Chinese characters 1,001–1,500, by frequency

Characters 1,001–1,500 of 9,574, ordered by how often they're used. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.

• 丁dīngmale adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
• 李lǐplum; judge; surname
• 赌dǔbet, gamble, wager; compete
• 移yíchange place, shift; move about
• 河hériver; stream; the Yellow River
• 拥yōngembrace, hug, squeeze; crowd
• 笔bǐwriting brush; write; stroke
• 配pèimatch, pair; equal; blend
• 咖kācoffee; class; grade
• 荣róngglory, honor; flourish, prosper
• 库kùarmory, treasury, storehouse
• 阻zǔimpede, hinder, obstruct; oppose
• 技jìskill, ability, talent, ingenuity
• 签qiānsign, endorse; slip of paper
• 散sànto scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse
• 冒màorisk, brave, dare
• 谅liàngexcuse, forgive; guess, presume
• 铁tiěiron; strong, solid, firm
• 辛xīnbitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem; Kangxi radical 160
• 恋liànlove; long for, yearn for; love
• 剩shèngleftovers, residue, remains
• 黄huángyellow; surname
• 甜tiánsweet, sweetness
• 尝chángtaste; experience, experiment
• 啡fēimorphine; coffee
• 概gàigenerally, approximately
• 境jìngboundary, frontier; area, region
• 锁suǒlock, padlock; shackles, chains
• 彼bǐthat, there, those
• 若ruòif, supposing, assuming; similar
• 享xiǎngenjoy
• 较jiàocompare; comparatively, more
• 草cǎograss, straw, thatch, herbs
• 九jiǔnine
• 封fēngletter, envelope; feudal
• 软ruǎnsoft, flexible, pliable; weak
• 艺yìart; talent, ability; craft
• 伴bàncompanion, comrade, partner; accompany
• 课kèlesson; course; classwork
• 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
• 镜jìngmirror; lens; glass; glasses
• 贵guìexpensive, costly, valuable
• 摄shètake in, absorb; act as deputy
• 忍rěnendure, bear, suffer; forbear
• 轮lúnwheel; revolve, turn; recur
• 研yángrind, rub; study, research
• 誓shìswear, pledge; oath
• 纽niǔknot; button; handle, knob; tie
• 搬bāntransfer, move, remove, shift
• 抢qiǎngplunder, rob, take by force
• 词cíwords; phrase, expression
• 纸zhǐpaper
• 摆bǎiput, place; display; swing, sway
• 环huánjade ring or bracelet; ring
• 富fùabundant, ample; rich, wealthy
• 鸟niǎobird; Kangxi radical 196
• 腿tuǐlegs, thighs
• 哎āiinterjection of surprise
• 刺cìstab; prick, irritate; prod
• 迹jìtraces, impressions, footprints
• 广guǎngwide, extensive, broad; rad. 53
• 恨hènhatred, dislike; resent, hate
• 皇huángroyal, imperial; ruler, superior
• 聪cōngintelligent, clever, bright
• 抽chōudraw out, pull out; sprout
• 充chōngfill, be full, supply
• 依yīrely on, be set in; consent, obey a wish
• 训xùnteach, instruct; exegesis
• 巨jùlarge, great, enormous; chief
• 迈màitake a big stride; pass by
• 灯dēnglantern, lamp
• 勇yǒngbrave, courageous, fierce
• 雨yǔrain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
• 禁jìnto prohibit; to forbid
• 沃wòwater, irrigate; fertile, rich
• 伟wěigreat, robust; extraordinary
• 抗kàngresist, oppose, defy, reject
• 徒túdisciple, follower; go on foot
• 般bānsort, manner, kind, category
• 猫māocat
• 舒shūopen up, unfold, stretch out; comfortable, easy
• 笨bènfoolish, stupid, dull; awkward
• 奖jiǎngprize, reward; give award to
• 蓝lánblue; indigo plant; surname
• 初chūbeginning, initial, primary
• 项xiàngneck, nape of neck; sum; funds
• 挑tiāoto carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
• 雄xióngmale of species; hero; manly
• 航hángsail; navigate; ship, boat
• 吵chǎoargue, dispute; disturb, annoy
• 优yōusuperior, excellent; actor
• 短duǎnshort; brief; deficient, lacking
