Chinese characters 501–1,000, by frequency

Characters 501–1,000 of 9,574, ordered by how often they're used. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.

• 注zhùconcentrate, focus, direct
• 兄xiōngelder brother
• 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail)
• 永yǒnglong, perpetual, eternal, forever
• 务wùaffairs, business; must, should
• 联liánconnect, join; associate, ally
• 噢ōmoan; interjection for pain, sad
• 流liúflow, circulate, drift; class
• 静jìngquiet, still, motionless; gentle
• 份fènportion, part; duty
• 嗨hāian exclamation
• 威wēipomp, power; powerful; dominate
• 狗gǒudog, Canis familiaris
• 议yìconsult, talk over, discuss
• 亮liàngbright, brilliant, radiant, light
• 轻qīnglight; easy, simple; gentle
• 忘wàngforget; neglect; miss, omit
• 幸xìngluck(ily), favor, fortunately
• 未wèinot yet; eighth earthly branch
• 院yuàncourtyard, yard, court; school
• 礼lǐsocial custom; manners; courtesy; rites
• 莉lìwhite jasmine
• 调diàoto transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate
• 况kuàngcondition, situation; furthermore
• 倒dàoto invert; to place upside down or frontside back
• 吉jílucky, propitious, good
• 莱láigoosefoot, weed; fallow field
• 否fǒunot, no, negative; final particle; hexagram ䷋
• 险xiǎnnarrow pass, strategic point
• 言yánwords, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
• 改gǎichange, alter; improve, remodel
• 传chuánto pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer
• 弄nòngdo, play or fiddle with; alley
• 取qǔtake, receive, obtain; select
• 连liánjoin, connect; continuous; even
• 费fèiexpenses, expenditures, fee
• 娜nuóelegant; graceful
• 越yuèexceed, go beyond; the more ...
• 烦fánbother, vex, trouble; troublesome
• 统tǒnggovern, command, control; unite
• 恶èevil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm
• 随suífollow, listen to, submit to
• 复fùreturn; repeat; repeatedly
• 易yìchange; easy
• 城chéngcastle; city, town; municipality
• 式shìstyle, system, formula, rule
• 百bǎione hundred; numerous, many
• 品pǐnarticle, product, commodity
• 象xiàngelephant; ivory; figure, image
• 游yóuto swim; float, drift; wander, roam
• 船chuánship, boat, vessel
• 纳nàadmit, take, receive, accept
• 民mínpeople, subjects, citizens
• 讲jiǎngexplain; discuss; talk
• 派pàischool of thought, sect, branch
• 答dáto answer; to reply; to respond
• 往wǎnggo, depart; past, formerly
• 圣shèngholy, sacred
• 懂dǒngunderstand, comprehend
• 精jīngessence; semen; spirit
• 班bānclass, group, grade; squad; job
• 罪zuìcrime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
• 奥àomysterious, obscure, profound
• 乎hūinterrogative or exclamatory final particle
• 假jiǎfake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose
• 局júbureau, office; circumstance
• 满mǎnfill; full, satisfied
• 伦lúnnormal human relationships
• 类lèiclass, group, kind, category
• 故gùancient, old; reason, because
• 洛luòriver in Shanxi province; city
• 岁suìyear; age; harvest
• 治zhìgovern, regulate, administer
• 却quèstill, but; decline; retreat
• 立lìstand; let stand; establish, set
• 另lìnganother, separate, other
• 首shǒuhead; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
• 麻máhemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
• 化huàchange, convert, reform; -ize
• 嘴zuǐmouth, lips
• 脑nǎobrain
• 史shǐhistory, chronicle, annals
• 玛mǎagate; cornelian
• 组zǔclass; section, department
• 各gèeach, individually, every, all
• 跳tiàojump, leap, vault, bounce; dance
• 森sēnforest; luxuriant vegetation
• 弹dàncrossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball
• 伯bóolder brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
• 造zàoconstruct, build, make, begin; prepare
• 区qūarea, district, region, ward
• 市shìmarket, fair; city, town; trade
• 节jiéknot, node, joint; section
• 终zhōngend; finally, in the end
• 蒂dìpeduncle or stem of plants
• 醒xǐngwake up; sober up; startle
