Chinese characters 8,501–9,000, by frequency

Characters 8,501–9,000 of 9,574, ordered by how often they're used. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.

• 螢yíngglowworm, luminous insect
• 螭chīa dragon whose horns have not grown; cruel
• 褰qiānunderclothing; to pick up one's skirts
• 褱huáito carry in the bosom or the sleeve; to wrap, to conceal
• 褸lǚlapel, collar; tattered, threadbare
• 覦yúdesire strongly, covet, long for
• 親qīnrelatives, parents; intimate
• 觱bìtartar horn; chilly wind
• 諜diéan intelligence report; to spy; spying
• 諠xuānnoisy, uproarious; forget
• 諡shìposthumous name, posthumous title
• 諢hùnjokes, obscene jests; joke
• 諤èhonest speech, straightforward
• 諦dìcareful, attentive
• 諧xiéharmonize, agree; joke, jest
• 諫jiànremonstrate, admonish
• 諭yùproclaim, instruct; edict
• 諮zīconsult, confer; communicate in
• 諱huìconceal; shun; regard as taboo
• 諳ānversed in, fully acquainted with
• 諶chénsincere, faithful; surname
• 諷fěngrecite, incant; satirize
• 諺yànproverb, maxim
• 諾nuòpromise; assent, approve
• 謀móuplan, scheme; stratagem
• 謁yèvisit, pay respects to
• 謂wèisay, tell; call, name; be called
• 謎míriddle, conundrum; puzzle
• 謔xuèjeer
• 貓māocat
• 賴làirely, depend on; accuse falsely
• 趦zīunable to move; to falter
• 踴yǒngleap, jump
• 踶dìpaw
• 蹀diéto skip, to dance; to put the foot down
• 輯jígather up, collect; edit, compile
• 輸shūtransport, carry, haul
• 輻fúspokes of wheel
• 辥xuēvariety of marsh grass
• 辦bànmanage, do, handle; deal with
• 邁màitake a big stride; pass by
• 還háistill, yet, also, besides
• 鄹zōuname of an ancient state in modern Shandong; surname
• 鋸jùa saw; to saw; amputate
• 鋼gāngsteel; hard, strong, tough
• 錄lùcopy, write down, record
• 錐zhuīgimlet, awl, drill, auger; bore
• 錕kūnancient treasured sword
• 錘chuíbalance weight on scale; hammer
• 錙zīan ancient unit of weight (one-eighth of a tael)
• 錚zhēngclanging sound; small gong
• 錠dìngspindle, slab, cake, tablet
• 錢qiánmoney, currency, coins
• 錦jǐnbrocade, tapestry; embroidered
• 錫xītin (element 50, Sn); bestow, confer
• 錮gùrun metal into cracks; confine
• 錯cuòerror, blunder, mistake, wrong
• 録lùcopy
• 錳měngmanganese (element 25, Mn)
• 錶biǎoa watch, clock
• 鍁xiānshovel
• 鍵jiàndoor bolt, lock bolt; key
• 镚bèngsmall coin
• 镟xuànlathe
• 閵lìn
• 閶chānggate of heaven; main gate of palace
• 閹yāncastrate; eunuch
• 閻yánvillage gate; surname
• 閼èblock, obstruct, stop up, conceal
• 閾yùthreshold; separated, confined
• 隰xílow, damp land, marsh, swamp
• 隱yǐnhide, conceal; hidden, secret
• 雔chóu
• 霑zhānbe moistened, soaked; moisten
• 靜jìngquiet, still, motionless; gentle
• 靦tiǎntimid, shy, bashful
• 鞔mánsides or uppers of shoes to stretch a skin on a frame for a drum; (Cant.) to ...