• 审shěnexamine, investigate; judge
• 掌zhǎngpalm of hand, sole of foot, paw
• 废fèiabrogate, terminate, discard
• 酷kùstrong, stimulating; very
• 采cǎicollect, gather; pick, pluck
• 善shàngood, virtuous, charitable, kind
• 累lèitired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard
• 臭chòusmell, stink, emit foul odor
• 异yìdifferent, unusual, strange
• 尊zūnrespect, revere, venerate; honor
• 毫háofine hair; measure of length
• 巧qiǎoskillful, ingenious, clever
• 智zhìwisdom, knowledge, intelligence
• 兹zīnow, here; this; time, year
• 附fùadhere to, append; rely on near to
• 瑟sèlarge stringed musical instrument; dignified, massive; sound of wind
• 织zhīweave, knit; organize, unite
• 骨gǔbone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
• 烂lànrotten, spoiled, decayed
• 村cūnvillage, hamlet; uncouth, vulgar
• 灭mièextinguish; wipe out, exterminate
• 仔zǐ(of domestic animals or fowl) young; fine; detailed
• 熟shúwell-cooked; ripe; familiar with
• 透tòupenetrate, pass through
• 厉lìwhetstone; grind, sharpen; whet
• 怜liánpity, sympathize
• 青qīngblue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
• 朗lǎngclear, bright; distinct
• 既jìalready; de facto; since; then
• 洲zhōucontinent; island; islet
• 饿èhungry; greedy for; hunger
• 势shìpower, force; tendency
• 源yuánspring; source, head; surname
• 遍biàneverywhere, all over, throughout
• 朝cháoimperial or royal court; government; dynasty
• 挥huīdirect; wipe away; squander
• 归guīreturn; return to, revert to
• 协xiébe united; cooperate
• 辈bèigeneration, lifetime; class
• 魂húnsoul, spirit
• 疗liáobe healed, cured, recover
• 沉chénsink, submerge; addicted to
• 挂guàhang, suspend; suspense
• 妇fùmarried women; woman; wife
• 珍zhēnprecious, valuable, rare
• 诞dànbear children, give birth; birth
• 良liánggood, virtuous, respectable
• 隐yǐnhide, conceal; hidden, secret
• 彩cǎihue, color; variegated colors
• 曲qǔtune; song
• 悲bēisorrow, grief; sorry, sad
• 扔rēngthrow, hurl; throw away, cast
• 执zhíhold in hand; keep; carry out
• 播bōsow, spread; broadcast; cast away, reject
• 琳línbeautiful jade, gem
• 典diǎnlaw, canon; documentation; classic, scripture
• 堡bǎofort, fortress; town, village
• 避bìavoid; turn aside; escape; hide
• 吻wěnkiss; the lips; coinciding
• 敬jìngrespect, honor; respectfully
• 层céngstory, layer, floor, stratum
• 旧jiùold, ancient; former, past
• 厅tīnghall, central room
• 搭dājoin together, attach to; add to
• 孤gūorphan, fatherless; solitary
• 盘pántray, plate, dish; examine
• 猪zhūpig, hog, wild boar
• 撞zhuàngknock against, bump into, collide
• 耳ěrear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
• 施shīgrant, bestow; give; act; name
• 逼bīcompel, pressure, force; bother
• 猎lièhunt; field sports
• 霍huòquickly, suddenly; surname
• 谓wèisay, tell; call, name; be called
• 俄ésudden(ly), soon; Russian
• 洋yángocean, sea; foreign; western
• 款kuǎnitem, article; clause; fund
• 闹nàoquarrel; dispute hotly
• 醉zuìintoxicated, drunk; addicted to
• 季jìquarter of year; season; surname
• 聚jùassemble, meet together, collect
• 搜sōusearch, seek; investigate
• 默mòsilent; quiet, still; dark
• 忆yìremember, reflect upon; memory
• 秀xiùear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful
• 稍shāolittle, slightly; rather
• 躲duǒhide, secrete; avoid, escape
• 景jǐngscenery, view; conditions
• 吹chuīblow; puff; brag, boast
• 秒miǎobeard of grain or corn; a second
• 田tiánfield, arable land, cultivated
• 素sùwhite (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
• 旁pángside; by side, close by, near