• 考kǎoexamine, test; investigate
• 梦mèngdream; visionary; wishful
• 瑞ruìfelicitous omen; auspicious
• 破pòbreak, ruin, destroy; rout
• 图túdiagram; chart, map, picture
• 语yǔlanguage, words; saying, expression
• 杯bēicup, glass
• 夜yènight, dark; in night; by night
• 术shùart, skill, special feat; method, technique
• 味wèitaste, smell, odor; delicacy
• 歌gēsong, lyrics; sing, chant; praise
• 弗fúnot, negative
• 划huàto delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan
• 付fùgive, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
• 存cúnexist, live, be; survive; remain
• 普pǔuniversal, general, widespread
• 程chéngjourney, trip; schedule, agenda
• 超chāojump over, leap over; surpass
• 据jùto occupy, take possession of; a base, position
• 药yàoleaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine
• 千qiānthousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
• 容rónglooks, appearance; figure, form
• 半bànhalf
• 舞wǔdance, posture, prance; brandish
• 曾céngalready; sign of past
• 敢gǎnto dare, venture; bold, brave
• 冷lěngcold, cool; lonely
• 痛tòngpain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
• 赶gǎnpursue, follow; expel, drive away
• 拍pāiclap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm
• 差chàdifferent; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack
• 闭bìshut, close; obstruct, block up
• 支zhīdisperse, pay; support; branch
• 塔tǎtower, spire, tall building
• 饭fàncooked rice; food, meal
• 参cāntake part in, intervene; ginseng; 21st lunar mansion, determinative star ζ Or...
• 步bùstep, pace; walk, stroll
• 戏xìtheatrical play, show
• 及jíextend; reach; come up to; and
• 义yìright conduct, righteousness
• 楚chǔname of feudal state; clear
• 束shùbind, control, restrain; bale
• 趣qùwhat attracts one's attention
• 控kòngaccuse, charge; control
• 争zhēngdispute, fight, contend, strive
• 建jiànbuild, establish, erect, found
• 妹mèiyounger sister
• 波bōwaves, breakers; undulations
• 权quánpower, right, authority
• 块kuàipiece, lump; dollar
• 漂piàoused in 漂亮
• 卖màisell; betray; show off
• 吸xīinhale, suck in; absorb; attract
• 福fúhappiness, good fortune, blessing
• 慢mànslow(ly), leisurely, sluggish
• 台táiplatform; unit; term of address
• 顿dùnpause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange
• 诺nuòpromise; assent, approve
• 丝sīsilk; fine thread; wire; strings
• 热rèhot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
• 油yóuoil, fat, grease, lard; paints
• 落luòto fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out
• 政zhènggovernment, political affairs
• 产chǎngive birth, bring forth, produce
• 极jíextreme, utmost, furthest, final
• 团tuánsphere, ball, circle; mass, lump
• 餐cāneat, dine; meal; food
• 偷tōuto steal, burglar, thief
• 店diànshop, store; inn, hotel
• 逃táoescape, flee; abscond, dodge
• 糟zāosediment, dregs; pickle
• 监jiānsupervise, control, direct
• 律lǜstatute, principle, regulation
• 责zéone's responsibility, duty
• 换huànchange
• 娘niángmother; young girl; woman; wife
• 功gōngachievement, merit, good result
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship, suffering
• 麦màiwheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
• 集jíassemble, collect together
• 足zúfoot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
• 断duànsever, cut off; interrupt
• 刻kècarve, engrave; quarter hour
• 导dǎodirect, guide, lead, conduct
• 靠kàolean on, trust, depend on; near
• 六liùnumber six
• 毒dúpoison, venom; poisonous
• 讨tǎoto discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
• 萨sàBuddhist gods or immortals
• 凯kǎitriumphant; triumph, victory
• 八bāeight; all around, all sides
• 即jípromptly, quickly, immediately
• 呼hūbreathe sigh, exhale; call, shout
• 楼lóubuilding of two or more stories
• 乱luànconfusion, state of chaos, revolt
• 索suǒlarge rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isol...
