Chinese characters 2,001–2,500, by frequency
Characters 2,001–2,500 of 9,574, ordered by how often they're used. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.
- 披pīwear; split; crack
- 崇chóngesteem, honor, revere, venerate
- 腾téngfly; gallop; run; prance; rise
- 潘pānsurname; water in which rice has been rinsed; a river that flows into the Han
- 瘾yǐnrash; addiction, craving, habit
- 跪guìkneel
- 溃kuìflooding river; militarily defeat
- 笼lóngenclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket
- 拘jūrestrain, seize, detain
- 塑sùmodel in clay, sculpt; plastics
- 叹tànsigh, admire
- 哲zhéwise, sagacious; wise man, sage
- 覆fùcover; tip over; return; reply
- 傅fùtutor, teacher; assist; surname
- 翅chìwings; fin
- 鹅égoose
- 悄qiāoused in 悄悄
- 瞄miáotake aim at; look at
- 喉hóuthroat, gullet, larynx; guttural
- 丛cóngbush, shrub; thicket; collection
- 祭jìsacrifice to, worship
- 堵dǔwall; stop, prevent; stop up
- 腹fùstomach, belly, abdomen; inside
- 鸣míngcry of bird or animal; make sound
- 绩jìspin; achievements
- 蹈dǎostamp feet; dance
- 懒lǎnlazy, languid, listless
- 柴cháifirewood, faggots, fuel
- 契qìdeed, contract, bond; engrave
- 捷jiéwin, victory, triumph
- 冈gāngridge or crest of hill
- 械xièweapons; implements, instruments
- 祥xiánggood luck, good omen; happiness
- 磅bàngpound; weigh
- 谱pǔlist, table; musical score
- 劝quànrecommend, advise, urge
- 杨yángwillow, poplar, aspen; surname
- 滋zīgrow, multiply, increase; thrive
- 侣lǚcompanion; associate with
- 叉chācrotch; fork, prong
- 搅jiǎodisturb, agitate, stir up
- 筹chóuchip, tally, token; raise money
- 丫yāforked; bifurcation
- 雕diāoengrave, inlay, carve; exhaust; (same as 鵰) an eagle, vulture
- 浩hàogreat, numerous, vast, abundant
- 姿zīone's manner, carriage, bearing
- 穴xuécave, den, hole; Kangxi radical 116
- 蝇yíngflies
- 逛guàngramble, stroll, roam, wander
- 扶fúsupport, help; protect; hold on
- 罕hǎnrare, scarce; surname
- 扩kuòexpand, enlarge, stretch
- 盲mángblind; unperceptive, shortsighted
- 锅guōcooking-pot, saucepan
- 尬gàlimp, staggering gait; embarrass
- 刮guāshave, pare off, scrape
- 贪tānbe greedy, covet; covetous
- 赤chìred; bare; Kangxi radical 155
- 脾píspleen, pancreas; disposition
- 魅mèikind of forest demon, elf
- 乃nǎithen; really, indeed; as it turned out, after all; namely
- 肺fèilungs
- 毯tǎnrug, carpet, blanket
- 飘piāowhirlwind, cyclone; floating
- 宅zháiresidence, dwelling, home; grave
- 晶jīngcrystal; clear, bright; radiant
- 纠jiūinvestigate, inspect
- 瑰guīextraordinary, fabulous; rose
- 盐yánsalt
- 棋qíchess; any game similar to chess
- 酪làocream, cheese; koumiss
- 锋fēngpoint of spear, sharp point
- 玫méirose
- 栏lánrailing, balustrade; animal pen
- 甸diànsuburbs of capital; govern; crops
- 垒lěirampart, military wall
- 茱zhūdogwood
- 催cuīpress, urge
- 兜dōupouch
- 尴gānembarrassed; ill at ease
- 添tiānappend, add to; increase
- 抹mǒto smear; to wipe; to erase
- 疲pífeel tired, be exhausted; weak
- 唇chúnlips
- 衰shuāidecline, falter, decrease; weaken
- 寿shòuold age, long life; lifespan
- 犬quǎndog; radical number 94
- 逝shìpass away; die
- 膝xīknee
- 肃sùpay respects; reverently
- 辨biàndistinguish, discriminate
- 氏shìclan, family; mister
- 浑húnmuddy, turbid; blend, merge, mix
- 苍cāngblue; green