• 韰xiè
• 頤yícheeks; jaw; chin; rear; to nourish; hexagram ䷚
• 頭tóuhead; top; chief, first; boss
• 頰jiácheeks, jaw
• 頷hànchin, jowl; give nod
• 頸jǐngneck, throat
• 頹tuíruined, decayed; disintegrate
• 頻pínfrequently, again and again
• 颡sǎngthe forehead; to kowtow
• 餚yáoprepared meat; food
• 餛húndumpling soup, wonton
• 餞jiànfarewell party; see off, send off
• 餡xiànpastry filling, stuffing
• 館guǎnpublic building
• 駢piánteam of horses; associate, join
• 駭hàiterrify, frighten, scare; shock
• 駮bóa kind of fierce animal; join; argue; transfer; piebald horse, variegated
• 駱luòa white horse with black mane; a camel
• 鬨hòngboisterous; clamor, noise
• 鬳yàn
• 鮃pínga flatfish, flounder
• 鮑bàoabalone; dried fish; surname
• 鲯qíCoryphaena hippurus
• 鲰zōusmall fish; small; minnow
• 鲺shīcat fish
• 鴒língspecies of lark; wagtail; Motacilla species (various)
• 鴕tuóostrich; Struthio camelus
• 鴛yuānmale mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
• 鴞xiāoowl
• 鴟chīkite, horned owl; wine cups
• 鴣gūArborophila species (various)
• 鴦yāngfemale mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
• 鴨yāduck; Anas species (various)
• 鼽qiúclogged nose
• 龍lóngdragon; Kangxi radical 212
• 償chángrepay, recompense; restitution
• 優yōusuperior, excellent; actor
• 儲chǔto save money, store, reserve; an heir
• 勵lìstrive; encourage
• 嚀níngenjoin, instruct; charge
• 嚄huōroar
• 嚇xiàscare, frighten; intimidate
• 嚮xiàngguide, direct; incline to, favor
• 壓yāpress; oppress; crush; pressure
• 嬪píncourt lady; palace maid
• 嬰yīngbaby, infant; bother
• 尷gānembarrassed; ill at ease
• 屨jùstraw sandals; tread on
• 嶸rónghigh, steep; lofty, towering
• 嶺lǐngmountain ridge, mountain peak
• 嶽yuèmountain peak, summit
• 幫bāngto help, assist; to defend; shoe upper
• 幬chóucover up; curtain
• 彌míextensive, full; fill; complete
• 懇kěnsincere, earnest, cordial
• 應yīngshould, ought to, must
• 懞méng(variant of 蒙)
• 懨yānfeeble, sickly; tranquil, calm
• 戲xìtheatrical play, show
• 擊jīstrike, hit, beat; attack, fight
• 擠jǐcrowd, squeeze, push against
• 擡táicarry, raise, lift
• 擬nǐdraft; intend, plan, propose
• 擯bìnexclude, expel, reject; usher
• 擰níngpinch; twist, wring; determined
• 擱gēplace, put, lay down; delay
• 擲zhìthrow (down), hurl, cast, fling
• 擿tīto select, to pick out from, to discard
• 斂liǎndraw back, fold back; collect
• 斃bìkill; die violent death
• 曖àiobscure, dim, ambiguous, vague
• 橾shūthe hole in the center of a wheel accommodating the axle (archaic)
• 檑léilogs rolled down to defend a city
• 檔dàngshelf; frame, crosspiece
• 檜guìChinese cypress, Chinese juniper
• 檢jiǎncheck; examine
• 檩lǐnthe bole of a tree; a cross beam; the combing round the hatches of a ship
• 櫛zhìcomb out; weed out, eliminate
• 歛hāndraw back, fold back; collect
• 殭jiānga stiff corpse
• 殮liàndress corpse for burial
• 毚cháncunning; greedy; crafty
• 氈zhānfelt; rug, carpet
• 澀sèastringent; harsh; uneven, rough
• 濕shīwet, moist, humid, damp; an illness
• 濘nìngmud; miry, muddy, stagnant
• 濛méngdrizzling, misty, raining
• 濞bìa county in Yunnan; the sound made by turbulent water
• 濟jìto help, aid, relieve; to ferry, cross
• 濤tāolarge waves
• 濫lànflood, overflow; excessive
• 濰wéicounty in Shandong province
• 濱bīnbeach, sea coast; river bank
• 燦cànvivid, illuminating; bright
• 燬huǐburn down; blaze, fire
• 燭zhúcandle, taper; to shine, illuminate
• 燴huìragout, cook, braise
• 牆qiángwall