• 引yǐnto pull, draw out, attract; to stretch
• 领lǐngneck; collar; lead, guide
• 标biāomark, symbol, label, sign; stand the bole of a tree
• 皮pískin, hide, fur, feather; outer
• 鱼yúfish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
• 唱chàngsing, chant, call; ditty, song
• 深shēndeep; depth; far; very, extreme
• 脸liǎnface; cheek; reputation
• 画huàa painting, picture, drawing; to draw
• 奶nǎimilk; woman's breasts; nurse
• 灵língspirit, soul; spiritual world
• 板bǎnplank, board; iron or tin plate
• 追zhuīpursue, chase after; expel
• 乔qiáotall, lofty; proud, stately
• 排páirow, rank, line
• 卫wèiguard, protect, defend
• 观guānsee, observe, view; appearance
• 示shìshow, manifest; demonstrate; Kangxi radical 113
• 休xiūrest, stop; retire; do not!
• 独dúalone, single, solitary, only
• 华huáflowery; illustrious; Chinese
• 顾gùlook back; look at; look after
• 元yuánfirst; dollar; origin; head
• 食shíeat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
• 恐kǒngfear; fearful, apprehensive
• 录lùcopy, write down, record
• 资zīproperty; wealth; capital
• 昨zuóyesterday; in former times, past
• 置zhìplace, lay out; set aside
• 勒lēito strap tightly; to bind
• 红hóngred, vermillion; blush, flush
• 叔shūfather's younger brother
• 退tuìstep back, retreat, withdraw
• 射shèshoot, eject, issue forth, emit
• 修xiūstudy; repair; cultivate
• 石shístone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
• 松sōngpine tree; fir tree
• 惊jīngfrighten, surprise, startle
• 负fùload, burden; carry, bear
• 甚shèngreat extent; considerably
• 疑yídoubt, question, suspect
• 历lìhistory; calendar
• 怀huáibosom, breast; carry in bosom
• 洗xǐwash, rinse; clean, purify
• 妮nīmaid, servant girl; cute girl
• 探tànfind, locate; search, grope for
• 价jiàprice, value
• 投tóuthrow, cast, fling, pitch; jump
• 赢yíngwin; surplus, gain, profit
• 迎yíngreceive, welcome, greet
• 称chēngto weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
• 魔módemon, evil spirits; magic power
• 级jílevel, rank, class; grade
• 香xiāngfragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
• 念niànthink of, recall, study
• 某mǒucertain thing or person
• 妻qīwife
• 习xípractice; flapping wings
• 炸zhàto burst; to explode; to blow up; to bomb
• 床chuángbed, couch; framework, chassis
• 博bógamble, play games; wide, broad
• 料liàoconsider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
• 危wēidangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii...
• 鲁lǔfoolish, stupid, rash; vulgar
• 曼mànlong, extended, vast; beautiful
• 耶yéused in transliteration
• 莎shākind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats
• 票piàoslip of paper or bamboo; ticket
• 段duànsection, piece, division
• 仅jǐnonly, merely, solely, just
• 设shèbuild; establish; display
• 检jiǎncheck; examine
• 则zérule, law, regulation; grades
• 街jiēstreet, road, thoroughfare
• 武wǔmilitary; martial, warlike
• 激jīarouse, excite, incite; quickly
• 唯wéionly; yes
• 南nánsouth; southern part; southward
• 释shìinterpret, elucidate; release
• 脱tuōtake off
• 似sìto seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-
• 共gòngtogether with, all, total; to share
• 显xiǎnmanifest, display; evident, clear
• 背bèithe back of a body or object; to turn one's back
• 脚jiǎoleg, foot; base, leg, foundation
• 狱yùprison, jail; case; lawsuit
• 秘mìsecret, mysterious, abstruse
• 练liànto practice, drill, exercise, train
• 斗dòuto fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend
• 骗piànswindle, cheat out of, defraud
• 猜cāiguess, conjecture, suppose; feel
• 承chénginherit, receive; succeed
• 呃èbelch; hiccup
• 码mǎnumber, numerals; yard; symbol
• 沙shāsand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 介jièforerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor
• 遇yùmeet, come across, encounter
• 角jiǎoangle; corner; horn; horn-shaped
• 择zéselect, choose, pick out
• 翻fānflip over, upset, capsize
• 庭tíngcourtyard; spacious hall or yard
• 挺tǐngto stand upright, straighten; rigid
• 滚gǔnturn
• 急jíquick, quickly; urgent, pressing
• 傻shǎfoolish, silly, stupid; an imbecile
• 婆póold woman; grandmother
• 午wǔseventh earthly branch
• 架jiàrack, stand, prop; prop up
• 戴dàiwear on top; support
• 肉ròuflesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
• 爷yéfather, grandfather
• 祝zhùpray for happiness or blessings
• 聊liáosomewhat, slightly, at least
• 验yàntest, examine, inspect; verify
• 狂kuánginsane, mad; violent; wild
• 牛niúcow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Cap...