- 熬áocook down, to boil; endure
- 瘦shòuthin, emaciated, lean; meager
- 嘲cháoridicule, deride, scorn, jeer at
- 抖dǒutremble, shake, rouse; give shake
- 疫yìepidemic, plague, pestilence
- 肮āngdirty
- 丘qiūhill; elder; empty; a name
- 谜míriddle, conundrum; puzzle
- 镑bàngpound sterling
- 卓zhuóprofound, brilliant, lofty
- 枝zhībranches, limbs; branch off
- 谨jǐnprudent, cautious; attentive
- 谬miùerror, exaggeration; erroneous
- 诈zhàcheat, defraud, swindle; trick
- 澳àoinlet, bay; dock, bank
- 倦juànbe tired of, weary
- 妨fánginterfere with, impede, obstruct
- 咦yíexclamation of surprise
- 鉴jiànmirror, looking glass; reflect
- 勋xūnmeritorious deed; merits; rank
- 殖zhíbreed, spawn; increase; prosper
- 霸bàrule by might rather than right
- 赎shúbuy, redeem; ransom; atone for
- 映yìngproject; reflect light
- 耗hàoconsume, use up; waste, squander
- 悦yuèpleased, contented, gratified
- 茄qiéeggplant
- 炼liànsmelt, refine; distill, condense
- 扑pūpound, beat, strike; attack
- 荐jiànrepeat, reoccur; recommend
- 卜boused in 胡萝卜, 萝卜
- 晃huǎngto dazzle; to flash past
- 裹guǒwrap, bind; encircle, confine
- 泣qìcry, sob, weep
- 均jūnequal, even, fair; all, also
- 匪fěibandits, robbers, gangsters
- 噩èbad, ill-omened, unlucky
- 缉jīto sew in close stitches
- 庞pángdisorderly, messy; huge, big
- 鸭yāduck; Anas species (various)
- 薯shǔyam, tuber, potato
- 虐nüècruel, harsh, oppressive
- 淫yínobscene, licentious, lewd
- 槟bīnbetel-nut, areca nut
- 慎shènact with care, be cautious
- 抑yìpress down, repress; curb, hinder
- 贡gòngoffer tribute; tribute, gifts
- 侍shìserve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai
- 汰tàiexcessive; scour, wash out
- 伞sǎnumbrella, parasol, parachute
- 昆kūnelder brother; descendants
- 洪hóngvast, immense; flood, deluge
- 肿zhǒngswell; swollen; swelling
- 蹲dūnsquat, crouch; idle about
- 羽yǔfeather, plume; wings; Kangxi radical 124
- 乏fálack; poor
- 豹bàoleopard, panther; surname
- 煎jiānfry in fat or oil; boil in water
- 鄙bǐmean; low
- 悠yōulong, far, remote, distant; leisurely
- 遣qiǎnsend, dispatch; send off, exile
- 蛤háused in 蛤蟆
- 虾xiāshrimp, prawn
- 摘zhāipluck, pick; select; specify
- 筋jīnmuscles; tendons
- 津jīnferry; saliva; ford
- 灌guànpour; water; irrigate, flood
- 浓nóngthick, strong, concentrated
- 菌jūnmushroom; germ, microbe
- 柱zhùpillar, post; support; lean on
- 炎yánflame, blaze; hot
- 碧bìjade; green, blue
- 扁biǎnflat; tablet, signboard
- 坟féngrave, mound; bulge; bulging
- 懦nuòweak, timid, cowardly
- 矮ǎishort, dwarf; low
- 蛛zhūspider
- 鲨shāshark
- 坑kēngpit, hole; bury, trap; harry
- 拐guǎikidnap, abduct; turn
- 谊yìfriendship; appropriate, suitable
- 凤fèngmale phoenix; symbol of joy
- 筒tǒngthick piece of bamboo; pipe
- 跨kuàstraddle, bestride, ride; carry
- 蜡làwax; candle; waxy, glazed; maggot; (same as 䄍) meaning imperial harvest
- 妄wàngabsurd, foolish, reckless; false
- 饥jīhunger, starving; hungry; a famine
- 畜chùlivestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal
- 诡guǐdeceive, cheat, defraud; sly
- 渣zhārefuse, dregs, lees, sediment
- 浅qiǎnshallow, not deep; superficial
- 囊nángbag, purse, sack; put in bag
- 稀xīrare, unusual, scarce; sparse
- 阅yuèexamine, inspect, review, read
- 疏shūneglect; careless, lax
- 婶shěnwife of father's younger brother