• 獯xūna tribe of Scythians which invaded China during the Xia dynasty
• 獲huòobtain, get, receive; seize
• 璦àifine quality jade
• 璩qújade ring; earrings; surname
• 環huánjade ring or bracelet; ring
• 甓pìglazed tiles, bricks
• 甕wèngearthen jar; jar for ashes
• 疃tuǎnhamlet; area outside city
• 療liáobe healed, cured, recover
• 癆láoconsumption; tuberculosis
• 癇xiánepilepsy, convulsions
• 癉dānto hate bitterly; drought; dry
• 癍bānunhealthy marks on the skin
• 皤pówhite, grey; corpulent
• 盪dàngto toss about; to swing; to rock
• 瞭liàobright, clear; clear-sighted
• 瞵línto stare at
• 矯jiǎocorrect, rectify, straighten out
• 磯jījetty; submerged rock; eddy
• 礅dūna stone block
• 禦yùdefend, resist, hold out against
• 禮lǐsocial custom; manners; courtesy; rites
• 窾kuǎnhole; hallow; empty
• 簏lùa box, a basket
• 簖duànbamboo trap for catching fish
• 糞fènmanure, dung, night soil
• 糢mórice snacks
• 縧tāosilk cord, ribbon
• 縩cài
• 縮suōcontract, draw in, reduce
• 縱zòngindulge in, give free reign to
• 縴qiàntow line
• 縵mànplain silk; simple, plain
• 縷lǚthread; detailed, precise
• 縹piǎolight blue silk; dim; misty
• 縻míhalter for ox; tie up, harness
• 總zǒngcollect; overall, altogether
• 績jīspin; achievements
• 繃běngbind, draw firmly, strap
• 繆móuwind around, bind; prepare
• 罾zēnga large square net, lowered and raised from the bank of the river
• 聯liánconnect, join; associate, ally
• 聰cōngintelligent, clever, bright
• 聲shēngsound, voice, noise; tone; music
• 聳sǒngurge on; rise up; stir, excite; to raise up; lofty
• 膽dǎngall bladder; bravery, courage
• 膾kuàiminced meat or fish
• 膿nóngpus
• 臁liáncalf of the leg
• 臉liǎnface; cheek; reputation
• 臌gǔswelling from dropsy; tympanites, swelling of the stomach; puffy, bloated
• 臨líndraw near, approach; descend; hexagram ䷒
• 艚cáoship
• 艱jiāndifficult, hard; distressing
• 蕭xiāocommon artemisia; sighing of wind; mournful; dejected
• 蕷yùyam
• 薈huìluxuriant, flourishing, abundant
• 薊jìgenus Cirsium, thistles; surname
• 薑jiāngginger
• 薔qiángrose
• 薦jiànoffer, present; recommend
• 薩sàtransliteration of 'sat' in 'bodhisattva,' etc.
• 薳wěiname of a herb; surname; (Cant.) a plant stem
• 薷rúElshotria paltrini
• 薹táiCyperus rotundus, nut grass
• 藇xùfine
• 虧kuīlose, fail; damage; deficient
• 螮dìrainbow
• 螻lóua mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis
• 螽zhōngkatydid
• 蟄zhéto hibernate
• 蟈guōsmall green frog; cicada
• 蟎mǎnmite
• 蟏xiāoa kind of spider with long legs
• 蟓xiàngan ancient term for silkworms
• 褻xièdirty, ragged; slight, insult, treat with disrespect
• 覬jìcovet, long for, desire
• 謄téngcopy, transcribe
• 謅zhōuplay with words, quip; talk nonsense
• 謇jiǎnstutter; speak out boldly
• 謊huǎnglie
• 謐mìcalm, quiet, still; cautious
• 謗bàngslander, libel
• 謙qiānhumble, modest; hexagram ䷎
• 謚shìto confer posthumous titles
• 講jiǎngexplain; discuss; talk
• 謝xièthank; decline
• 謠yáosing; folksong, ballad; rumor
• 谿xīvalley, gorge; mountain stream
• 豱wēn
• 豳bīna Zhou-dynasty state
• 賺zhuànmake money, earn; gain, profit
• 購gòubuy, purchase; hire
• 賽sàicompete, contend; contest, race
• 趨qūhasten, hurry; be attracted to
• 蹌qiāngwalk rapidly
• 輾zhǎnturn over, roll
• 輿yúcart, palanquin; public opinion
• 轀wēnhearse
• 轂gǔhub of wheel
• 轄xiálinchpin of wheel; control
• 轅yuánaxle; magistrate's office; surname
• 邇ěrbe near, be close; recently
• 醜chǒuugly looking, homely; disgraceful
• 醞yùnliquor, spirits, wine; ferment
• 醢hǎiminced pickled meat; mince
