Chinese characters 9,001–9,500, by frequency
Characters 9,001–9,500 of 9,574, ordered by how often they're used. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.
- 鵒yùmynah bird; Acridotheres tristis
- 鵓bówood pigeon
- 鵜típelican
- 鵝égoose
- 鵠hútarget
- 鹮huánspoonbill; ibis; family Threskiornidae
- 鼂cháoa kind of sea turtle; surname
- 鼕dōngrattle of drums
- 鼩qúshrew
- 齌jìsteam
- 龜guīturtle or tortoise; cuckold; Kangxi radical 213
- 嚥yànswallow, gulp
- 嚨lóngthroat
- 壞huàibad, spoil(ed), ruin, destroy
- 壟lǒnggrave, mound; ridge in field
- 壢lìa hole, pit
- 寵chǒngfavorite, concubine; favor
- 巆róng
- 廬lúhut, cottage; name of a mountain
- 龐pángdisorderly, messy; huge, big
- 懲chéngpunish, reprimand; warn
- 懶lǎnlazy, languid, listless
- 懷huáibosom, breast; carry in bosom
- 攉huōto beckon; to urge
- 攏lǒngcollect, bring together
- 櫓lǔoar, scull; row
- 櫞yuáncitrus
- 櫟lìchestnut-leaved oak; oak
- 櫥chúcabinet, wardrobe, cupboard
- 櫫zhūwooden peg, post or stick
- 瀕bīnapproach, be on verge of; near
- 瀘lúriver in Jiangxi province
- 瀝lìtrickle, drip; strain; dregs
- 瀧lóngraining; wet; soaked; a river in Guangdong
- 瀨làiswift current; rapids
- 爇ruòburn
- 爌kuàng
- 爍shuòshine, glitter, sparkle
- 牘dúwriting tablet; documents, books
- 犢dúcalf; victim of sacrifice
- 獸shòubeast, animal; bestial
- 璽xǐimperial signet, royal signet
- 瓅lì
- 瓊qióngjade; rare, precious; elegant
- 疇chóufarmland, arable land; category
- 癟biěshrivelled up, dried up; vexed
- 癡chīsilly, foolish, idiotic
- 矇méngstupid, ignorant; blind
- 礙àiobstruct, hinder, block, deter
- 穩wěnstable, firm, solid, steady
- 穫huòharvest, cut grain
- 簫xiāomusical instrument like pan-pipes, bamboo flute
- 簷yáneaves of house; brim
- 簹dāngtall bamboo
- 簽qiānsign, endorse; slip of paper
- 簾liána blind, screen, curtain
- 籀zhòurecite, read; style of calligraphy
- 糬shǔ
- 繡xiùembroider; embroidery; ornament
- 繩shéngrope, string, cord; measure, restrain
- 繪huìdraw, sketch, paint
- 繫xìattach, connect, unite, fasten
- 繭jiǎncocoon; callus, blister
- 繯huánnoose; death by hanging; tie, bind
- 繰zǎoto reel silk from cocoons
- 繳jiǎodeliver, submit; hand over
- 繹yìto unravel or unreel silk; to interpret, explain
- 繾qiǎnattached to, inseparable; entangled
- 羅luónet for catching birds; gauze
- 羆píbrown bear, Ursus arctos
- 臘làyear-end sacrifice; dried meat
- 舋xìnsplit; (Cant.) a mark, trace
- 艨ménglong and narrow war-boat
- 藘lǘmadder
- 藝yìart; talent, ability; craft
- 藥yàodrugs, pharmaceuticals, medicine
- 藨biāoraspberry, gooseberry
- 藪sǒumarsh, swamp; wild country; clump of trees or bushes
- 藭qióngLigusticum chuanxiong rhizome
- 蟻yǐants
- 蠅yíngflies
- 蠊liáncockroach
- 蠍xiēscorpion
- 襤lánragged, tattered, threadbare
- 覈héinvestigate, consider, examine
- 證zhèngproof, evidence; testify, verify
- 譎juécunning, crafty, sly, wily
- 譏jīridicule, jeer, mock; inspect
- 譖zènto slander
- 識shírecognize, understand, know
- 譙qiàotower; surname
- 譚tánsurname; to talk
- 譜pǔregister, list, table; musical score
- 䜌luán(ancient form) chaos; distraction; confusion, confused, continuous; uninterru...