- 吼hǒuroar, shout; bark, howl
- 陶táopottery, ceramics
- 搏bóseize; spring upon; strike
- 粒lìgrain; small particle
- 跃yuèskip, jump, frolic
- 斤jīna catty (approximately 600 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; Kangxi radical 69
- 侄zhínephew
- 坞wùentrenchment, bank, low wall
- 绘huìdraw, sketch, paint
- 剥bōpeel
- 垫diànadvance money, pay for another
- 郡jùnadministrative division
- 呜wūsound of crying, sobbing
- 稿gǎodraft, manuscript, rough copy
- 邓dèngsurname
- 寞mòsilent, still, lonely, solitary
- 淹yāndrown; cover with liquid, steep
- 烫tàngscald, heat; wash; iron clothes
- 袜wàsocks, stockings
- 吴wúname of warring state; surname
- 阱jǐngpitfall, trap, snare
- 迅xùnquick, hasty, rapid, sudden
- 坡pōslope, bank, hillside
- 摊tānspread out, open; apportion
- 寺sìcourt, office; temple, monastery
- 循xúnobey, comply with, follow
- 魏wèikingdom of Wei; surname
- 篷péngawning, covering; sail; boat
- 翁wēngold man; father, father-in-law
- 胳gēarmpit, arms
- 酬chóutoast; reward, recompense
- 删shānto cut; delete
- 堕duòfall, sink, let fall; degenerate
- 鸦yācrow; Corvus species (various)
- 绅shēngirdle; tie, bind; gentry
- 梁liángbridge; beam; rafters; surname
- 肝gānliver
- 兼jiānunite, combine; connect; and
- 凑còupiece together, assemble
- 狐húfox
- 哩līmile
- 竭jiéput forth great effort; exhaust
- 漆qīvarnish, lacquer, paint
- 杠gànglever, pole, crowbar; sharpen
- 坛tánaltar; arena, examination hall
- 劣lièbad, inferior; slightly
- 屏píngfolding screen, shield
- 垂chuílet down; suspend, hand; down
- 悟wùto apprehend, realize, become aware
- 戚qīrelative; be related to; sad
- 砰pēngsound of crashing stones, bang!
- 娱yúpleasure, enjoyment, amusement
- 捣dǎohull; thresh; beat, attack
- 挽wǎnpull; pull back, draw back
- 膊bóshoulders, upper arms
- 蝠fúbat
- 痒yǎngitch
- 雀quèsparrow
- 斑bānmottled, striped, freckle
- 夕xīevening, night, dusk; slanted
- 氛fēngas, vapor, air
- 廷tíngcourt
- 逆nìdisobey, rebel; rebel, traitor
- 翠cuìcolor green; kingfisher
- 蜘zhīspider
- 呈chéngsubmit, show; appear; petition
- 串chuànstring; relatives; conspire
- 谣yáosing; folksong, ballad; rumor
- 沾zhānmoisten, wet, soak; touch
- 枚méistalk of shrub, trunk of tree
- 哨shàowhistle, blow whistle; chirp
- 皆jiēall, every, everybody
- 亦yìalso, too; likewise
- 烛zhúcandle, taper; shine, illuminate
- 芳fāngfragrant; virtuous; beautiful
- 蝙biānbat
- 贤xiánvirtuous, worthy, good; able
- 瓣bànpetal; segment; valves
- 携xiélead by hand, take with; carry
- 姊zǐelder sister
- 拟nǐdraft; intend, plan, propose
- 挪nuómove, shift on one side
- 促cùurge, press, hurry; close
- 凝níngcoagulate; congeal; freeze
- 矛máospear, lance; Kangxi radical 110
- 览lǎnlook at, inspect; perceive
- 岗gǎngpost; position
- 涯yáshore, bank, water's edge
- 塌tāfall in ruins, collapse
- 迁qiānmove, shift, change; transfer; relocate a capital city
- 粘zhānviscous, mucous; glutinous
- 棵kēnumerary adjunct for trees
- 盆pénbasin, tub, pot, bowl
- 窥kuīpeep, watch, spy on, pry
- 晒shàidry in sun, expose to sun
- 苗miáosprouts; Miao nationality
- 铜tóngcopper, brass, bronze
- 喽lóuused in onomatopoetic expressions
- 菊júchrysanthemum
- 券quàncertificate, ticket; title deeds
- 侮wǔinsult, ridicule, disgrace
- 沮jǔstop, prevent; defeated, dejected