• 藏cángto conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store; to collect
• 迷míbewitch, charm, infatuate
• 弃qìreject, abandon, discard
• 俩liǎtwo, pair
• 兵bīngsoldier, troops
• 毁huǐdestroy
• 古gǔold, classic, ancient
• 碰pèngcollide, bump into
• 州zhōuadministrative division, state
• 值zhíprice
• 突tūsuddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
• 居jūlive, dwell, reside, sit
• 具jùtool, implement; draw up, write
• 菲fēiluxuriant (plant growth); rich with fragrance
• 适shìgo, reach; appropriate, suitable
• 展zhǎnopen, unfold; stretch, extend
• 商shāngcommerce, business, trade
• 闻wénhear; smell; make known; news
• 纪jìrecord, annal, historical account
• 幕mùcurtain, screen, tent
• 莫mòdo not, is not, can not; negative
• 露lùdew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show
• 养yǎngraise, rear, bring up; support
• 职zhíduty, profession; office, post
• 专zhuānmonopolize, take sole possession
• 形xíngform, shape, appearance
• 虽suīalthough, even if
• 旅lǚtrip, journey; travel; traveler; hexagram ䷷
• 速sùquick, prompt, speedy
• 究jiūexamine, investigate
• 严yánstrict, rigorous, rigid; stern
• 园yuángarden; park, orchard
• 剧jùtheatrical plays, opera, drama
• 哇wareplaces 啊 when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
• 屁pìbreak wind; fart; buttocks
• 微wēismall, prefix micro-, trifling
• 厌yàndislike, detest, reject; satiate
• 双shuāngset of two, pair, couple; both
• 守shǒudefend, protect, guard, conserve
• 毛máohair, fur, feathers; coarse
• 预yùprepare, arrange; in advance
• 读dúread, study; pronounce
• 野yěopen country, field; wilderness
• 亡wángdeath, destroyed; lose, perish
• 竟jìngfinally, after all, at last
• 规guīrules, regulations, customs, law
• 七qīseven
• 龙lóngdragon; symbolic of emperor
• 操cāoconduct, run, control, manage
• 举jǔraise, lift up; recommend
• 喔ōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
• 印yìnprint, seal, stamp, chop, mark
• 馆guǎnpublic building
• 坚jiānhard, strong, firm; resolute
• 苏sūrevive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
• 推tuīpush, expel; push forward
• 咱zánwe, us
• 糕gāocakes, pastry
• 丹dāncinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
• 冲chōngsoar; pour boiling water over
• 误wùerr, make mistake; interfere
• 尸shīcorpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44
• 货huògoods, commodities, products
• 冰bīngice; ice-cold
• 暗àndark; obscure; in secret, covert
• 替tìchange, replace, substitute for
• 鸡jīchicken
• 防fángdefend; prevent; embankment
• 胡húrecklessly, foolishly; wildly
• 顺shùnobey, submit to, go along with
• 妳nǎiyou (female)
• 志zhìpurpose, will, determination; annals
• 套tàocase, cover, wrapper, envelope
• 陪péiaccompany, be with, keep company
• 吓xiàto frighten; to scare
• 胜shèngvictory; excel, be better than
• 温wēnlukewarm
• 按ànput hand on, press down with hand
• 踪zōngfootprints, traces, tracks
• 压yāpress; oppress; crush; pressure
• 烟yānsmoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
• 浪làngwave; wasteful, reckless
• 座zuòseat; stand, base
• 私sīprivate, personal; secret
• 临líndraw near, approach; descend
• 劳láolabor, toil, do manual work
• 丢diūdiscard
• 社shègod of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
• 细xìfine, tiny; slender, thin
• 败bàibe defeated, decline, fail
• 众zhòngmultitude, crowd; masses, public
• 啥sháwhat?