• 醣tángcarbohydrates
• 錨máoanchor
• 鍊liànsmelt metals, forge; refine
• 鍋guōcooking-pot, saucepan
• 鍛duànforge metal; temper, refine
• 鍥qièsickle; cut, carve, engrave
• 鍬qiāoshovel
• 鍾zhōngcup, glass, goblet; surname
• 鎂měimagnesium (element 12, Mg)
• 镡chándagger; small sword
• 镥lǔlutetium (element 71, Lu)
• 镩cuānpick, poker
• 闃qùalone; quiet, still
• 闆bǎnboss, the owner, person in charge
• 闈wéigate, door; living quarters
• 闉yīncurved, bent; a curved wall
• 闊kuòbroad, ample, wide; be apart
• 闌lándoor screen; railing fence
• 隸lìbe subservient to; servant
• 雖suīalthough, even if
• 雚guàna heron; small cup
• 霝língdrops of rain; to fall in drops
• 霡màidrizzling rain; to soak-- used fig. of favours
• 韓hánfence; surname; Korea
• 韱xiānwild onions or leeks
• 顆kēgrain, kernel
• 颶jùcyclone, typhoon, gale
• 餬húporridge, gruel, congee; paste
• 餵wèito feed, to raise
• 餿sōuspoiled, rotten, stale, rancid
• 駿jùnexcellent horse, noble steed
• 騁chěnggallop; hasten, hurry
• 鮨yìseasoned rice mixed with fish or vegetables
• 鮪wěikind of sturgeon, tuna
• 鮫jiāoshark
• 鮭guīsalmon; Spheroides vermicularis
• 鮮xiānfresh, new, delicious; rare, few
• 鳀tíanchovy
• 鳆fùabalone
• 鳊biānbream
• 鳋sāocarp
• 鴯érswallow
• 鴰guāthe crow
• 鴴héngplover
• 鴻hóngspecies of wild swan; vast
• 鴿gēpigeon, dove; Columba species (various)
• 鵂xiūowl; bird of ill omen
• 麯qūyeast, leaven
• 麿moI, personal name marker
• 點diǎndot, speck, spot; point, degree
• 黻fúspecial pattern of embroidery
• 黿yuánlarge turtle, sea turtle
• 齋zhāivegetarian diet; study; to fast, abstain
• 叢cóngbush, shrub; thicket; collection
• 嚕lǔverbose, talkative; mumbling
• 嚙nièbite, gnaw
• 壘lěirampart, military wall
• 嬸shěnwife of father's younger brother
• 巂guīplace name
• 彞yíyi; tripod
• 懟duìhate, abhor; hatred, resentment
• 懣mènbe sick at heart, sorrowful, sad
• 懮yǒucalm, leisurely; procrastinating
• 擴kuòexpand, enlarge, stretch
• 擷xiépick up, gather up; hold in lap
• 擺bǎiput, place; display; swing, sway
• 擻sǒushake, tremble, quake; flutter
• 擼lǔ
• 擾rǎodisturb, annoy, agitate
• 攆niǎndrive away, expel, oust
• 斷duànsever, cut off; interrupt
• 曚méngtwilight just before sun rises
• 曠kuàngextensive, wide, broad; empty
• 檮táoblock of wood; blockhead; stupid
• 檯táitable
• 檳bīnbetel-nut, areca nut
• 檵jìLoropetalum chinense, Chinese fringe flower
• 檸nínglemon
• 檻kǎnthreshold, door-sill
• 櫃guìcupboard, wardrobe, counter
• 櫆kuíPolaris, the north star
• 櫚lǘpalm
• 歸guīreturn; return to, revert to
• 殯bìnencoffin; embalm; funeral
• 濺jiànsprinkle, spray; spill, splash
• 濾lǜstrain out, filter
• 瀆dúditch, sluice, gutter, drain
• 瀉xièdrain off, leak; flow, pour down
• 瀋shěnjuice; liquid; water; leak, pour
• 瀏liúclear; bright; whistling
• 燹xiǎnfire; wild fires
• 燻xūnsmoke, fog, vapor; smoke, cure
• 燼jìncinders, ashes, embers; remnants
• 燾dàoshine, illuminate; cover, envelope
• 獵lièhunt; field sports
• 獷guǎngfierce, rude, uncivilized
• 癒yùget well, recover
• 癘lìa sore, ulcer; pestilence
• 皦jiǎobright white; bright, clear
• 瞼jiǎneyelid
• 礎chǔfoundation stone, plinth
• 禰míone's deceased father
• 禱dǎopray; entreat, beg, plead; prayer
• 穡sèfarm, harvest grain; stingy
• 穢huìdirty, unclean; immoral, obscene
• 竄cuànrun away; revise, edit; expel
• 竅qiàohole, opening, aperture
• 簞dānsmall bamboo basket for holding cooked rice
• 簟diànbamboo mat
• 簡jiǎnsimple, terse, succinct; letter
• 簣kuìa bamboo basket for carrying earth