- 遮zhēcover, shield, protect
- 碟diésmall dish, plate
- 咙lóngthroat
- 缸gāngearthenware jug, crock; cistern
- 螺luóspiral shell; conch; spiral
- 唬hǔto intimidate; to scare
- 芒mángMiscanthus sinensis
- 辅fǔcheek bone; protective; assist
- 眉méieyebrows; upper margin of book
- 驻zhùto be stationed at, reside at; to stop
- 蝶diébutterfly
- 兆zhàoomen; million; mega; also trillion. China = million; Japan and Taiwan = trillion
- 掘juédig, excavate; excavate cave
- 榄lǎnolive
- 诀juétake leave of, bid farewell
- 樱yīngcherry, cherry blossom
- 疚jiùchronic disease, chronic illness; sorrow
- 竹zhúbamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
- 橄gǎnolive
- 玲língtinkling of jade
- 咳kécough
- 贞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 腕wànwrist
- 狸lífox
- 喇lǎhorn, bugle; lama; final particle
- 纷fēnin disorder, scattered, tangled
- 届jiènumerary adjunct for time, term
- 旺wàngprosper; prosperous; increase
- 橡xiàngchestnut oak; rubber tree; rubber
- 焰yànflame, blaze; glowing, blazing
- 庙miàotemple, shrine; imperial court
- 艳yànbeautiful, sexy, voluptuous
- 巢cháonest, living quarter in tree
- 夷yíancient barbarian tribes
- 姜jiāngsurname; ginger
- 俘fúprisoner of war; take as prisoner
- 歧qífork of road; branching off
- 煤méicoal, coke, charcoal, carbon
- 棺guāncoffin
- 睹dǔlook at, gaze at; observe
- 瘤liútumor, lump, goiter
- 洒sǎsprinkle; scatter; pour; to wipe away; to shiver
- 浆jiāngany thick fluid; starch; broth
- 伽jiātraditionally used as phonetic for "ga"
- 蒸zhēngsteam; evaporate
- 颠diāntop, peak, summit; upset
- 隧suìtunnel, underground passageway, path to a tomb
- 抄chāocopy, confiscate, seize
- 寡guǎwidowed; alone, friendless
- 削xuēscrape off, pare, trim
- 疤bāscar, cicatrix; birthmark
- 纱shāgauze, thin silk; yarn, thread
- 脂zhīfat, grease, lard; grease
- 豫yùrelaxed, comfortable, at ease; hexagram ䷏
- 衷zhōngheart, from bottom of one's heart
- 县xiàncounty, district, subdivision
- 狙jūan ape, monkey; to spy, watch for; to lie
- 锡xītin, stannum; bestow, confer
- 铐kàoshackles, manacles
- 矢shǐarrow, dart; vow, swear
- 翔xiángsoar, glide, hover; detailed
- 匠jiàngcraftsman, artisan; workman
- 躁zàotense, excited, irritable
- 孟mèngfirst in series; great, eminent
- 棕zōnghemp palm; palm tree
- 梨lípear; opera; cut, slash
- 阔kuòbroad, ample, wide; be apart
- 赠zènggive present; bestow, confer
- 匿nìhide; go into hiding
- 嫂sǎosister-in-law, elder brother's wife
- 绵miáncotton wad; wool; soft, downy
- 吾wúi, my, our; resist, impede
- 绞jiǎotwist, wring; intertwine; winch
- 爪zhǎofoot of a bird or animal; paw; claws; talons
- 鞭biānwhip; whip; string of firecrackers
- 呦yōuthe bleating of the deer
- 叭bātrumpet
- 肾shènkidneys; testes, gizzard
- 涨zhǎngrise in price
- 厢xiāngside-room, wing; theatre box
- 孽nièevil; son of concubine; ghost
- 顽wánobstinate, stubborn; recalcitrant
- 呕ǒuvomit; annoy, enrage
- 棉miáncotton; cotton padded
- 础chǔfoundation stone, plinth
- 舔tiǎnlick with tongue; taste
- 椒jiāopepper, spices
- 熙xībright, splendid, glorious
- 晋jìnadvance, increase; promote
- 泊pōlake
- 崽zǎia child, a servant; a diminutive
- 桩zhuāngstake, post; affair, matter
- 盔kuīhelmet; bowl; basin
- 籍jírecord, register, list; census
- 柳liǔwillow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