• 爵juéfeudal title or rank
• 财cáiwealth, valuables, riches
• 补bǔmend, patch, fix, repair, restore
• 戒jièwarn, caution, admonish
• 乖guāirebel; crafty, shrewd
• 瓜guāmelon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97
• 弱ruòweak; fragile, delicate
• 妙miàomysterious, subtle; exquisite
• 窗chuāngwindow
• 鞋xiéshoes, footwear in general
• 痴chīfoolish, stupid, dumb, silly
• 骑qíride horseback; mount; cavalry
• 党dǎngpolitical party, gang, faction
• 邦bāngnation, country, state
• 途túway, road, path, journey; course
• 犹yóulike, similar to, just like, as
• 副fùassist; supplement; assistant
• 诚chéngsincere, honest; true, real
• 席xíseat; mat; take seat; banquet
• 健jiànstrong, robust, healthy; strength
• 洞dòngcave, grotto; ravine; hole
• 授shòugive to, transmit; confer
• 糖tángsugar; candy; sweets
• 宣xuāndeclare, announce, proclaim
• 拒jùward off with hand, defend
• 残cáninjure, spoil; oppress; broken
• 阴yīn'female' principle; dark; secret
• 匙shispoon; surname
• 祖zǔancestor, forefather; grandfather
• 烈lièfiery, violent, vehement, ardent
• 赞zànhelp, support, assist, aid
• 档dàngshelf; frame, crosspiece
• 墙qiángwall
• 陆lùland, continental; army
• 限xiànboundary, limit, line
• 裤kùtrousers, pants
• 茶chátea
• 叛pànrebel; rebellion; rebellious
• 访fǎngvisit; ask, inquire
• 绑bǎngbind, tie, fasten
• 厨chúkitchen; closet; cupboard
• 折zhéto break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend
• 圈quānto circle; a circle; corral
• 劲jìnstrength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression
• 碎suìbreak, smash; broken, busted
• 屎shǐexcrement, shit, dung
• 闪shǎnflash; avoid, dodge, evade
• 赚zhuànmake money, earn; gain, profit
• 章zhāngcomposition; chapter, section
• 症zhèngdisease; illness
• 呵hēscold; laughing sound; yawn
• 末mòfinal, last, end; insignificant
• 汽qìsteam, vapor, gas
• 赫hèbright, radiant, glowing
• 编biānknit, weave; arrange; compile
• 宾bīnguest, visitor; surname; submit
• 驾jiàto drive, sail, fly; a cart, carriage
• 钥yàokey; lock
• 妓jìprostitute
• 盾dùnshield, shield-shaped object; currency sign for Dutch guilder
• 委wěiappoint, send, commission
• 虫chónginsects, worms; Kangxi radical 142
• 鲜xiānfresh; delicious; attractive
• 育yùproduce, give birth to; educate
• 佩pèibelt ornament, pendant; wear at waist, tie to the belt; respect
• 粉fěnpowder, face powder; plaster
• 拖tuōdrag, tow, haul; delay, prolong
• 陷xiànsubmerge, sink, plunge; trap
• 租zūrent, lease; rental; tax
• 春chūnspring; wanton
• 净jìngclean, pure; cleanse
• 例lìprecedent, example; regulation
• 宫gōngpalace
• 疼téngaches, pains; be fond of; love
• 启qǐopen; begin, commence; explain
• 乡xiāngcountry; rural; village
• 袭xíraid, attack; inherit
• 漫mànoverflow of water; spreading
• 饼bǐngrice-cakes, biscuits
• 宇yǔhouse; building, structure; eaves
• 桌zhuōtable, desk, stand
• 熊xiónga bear; brilliant; bright; surname
• 宁níngpeaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)
• 触chùbutt, ram, gore; touch
• 帅shuàicommander, commander-in-chief
• 刑xíngpunishment, penalty; law
• 缺quēbe short of, lack; gap, deficit
• 瓶píngjug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle
• 幻huànillusion, fantasy, mirage
• 互hùmutually, reciprocally
• 卢lúcottage, hut; surname; black
• 蜜mìhoney; sweet; nectar
• 童tóngchild, boy, servant boy; virgin
• 奋fènstrive, exert effort; arouse
• 尤yóuespecially, particularly
• 旦dàndawn; morning; day
• 农nóngagriculture, farming; farmer
• 庆qìngcongratulate, celebrate
• 尾wěitail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii...