• 屋wūhouse; room; building, shelter
• 堂tánghall; government office
• 树shùtree; plant; set up, establish
• 响xiǎngmake sound, make noise; sound
• 围wéisurround, encircle, corral
• 埃āifine dust, dirt
• 汉hànChinese people; Chinese language
• 供gōngto provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
• 谎huǎnglie
• 寻xúnseek, search, look for; ancient
• 蠢chǔnwriggle; stupid; silly; fat
• 暴bàoviolent, brutal, tyrannical
• 登dēngrise, mount, board, climb
• 土tǔsoil, earth; items made of earth
• 塞sāito plug; to stop up; to stuff in; a stopper; a cork
• 遗yílose; articles lost; omit
• 型xíngpattern, model, type; law; mold
• 盖gàicover, hide, protect
• 句jùsentence
• 虑lǜbe concerned, worry about
• 谋móuplan, scheme; stratagem
• 北běinorth; northern; northward
• 呆dāidull; dull-minded, simple, stupid
• 蒙méngcover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
• 获huòobtain, get, receive; seize
• 牙yátooth, molars, teeth; serrated
• 烧shāoburn; bake; heat; roast
• 网wǎngnet; network; Kangxi radical 122
• 爆bàocrackle, pop, burst, explode
• 丈zhàngunit of length equal 3.3 meters; gentleman, man, husband
• 测cèmeasure, estimate, conjecture
• 坦tǎnflat, smooth; self-possessed
• 仍réngyet, still, as ever; again; keep -ing, continuing
• 际jìborder, boundary, juncture
• 态tàimanner, bearing, attitude
• 瓦wǎtile; earthenware pottery; girl
• 哭kūweep, cry, wail
• 群qúngroup, crowd, multitude, mob
• 睛jīngeyeball; pupil of eye
• 状zhuàngform; appearance; shape; official
• 攻gōngattack, assault; criticize
• 脏zàngviscera; (anatomy) organ
• 招zhāobeckon, summon; recruit, levy
• 左zuǒleft; east; unorthodox, improper
• 借jièborrow; lend; make pretext of
• 瞧qiáoglance at, look at, see
• 户hùdoor; family
• 右yòuright; west; right-wing
• 捕bǔarrest, catch, seize
• 木mùtree; wood, lumber; wooden
• 雪xuěsnow; wipe away shame, avenge
• 汤tānghot water; soup, gravy, broth
• 岛dǎoisland
• 模móto imitate; model; norm; pattern
• 扰rǎodisturb, annoy, agitate
• 族zúa family clan, ethnic group, tribe
• 银yínsilver; cash, money, wealth
• 姑gūfather's sister; husband's mother
• 阳yáng'male' principle; light; sun
• 帕pàturban, kerchief, veil; wrap
• 迟chílate, tardy; slow; delay
• 致zhìsend, deliver, present; cause
• 欧ōutranslit.: Europe; ohm; surname
• 股gǔthighs, haunches, rump; share
• 泰tàigreat, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
• 镇zhèntown, market place; suppress
• 创chuàngto initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)
• 敌díenemy, foe, rival; resist
• 属shǔclass, category, type; belong to
• 努nǔto exert, strive, make an effort; to pout
• 翰hànwriting brush, pen, pencil
• 判pànjudge; discriminate; conclude
• 夏xiàsummer; great, grand, big
• 牌páisignboard, placard
• 康kāngpeaceful, quiet; happy, healthy
• 菜càivegetables; dish, order; food
• 佛fóBuddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀)
• 质zhìmatter, material, substance
• 顶dǐngtop, summit, peak; to carry on the head
• 升shēngarise, go up; hoist; advance; hexagram ䷭
• 撒sārelease, cast away, let go; disperse; relax
• 列lièa line; to arrange in order, classify
• 杂zámixed, blended; mix, mingle
• 箱xiāngcase, box, chest, trunk
• 毕bìend, finish, conclude; completed
• 低dīlow; to lower, hang, bend, bow
• 府fǔprefecture; prefect; government
• 摩mórub, scour, grind; friction
• 降jiàngto drop; to fall; to come down; to descend
• 免miǎnspare; excuse from; evade
• 效xiàoresult, effect; effectiveness
• 雅yǎelegant, graceful, refined
• 困kùnto surround, besiege; to be surrounded; difficult; hexagram ䷮
• 袋dàipocket, bag, sack, pouch
• 刀dāoknife; old coin; measure
• 输shūtransport, carry, haul
• 营yíngencampment, barracks; manage
• 辆liàngnumerary adjunct for vehicles
• 译yìtranslate; decode; encode
• 梅méiplums; prunes; surname