- 贈zènggive present; bestow, confer
- 贊zànhelp, support, assist, aid
- 蹺qiāoraise one's foot
- 躂dástumble, slip
- 軃duǒto droop, hang down
- 轍zhéwagon ruts, wheel tracks
- 轎jiàosedan-chair, palanquin
- 辭cíwords, speech, expression, phrase
- 酃línga county in Hunan
- 醭búmolds on liquids; scum
- 醱fāto brew for the second time
- 鏟chǎnspade, shovel, trowel, scoop
- 鏡jìngmirror; lens; glass; glasses
- 鏢biāodart, spear, harpoon; escort
- 關guānfrontier pass; close; relation
- 難nándifficult, arduous, hard; unable
- 霧wùfog, mist, vapor, fine spray
- 鞲gōuleather arm guard
- 韜tāosheath, scabbard, bow case
- 韻yùnrhyme; vowel
- 顗yǐquiet
- 願yuàndesire, want; wish; ambition
- 顙sǎngthe forehead; to kowtow
- 顛diāntop, peak, summit; upset
- 類lèiclass, group, kind, category
- 颻yáofloating in air, drifting with wind
- 饃móbread
- 饅mánsteamed bread; steamed dumplings
- 饈xiūfood, meal; eat; offer
- 饉jǐntime of famine or crop failure
- 騖wùgallop; rush about; pursue, run
- 騙piànswindle, cheat out of, defraud
- 騭zhìstallion; promote
- 騷sāoharass, bother, annoy, disturb, agitate; sad, grieved
- 鬍húbeard; mustache; whiskers
- 鬏jiūa coiffure on top of the head
- 鯔zīmullet
- 鯕qíCoryphaena hippurus
- 鯖zhēngmackerel
- 鯗xiǎngdried fish
- 鯛diāoPagrosomus major, porgy
- 鯡fèiherring
- 鯢níCryptobranchus japonicus; a salamander
- 鯤kūnspawn; roe; fry
- 鯧chāngthe silvery pomfret, Stromateoides argenteus
- 鯨jīngwhale
- 鯪língcarp
- 鯫zōusmall fish; small; minnow
- 鯰niánsheat
- 鳓lèChinese herring; shad
- 鵡wǔspecies of parrot
- 鵪ānquail; Coturnix coturnix
- 鵬péngfabulous bird of enormous size
- 鵯bēiPycnonotus species (various)
- 鵰diāoeagle, vulture; Aquila species (various)
- 鵲quèmagpie; Pica species (various)
- 鵾kūna bird resembling the crane
- 鶇dōngthrush; Turdus species (various)
- 鶉chúnquail; Turnix species (various)
- 鶊gēngoriole
- 麗lìbeautiful, magnificent, elegant
- 麴qūyeast, leaven; surname
- 鼗táosmall revolving drum with knobs
- 勸quànrecommend, advise, urge
- 嚳kùmythical emperor; to inform quickly; an urgent communication
- 嚴yánstrict, rigorous, rigid; stern
- 孃niángtroubled, oppressed; fat; mother
- 寶bǎotreasure, jewel; precious, rare
- 彟yuēscale, standard
- 懸xuánhang, suspend, hoist; be hung
- 懺chànregret, repent; confess sins
- 攔lánobstruct, impede, bar, hinder
- 攙chānto give a helping hand; to support, hold up
- 朧lóngcondition or appearance of moon
- 櫪lìtype of oak; stable
- 櫱nièstump, sprout
- 櫸jǔtype of elm
- 瀟xiāosound of beating wind and rain; light, ethereal
- 瀰míoverflow
- 瀵fèn
- 瀹yuèto boil; to wash, to cleanse, to soak
- 瀾lánoverflowing; waves, ripples
- 爐lúfireplace, stove, oven, furnace
- 犧xīsacrifice, give up; sacrificial
- 獻xiànoffer, present; show, display
- 瓏lónga gem cut like dragon
- 癢yǎngitch
- 癥zhēngobstruction of bowels
- 礦kuàngmine; mineral, ore
- 礬fánalum
- 竇dòusurname; hole, burrow; corrupt
- 競jìngcontend, vie, compete
- 籃lánbasket
- 籌chóuchip, tally, token; raise money
- 糰tuánrice ball
- 繼jìcontinue, maintain, carry on
- 繽bīnflourishing, thriving, abundant
- 罌yīnglong necked jar or bottle
- 臚lúarrange in order; display
- 臜zādirty; filthy
- 艦jiànwarship
- 藹ǎilush; affable, friendly
- 藺lìnrush used in making mats; surname
- 蘄qívariety of Artemisia
- 蘆lúrushes, reeds
- 蘇sūrevive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
- 蘊yùncollect, gather, store; profound; (Budd.) skandha
- 蘋píngapple
- 蘢lóngtall grass; water-weeds
- 䕭qiánname of a variety of grass, a kind of vegetable, a variety of nettle, urtica
- 蘩fánArtemisia stelleriana
- 蠑rónglizard
- 蠔háooyster
- 襪wàsocks, stockings
- 襫shìraincoat
- 覺juéto wake up from sleep; conscious