• 摸mōgently touch with hand; caress
• 芬fēnfragrance, aroma; perfume
• 范fànsurname; bee-like insect
• 硬yìnghard, firm, strong; obstinate
• 绍shàocontinue, carry on; join
• 桑sāngmulberry tree; surname
• 拳quánfist; various forms of boxing
• 材cáimaterial, stuff; timber; talent
• 握wògrasp, hold fast, take by hand
• 黎lísurname; numerous, many; black
• 戈gēhalberd, spear, lance; rad. 62
• 牢láoprison; stable, pen; secure
• 摇yáowag, swing, wave; shake; scull
• 恭gōngrespectful, polite, reverent
• 允yǔnto grant, to allow, to consent
• 染rǎndye; be contagious; infect
• 讯xùninquire; ask; examine; reproach
• 迫pòcoerce, force, compel; urgent
• 雇gùemploy, to hire
• 怖bùterror, fear; frighten; terrified
• 杜dùstop, prevent; restrict; surname
• 鼠shǔrat, mouse; Kangxi radical 208
• 惜xīpity, regret, rue, begrudge
• 君jūnsovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
• 评píngappraise, criticize, evaluate
• 阵zhèncolumn, row or file of troops
• 舰jiànwarship
• 罚fápenalty, fine; punish, penalize
• 胆dǎngall bladder; bravery, courage
• 唐tángTang dynasty; Chinese
• 督dūsupervise, oversee, direct
• 潜qiánhide; hidden, secret, latent
• 卷juǎnto roll up; (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf
• 港gǎngport, harbor; small stream; bay
• 滑huáslip, slide; slippery, polished
• 扎zhāto prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into
• 余yúI, my, me; surname; surplus
• 惹rěirritate, vex, offend, incite
• 赏shǎngreward, grant, bestow; appreciate
• 逮dàiused in 逮捕
• 扫sǎoto sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out
• 欠qiànowe, lack, be deficient; Kangxi radical 76
• 偶ǒuaccidentally, coincidently; an idol
• 尿niàourine; urinate
• 络luòenmesh, wrap around; web, net
• 隔géseparate, partition
• 伪wěifalse, counterfeit, bogus
• 胸xiōngbreast, bosom, chest; thorax
• 泡pàobubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse
• 愚yústupid, doltish, foolish
• 载zàito carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also
• 率lǜratio; rate; proportion
• 扯chěrip up, tear down; raise; haul
• 娃wábaby; doll; pretty girl
• 鲍bàoabalone; dried fish; surname
• 核héseed, kernel, core, nut; atom
• 遭zāocome across, meet with, encounter
• 胁xiéribs, armpits; flank; threaten
• 尉wèiofficer, military rank
• 邀yāoinvite, welcome; meet, intercept
• 颗kēgrain, kernel
• 占zhànto take possession of; to occupy; to take up
• 云yúnsay, speak; clouds
• 劫jiétake by force, coerce; disaster
• 墨mòink; writing
• 詹zhānsurname; talk too much, verbose
• 针zhēnneedle; pin; tack; acupuncture
• 盛shèngabundant, flourishing; contain; fill
• 嫁jiàto marry, give a daughter in marriage
• 惯guànhabit, custom; habitually, usual
• 叶yèto harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
• 谷gǔvalley, gorge, ravine; Kangxi radical 150
• 磨mógrind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
• 寄jìsend, transmit, mail; rely on
• 亨hēngsmoothly, progressing, no trouble
• 凡fánall, any, every; ordinary, common
• 损sǔndiminish; impair; injure
• 仇chóuenemy, hate, hatred, enmity
• 琴qínChinese lute or guitar
• 堆duīheap, pile, crowd; pile up
• 狼lángwolf
• 伍wǔfive, company of five; troops
• 乌wūcrow; black
• 暂zàntemporary
• 羊yángsheep, goat; Kangxi radical 123
• 豪háobrave, heroic, chivalrous
• 纯chúnpure, clean, simple
• 销xiāomelt, fuse; market, sell
• 序xùseries, serial order, sequence
• 忠zhōngloyalty, devotion, fidelity
• 尺chǐChinese measure approx. 'foot'
• 虚xūfalse
• 赖làirely, depend on; accuse falsely
• 征zhēnginvade, attack, conquer
• 朱zhūcinnabar, vermilion; surname
• 郎lánggentleman, young man; husband
• 零língzero; fragment, fraction
• 彻chèpenetrate, pervade; penetrating
• 厂chǎngfactory, workshop; radical 27
• 端duānend, extreme; head; beginning
• 订dìngdraw up agreement; arrange
• 泽zémarsh, swamp; grace, brilliance
• 尖jiānsharp, pointed, acute, keen
• 夺duótake by force, rob, snatch
• 砸zásmash, crush, break; pound, mash
• 扮bàndress up; dress up as
• 撤chèomit; remove; withdraw
