesium (element 55, Cs)
• 锓qǐncarve
• 開kāiopen; initiate, begin, start
• 閎hónggate, barrier; wide, vast, expand
• 閏rùnintercalary; extra, surplus
• 閑xiánfence, barrier; defend; idle time
• 閒xiánleisure; idle; peaceful, tranquil, calm
• 間jiāninterval, space; place, between
• 閔mǐnmourn, grieve; urge on, incite
• 阕quèclose, shut; watch tower
• 隕yǔnfall, slip; let fall; die
• 雈huán
• 雋juànsuperior, outstanding, talented
• 雲yúnclouds; Yunnan province
• 韌rènstrong and pliable, resilient; (Cant.) tough, elastic
• 項xiàngneck, nape of neck; sum; funds
• 順shùnobey, submit to, go along with
• 須xūmust, have to, necessary; moment; whiskers
• 颍yǐngriver in Anhui
• 飩túnstuffed dumplings
• 飪rèncooked food; cook until well done
• 飫yùsurfeited, satiated; confer
• 飭chìorder; command; give command
• 飯fàncooked rice; food; meal
• 飲yǐndrink; swallow; kind of drink
• 馇chāstir and cook
• 馭yùdrive, ride; manage, control
• 馮féngsurname; gallop; by dint of
• 骘zhìstallion; promote
• 鲃bāa kind of fish; a bonito, (same as 鮁) shark
• 鹁bóspecies of pigeon
• 鹇xiánsilver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera; Lophura species (various)
• 黃huángyellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
• 黹zhǐembroidery, needlework; Kangxi radical 204
• 亂luànconfusion, state of chaos; create chaos, revolt
• 亶dǎnsincere; real, true; truth
• 傭yōnghire, employ, charter; servant
• 傯zǒngurgent
• 傳chuánsummon; propagate, transmit
• 債zhàidebt, loan, liabilities
• 傷shāngwound, injury; fall ill from
• 傾qīngupset, pour out, overflow
• 傿yàn
• 僂lóuhumpback; surname
• 僅jǐnonly, merely, solely, just
• 僉qiānall, together, unanimous
• 剷chǎnto level off, cut off, pare down, raze
• 勢shìpower, force; tendency
• 勦chāodestroy, exterminate, annihilate
• 匯huìa concourse; to flow together, gather together; (same as 滙) to remit money
• 厪jǐna hut; careful
• 喿zàochirping of birds
• 嗆qiāngchoke by smoke; irritates nose
• 嗇sèmiserly, thrifty, stingy; stopped up, constipated
• 嗊hǒngused in place and other names
• 嗎mafinal interrogative particle
• 嗐hàialas!
• 嗚wūsound of crying, sobbing
• 嗩suǒflute-like musical instrument
• 嗶bìused in transliterations
• 園yuángarden; park, orchard
• 圓yuáncircle; round, circular; complete
• 塊kuàipiece, lump; dollar