- 觸chùtouch; butt, ram, gore
- 譫zhāntalkative; incoherent talk
- 譭huǐto slander; to defame
- 譯yìtranslate; decode; encode
- 議yìconsult, talk over, discuss
- 譴qiǎnreprimand, scold, abuse
- 譽yùfame, reputation; praise
- 贍shànsupport, aid; to be sufficient; rich, elegant
- 贏yíngwin; surplus, gain, profit
- 躉dǔnsell or buy wholesale; store
- 轗kǎnfail
- 轘huántear asunder between chariots
- 辮biànbraid; pigtail, plait, queue
- 釋shìinterpret, elucidate; release
- 鐐liáofetters
- 鐘zhōngclock; bell
- 镴làsolder; tin
- 闞kànglance, peep; roar, growl
- 闡chǎnexplain, clarify, elucidate
- 響xiǎngmake sound, make noise; sound
- 颥rúthe temporal bone
- 飄piāowhirlwind, cyclone; floating
- 饊sǎnfried round cakes of wheat flour
- 饋kuìoffer food superior; send gift
- 饌zhuànfeed, support, provide for; food; fine meats, delicacies
- 饑jīstarve, be hungry; famine
- 饒ráobountiful, abundant, plentiful
- 饗xiǎnghost banquet; banquet
- 騫qiānraise, hold high; fly, soar
- 騮liúfamous horse
- 騰téngfly; gallop; run; prance; rise
- 騶zōumounted escort; groom
- 骦shuānghorse
- 鬒zhěnblack, glossy hair
- 鯷tíanchovy
- 鰂zéicuttlefish
- 鰆chūnChinese mackerel, Chinese seerfish (Scomberomorus sinensis)
- 鰈diéflatfish; flounder; sole
- 鰓sāifish gills
- 鱀jì
- 鶓miáoemu
- 鶖qiūlarge waterfowl with naked head; Garrulus glandarius
- 鶘húpelican
- 鶚èosprey, fishhawk; Pandion haliaetus
- 鶩wùduck
- 鷀cíthe fishing cormorant
- 鹹xiánsalty, briny; salted; pickled
- 麵miànflour, dough, noodles
- 黧lía dark, yellowish colour
- 黨dǎngpolitical party, gang, faction
- 黪cǎngrey black
- 鼍tuólarge reptile, water lizard
- 齙bāoprojecting teeth
- 齟jǔirregular teeth; discord
- 齡língage; years
- 亹wěiprogress; busy, untiring; exert
- 儷lìspouse, couple, pair
- 儸luóbandit, daredevil
- 儺nuórich
- 囀zhuànsing, chirp, warble, twitter
- 囂xiāobe noisy; treat with contempt
- 屬shǔclass, category, type; to belong to
- 懼jùfear, be afraid of, dread
- 懾shèafraid, scared, fearful
- 攛cuānhurry; to throw; to urge; (Cant.) to seduce
- 攜xiélead by hand, take with; carry
- 攝shètake in, absorb; act as deputy; administer, assist
- 斕lánmulticolored
- 櫻yīngcherry, cherry blossom
- 欄lánrailing, balustrade; animal pen
- 殲jiānannihilate, wipe out, kill off
- 爛lànrotten, spoiled, decayed
- 爝juétorch; to light
- 瓔yīnga necklace made of precious stones
- 癧lìscrofulous lumps or swellings
- 癩làileprosy, scabies, mange; shoddy
- 癮yǐnrash; addiction, craving, habit
- 矓lóngfaint, fuzzy, blurred
- 禳rángpray or sacrifice, exorcise
- 竈zàofurnace; kitchen stove
- 籑zhuànto feed, to provide for delicacies, dainties
- 糲lìunpolished rice; brown rice
- 纈xiépatterned silk; tie knot
- 續xùcontinue, carry on; succeed
- 纍léibind, wind about; link, join
- 纏chánwrap, wind around; tie, bind
- 蘘ránga kind of wild ginger
- 蘚xiǎnmoss, lichen
- 蘞liǎnwild vine, Vitis pentaphylla
- 蘭lánorchid; elegant, graceful
- 蠟làwax; candle; waxy, glazed
- 蠡líwood-boring insect; bore into wood
- 蠣lìoyster
- 衊mièsmear, slander; defile
- 襯chènunderwear; inner garments
- 覽lǎnlook at, inspect; perceive
- 護hùprotect, guard, defend, shelter
- 贓zāngbooty, loot, stolen goods; bribe
- 贔bìstrong
- 趯tìjump
- 躊chóuhesitate, falter; smug, self-satisfied
- 躋jīascend, go up, rise
- 躍yuèskip, jump, frolic
- 躑zhíwaver, hesitate, be irresolute
- 躚xiānwander about, walk around; revolve
- 轟hōngrumble, explosion, blast
- 辯biàndispute, argue, debate, discuss
- 鏽xiùrust, corrode
- 鐮liánsickle
- 鐲zhuóbracelet, armband; small bell
- 鐵tiěiron (element 26, Fe); strong, solid, firm
- 鐺dāngfrying pan; warming vessel
- 鐾bèito strop, to sharpen by rubbing against leather, stone, etc.