• 欲yùdesire, want, long for; intend
• 稳wěnstable, firm, solid, steady
• 额éforehead; tablet, plaque; fixed
• 奈nàibut, how; bear, stand, endure
• 惨cǎnsad, pitiful, wretched; cruel
• 灰huīashes; dust; lime, mortar
• 敏mǐnfast, quick, clever, smart
• 姓xìngone's family name; clan, people
• 孕yùnbe pregnant; pregnancy
• 敦dūnesteem; honest, candid, sincere
• 祷dǎopray; entreat, beg, plead; prayer
• 兽shòubeast, animal; bestial
• 诗shīpoetry; poem, verse, ode
• 估gūmerchant; estimate, guess, presume
• 帽màohat, cap; cap-like tops
• 荒huāngwasteland, desert; uncultivated
• 增zēngincrease, add to, augment
• 剑jiànsword, dagger, saber
• 略lüèapproximately, roughly; outline
• 减jiǎndecrease, subtract, diminish
• 丑chǒuclown, comedian; second earthly branch
• 援yuánaid, assist; lead; cite
• 绿lǜgreen; chlorine
• 圆yuáncircle; round, circular; complete
• 韦wéitanned leather; surname; simplified form of Kangxi radical 178
• 版bǎnprinting blocks; edition
• 圾jīgarbage, rubbish; shaking; danger
• 怒nùanger, rage, passion; angry
• 齐qíeven, uniform, of equal length
• 垃lāgarbage, refuse, waste
• 虎hǔtiger; brave, fierce; surname
• 爬pácrawl, creep; climb; scramble
• 嫌xiánhate, detest; suspect; criticize
• 拾shípick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
• 梯tīladder, steps, stairs; lean
• 构gòuframe, building, structure
• 憾hànto regret, remorse; dissatisfied
• 悔huǐrepent, show remorse, regret
• 躺tǎnglie down, recline
• 插chāinsert, stick into; plant
• 惧jùfear, be afraid of, dread
• 欺qīcheat, double-cross, deceive
• 竞jìngcontend, vie, compete
• 帐zhàngtent; screen, mosquito net
• 桥qiáobridge; beam, crosspiece
• 冠guànto put on a hat; to be first; to dub
• 邮yóupostal, mail; post office
• 甲jiǎarmor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
• 炮pàolarge gun, cannon; artillery
• 豆dòubeans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151
• 婊biǎowhore, prostitute
• 胎tāiunborn child, embryo, fetus
• 咬yǎobite, gnaw
• 愉yúpleasant, delightful; please
• 策cèscheme, plan; to whip; urge
• 佳jiāgood, auspicious; beautiful; delightful
• 祈qípray; entreat, beseech
• 鼓gǔdrum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
• 批pīcomment, criticize; wholesale
• 爽shuǎnghappy, cheerful; refreshing
• 晨chénearly morning, daybreak
• 肚dùbelly; abdomen; bowels
• 埋máito bury
• 慰wèicomfort, console, calm
• 献xiànoffer, present; show, display
• 吐tǔto spit
• 域yùdistrict, region, boundary; land
• 踢tīkick
• 柏bǎicypress, cedar
• 泳yǒngdive; swim
• 震zhènshake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲
• 呐nàraise voice, yell out loud, shout; stammer
• 抛pāothrow (away)
• 频pínfrequently, again and again
• 逊xùnhumble, modest; yield
• 擦cāwipe, scrub, rub, scour; brush
• 啤píbeer
• 珠zhūprecious stone, gem, jewel, pearl
• 荷hélotus
• 尚shàngstill, yet; even; fairly, rather
• 侵qīninvade, encroach upon, raid
• 洁jiéclean, purify, pure
• 勃bósuddenly, sudden, quick
• 盗dàorob, steal; thief, bandit
• 娅yàmutual term of address used by sons-in-law; a brother-in-law
• 挖wādig, dig out, gouge out, scoop
• 朵duǒcluster of flowers; earlobe
• 咪mīsound of cat, cat's meow; meter; (Cant.) don't!
• 柯kēaxe-handle; stalk, bough; surname
• 挡dǎngobstruct, impede; stop; resist
• 违wéidisobey, violate, defy; be apart from
• 绪xùend of thread; thread, clue
• 抵dǐresist, oppose; deny; off-set
• 液yèsap, juice, liquid, fluid
• 池chípool, pond; moat; cistern
• 京jīngcapital city
• 乘chéngride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
• 距jùdistance; bird's spur
• 盯dīngrivet gaze upon, keep eyes on
• 黛dàiblacken eyebrows; black
• 咒zhòucurse, damn, incantation
• 喊hǎnshout, call out, yell; howl; cry
• 傲àoproud, haughty, overbearing
• 耐nàiendure, bear; resist; patient
• 暖nuǎnwarm, genial
• 邪xiéwrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox
• 亿yìhundred million; many
• 钻zuānto drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into
• 仪yíceremony, rites gifts; admire