• 簦dēnglarge umbrella with a long handle, used for street stalls
• 糧liángfood, grain, provisions
• 繒zēngsilk fabrics; surname
• 織zhīweave, knit; organize, unite
• 繕shànrepair, mend; rewrite, transcribe
• 繚liáowind round, rap around, bind
• 繞ràoentwine; wind around; surround
• 罈tánan earthenware jar, a jug
• 羴shānrank odor of sheep or goats
• 翹qiàoturn up, lift, elevate, raise
• 聵kuìdeaf
• 聶nièwhisper; surname
• 職zhíduty, profession; office, post
• 臍qíabdominal area of crab; navel
• 舊jiùold, ancient; former, past
• 艟chōngancient warship
• 薶máito bury, to stop up; dirty, filthy
• 薺jìwater-chestnuts; caltrop
• 藍lánblue; indigo plant; surname
• 藒qiè
• 蟛pénga land-crab
• 蟜jiǎoinsect
• 蟟liáoa kind of cicada
• 蟢xǐcaulk; a spider
• 蟣jǐlouse eggs, nits
• 蟪huìa kind of cicada
• 蟬cháncicada; continuous
• 蟭jiāovery small bug
• 蟮shànearthworm
• 蟯náoEnterobius vermicularis, pinworm
• 蟲chóngworms; insects
• 襖ǎoouter garments; coat, jacket
• 襠dāngcrotch or seat of pants; pants
• 襢tǎnstrip; lay bare; bared; naked
• 覲jìnhave imperial audience
• 覷qùpeep at; watch, spy on
• 觴shāngwine vessel; propose toast; feast
• 謨móscheme, plan; plan; be without
• 謫zhécharge, blame; disgrace; demote; punish
• 謬miùerror, exaggeration; erroneous
• 謳ōuto sing; songs
• 謹jǐnprudent, cautious; attentive
• 謾mándeceive, insult
• 豐fēngabundant, lush, bountiful, plenty; hexagram ䷶
• 贄zhìgift to a superior; gift given at first meeting
• 贅zhuìunnecessary, superfluous
• 蹚tāngtread through mud and water
• 蹟jītrace, tracks; footprints
• 蹡qiāngto limp; walking; in motion
• 蹣pánto jump over; to limp
• 蹤zōngfootprints, traces, tracks
• 蹧zāoto spoil; to ruin
• 軀qūbody
• 轆lùwindlass, pulley, capstan; wheel
• 轉zhuǎnshift, move, turn
• 邊biānedge, margin, side, border
• 醫yīmedicine; to cure, heal; physician
• 醬jiàngany jam-like or paste-like food
• 釐xīmanage, control; thousandth part of tael
• 鎊bàngpound sterling; to scrape
• 鎔róngfuse, melt, smelt; mold
• 鎖suǒlock, padlock; shackles, chains
• 鎛bólarge bell; hoe, spade
• 鎢wūtungsten (element 74, W)
• 鎣yíngpolish
• 鎦liúdistil; (TC) lutetium (element 71, Lu); surname
• 鎧kǎiarmor, chain mail
• 鎬hàostove; bright
• 鎮zhèntown, market place; suppress
• 鎳niènickel (element 28, Ni)
• 鎩shāto spear
• 鏈liànchain, wire, cable; chain, shack
• 鏊àoa flat, iron cooking-plate for cakes
• 闔héclose; whole, entire; all; leaf
• 闕quèwatch tower; palace
• 闖chuǎngrush in, burst in, charge in
• 隴lǒngshort name for Gansu Province; a mountain on the border of Gansu and Shaanxi ...
• 雙shuāngset of two, pair, couple; both
• 雛chúchick, fledging; infant, toddler
• 雜zámixed, blended; mix, mingle
• 雝yōngmarsh; pool; harmonious
• 雞jīchickens; domestic fowl
• 離líleave, depart; go away; separate; trigram ☲; hexagram ䷝
• 霢màidust
• 鞦qiūleather stap; swing
• 鞫jūinterrogate, question
• 鞮dīleather shoes
• 韙wěiright; proper; propriety
• 題tíforehead; title, headline; theme
• 額éforehead; tablet, plaque; fixed
• 顎èjaw
• 顏yánface, facial appearance
• 顓zhuāngood, honest; simple; respectful
• 颼sōusound of wind; blow chilly
• 餼xìsacrificial victim; gift; grain
• 餾liùdistill, distillation
• 騅zhuīpiebald horse
• 騎qíride horseback; mount; cavalry
• 鬄dí
• 鬆sōnglax, loose; loosen, relax
• 鬩xìfeud, fight, quarrel
• 魎liǎnga kind of monster
• 鯇huàngrass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
• 鯉lǐcarp
• 鯊shāshark
• 鯽zéiCarassius auratus, crucian carp
• 鳑pángseveral species of small carp
• 鵑juāncuckoo