- 闢pìopen; settle, develop, open up
- 韃dáthe Tatars
- 顥hàoluminous; white, hoary
- 顧gùlook back; look at; look after
- 飆biāowhirlwind, stormy gale
- 騾luómule
- 驀mòsuddenly, quickly, abruptly
- 驅qūspur a horse on; expel, drive away
- 驊huáan excellent horse
- 鰟fángseveral species of small carp
- 鰣shíReeves' shad (Tenualosa reevesii); ilish, hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha)
- 鰥guānhuge fish; widower; bachelor
- 鰭qífin
- 鰱liánsilver carp, Hypophthalmichthys
- 鳣zhānsturgeon
- 鶬cāngoriole
- 鶯yīngoriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various)
- 鶴hècrane; Grus species (various)
- 鶹liúthe owl
- 鶺jíwagtail
- 鶻gúa kind of pigeon; falcon
- 鶼jiānfabulous mythical bird
- 鷂yàosparrow hawk; Circus species (various)
- 鷄jīchicken
- 鷈tīa kind of bird
- 鷉tīgrebe
- 鼙pídrum carried on horseback
- 鼱jīng
- 齎jītake in both hands and offer to
- 齜cháito show the teeth; crooked teeth
- 齦kěngums
- 齧nièbite, gnaw; wear down, erode
- 儻tǎngif, supposing, in case
- 儼yǎngrave, respectful, majestic
- 囈yìtalk in one's sleep, somniloquy
- 囉luōexclamatory final particle, nag
- 孌luánlovely, beautiful; docile, obedient
- 孿luántwins
- 巒luánmountain range; pointed mountain
- 巔diānsummit of mountain, mountain top
- 彎wānbend, curve
- 攢zǎnsave, hoard
- 攤tānspread out, open; apportion
- 權quánpower, right, authority
- 歡huānhappy, pleased, glad; joy; to enjoy
- 氍qúfine woollen cloth; a mat used by the emperor in worshipping god
- 灑sǎsprinkle, splash; scatter, throw
- 灘tānbank, a sandbar, shoal; rapids
- 疊diérepeat, duplicate; repetitious
- 癬xuǎnringworms
- 穰rángstalks of grain; lush, abundant
- 竊qièsecretly, stealthily; steal; thief
- 籙lùbook
- 籟làibamboo flute; pipe; various sound
- 籠lóngcage; cage-like basket
- 耱mòa kind of farm tool
- 聽tīnghear, listen; understand; obey
- 聾lóngdeaf
- 臟zànginternal organs, viscera
- 蘵zhī
- 蘺líGracilaria verrucosa
- 襲xíraid, attack; inherit
- 讀dúread, study; pronounce
- 贖shúbuy, redeem; ransom; atone for
- 贗yàncounterfeit, false
- 躓zhìstumble, totter; fail, be frustrated
- 躔chánfollow in, imitate; rut, path
- 躕chúhesitate, waver, falter
- 轡pèibridle of horse, reins
- 邏luópatrol; inspect; watch
- 鑄zhùmelt, cast; coin, mint
- 鑊huòcauldron, large iron pot; a wok
- 鑑jiànmirror, looking glass; reflect
- 鑒jiànmirror, looking glass; reflect
- 鑔chǎcymbals
- 霽jìto clear up after rain; to cease to be angry
- 韁jiāngreins, halter; bridle
- 顫chànshiver, tremble; trembling
- 饔yōngbreakfast; eat prepared food
- 驎lín
- 驕jiāospirited horse; haughty
- 鬚xūbeard, whiskers; whisker-like
- 魖xū
- 鰲áohuge sea turtle
- 鰹jiānskipjack, bonito
- 鰻máneel
- 鰾biàoswimming bladder of fish
- 鱄zhuānanchovy
- 鱅yōnga kind of tench
- 鱆zhāngan octopus, devilfish
- 鱈xuěcodfish
- 鱉biēturtle
- 鷓zhèpartridge
- 鷗ōuseagull, tern; Larus species (various)
- 鷙zhìhawk, vulture
- 鹴shuāngeagle
- 鼴yǎnmole; Talpidae species (various)
- 齪chuònarrow, small; dirty
- 齬yǔuneven teeth; to disagree
- 龔gōnggive, present; reverential
- 龕kānniche, shrine
- 囌sūloquacious; nag
- 巖yáncliff, precipice; cave, grotto
- 戀liànlove; long for, yearn for; love
- 攣luántangled; entwined; crooked
- 攪jiǎodisturb, agitate, stir up
- 曬shàidry in sun, expose to sun
- 欒luánname of tree; a part of cornice
- 玃juéa large ape found in western China
- 癯qúthin, emaciated; worn, tired
- 癰yōngcarbuncle, sore, ulcer, abscess
- 籤qiāntally; lot; marker
- 纓yīnga chin strap, tassel; to annoy, bother
- 纔cáitalent, ability; just, only
- 纖xiānfine, delicate; minute; graceful
- 臢zādirty; filthy
- 蘿luótype of creeping plant; turnip
- 蠨xiāoa kind of spider with long legs
- 蠮yēbee
- 蠱gǔpoison; venom; harm; bewitch; hexagram ䷑
- 變biànchange, transform, alter; rebel
- 讌yàna feast, banquet; to entertain, feast
- 轤lúpulley, windlass, capstan
- 鑞làsolder; tin
- 鑠shuòmelt, smelt; shine
- 鑢lǜfile, rasp; file; polish; (Cant.) to cut
- 鑣biāobit, bridle; ride
- 韆qiānswing
- 顬rúthe temporal bone
- 顯xiǎnmanifest, display; evident, clear
- 饜yànbe satiated, eat one's full
- 驌sùname of a famous horse
- 驗yàntest, examine, inspect; verify
- 驚jīngfrighten, surprise, startle
- 驛yìrelay station
- 髒zāngdirty; firm; fat
- 體tǐbody; group, class, body, unit
- 鱒zūnbarbel
- 鱔shàneel
- 鱖guìmandarin fish
- 鱗línfish scales
- 鱘xúnsturgeon
- 鷦jiāowren
- 鷯liáowren
- 鷲jiùcondor, vulture
- 鷸yùsnipe, kingfisher; Tringa species (various)
- 黴méimold, mildew; bacteria, fungi
- 鼷xīa mouse
- 齄zhāred sores on nose
- 齮yǐbite
- 齱zōu
- 囑zhǔorder, tell, instruct, leave word
- 壩bàembankment; dam
- 屭xìgigantic strength
- 攬lǎngrasp, take hold of; monopolize
- 癱tānparalysis, palsy, numbness
- 癲diāncrazy, mad; madness, mania, insanity
- 籬líbamboo or wooden fence; hedge
- 羈jīhalter; restrain, hold, control
- 艷yànbeautiful, sexy, voluptuous
- 蠵xīlarge turtles
- 蠶cánsilkworm
- 襻pàna loop; a belt or band
- 讒chánslander, defame, misrepresent
- 讓ràngallow, permit, yield, concede
- 讕lánaccuse falsely; slander, libel
- 讖chènprophecy, hint, omen
- 贛gànJiangxi province; places therein
- 躞xièto walk
- 釀niàngbrew, ferment
- 鑪lúfireplace, stove, oven, furnace
- 靂lìthunderclap, crashing thunder
- 靈língspirit, soul; spiritual world
- 顰pínfrown, knit brows
- 驟zhòuprocedure; gallop; sudden(ly)
- 髕bìnkneecap
- 鬢bìnhair on the temples