- 粮liángfood, grain, provisions
- 郑zhèngstate in today's Henan; surname
- 槽cáotrough; manger; vat, tank; groove; a distillery
- 呗beifinal particle of assertion
- 淇qíriver in Henan province
- 颈jǐngneck, throat
- 畅chàngsmoothly, freely, unrestrained
- 脊jǐspine, backbone; ridge
- 驴lǘdonkey, ass
- 宋sòngSong dynasty; surname
- 叮dīngexhort or enjoin repeatedly
- 匆cōnghastily, in haste, hurriedly
- 耽dānindulge in; be negligent
- 枕zhěnpillow
- 涌yǒngsurge up, bubble up, gush forth
- 庇bìcover, shield, shelter, protect
- 崎qírough, uneven, jagged, rugged
- 歪wāislant; inclined; askew, awry
- 镖biāodart, spear, harpoon; escort
- 伐fácut down, subjugate, attack
- 笛díbamboo flute; whistle
- 垮kuǎbe defeated, fail, collapse
- 蝴húbutterfly
- 贸màotrade, barter; mixed; rashly
- 膏gāogrease, fat; paste, ointment
- 舟zhōuboat, ship; Kangxi radical 137
- 莓méimoss; edible berries
- 愁chóuanxiety; to worry about, be anxious
- 帆fānsail; boat
- 寇kòubandits, thieves; enemy; invade
- 卵luǎnegg; ovum; roe; spawn
- 咕gūmumble, mutter, murmur; rumble
- 狡jiǎocunning, deceitful, treacherous
- 侯hóumarquis, lord; target in archery
- 聋lóngdeaf
- 综zōngarrange threads for weaving
- 膜mómembrane; to kneel and worship
- 靴xuēboots
- 扳bānpull; drag; right itself
- 厦shàbig building, mansion
- 盼pànlook, gaze; expect, hope for
- 吟yínsing, hum; recite; type of poetry
- 蓄xùstore, save, hoard, gather
- 宪xiànconstitution, statute, law
- 肢zhīhuman limbs; animal feet
- 乞qǐbeg; request
- 哑yǎdumb, mute; become hoarse
- 蟹xiècrab
- 馅xiànfilling, stuffing; secret
- 履lǚfootwear, shoes; walk on, tread; hexagram ䷉
- 刹shāto brake
- 氓mángpeople; subjects; vassals
- 腥xīngraw meat; rank, strong-smelling
- 柠nínglemon
- 旨zhǐpurpose, aim; excellent
- 喻yùmetaphor, analogy; example; like
- 孝xiàofilial piety, obedience; mourning
- 滥lànflood, overflow; excessive
- 勉miǎnendeavor, make effort; urge
- 暑shǔhot
- 彭péngname of ancient country; surname
- 冤yuāngrievance, injustice, wrong
- 讼sòngaccuse; argue, dispute; litigate
- 逢féngcome upon, happen meet; flatter
- 鸽gēpigeon, dove; Columba species (various)
- 钞chāopaper money, bank notes; copy
- 斩zhǎncut, chop, sever; behead
- 浦pǔbank of river, shore; surname
- 渔yúto fish; seize; pursue; surname
- 咐fùinstruct, order
- 贯guàna string of 1000 coins; to go through
- 沼zhǎolake, fishpond, swamps
- 颤chànto tremble; to shiver; to shake; to vibrate
- 宵xiāonight, evening, dark
- 葱cōngscallions, leeks, green onions
- 卸xièlay down; retire from office
- 檬méngtype of locust tree or acacia
- 叨dāotalkative; quarrelous
- 燕yànswallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
- 嘱zhǔorder, tell, instruct, leave word
- 兮xīexclamatory particle
- 捏niēpick with fingers; knead; mold
- 郊jiāosuburbs; waste land, open spaces
- 赵zhàosurname; ancient state
- 炫xuànshine, glitter; show off, flaunt
- 翘qiàoturn up, lift, elevate, raise
- 稽jīexamine, investigate; delay
- 歹dǎibad, vicious, depraved, wicked
- 蔽bìcover, hide, conceal; shelter
- 捅tǒngjab
- 岂qǐhow? what?
- 嚷rǎngshout, brawl, make uproar, cry
- 熄xīput out, extinguish, quash
- 粪fènmanure, dung, excrement, night soil
- 棚péngtent, awning; booth; shed
- 饵ěrbait; bait, entice; dumplings
- 赴fùgo to; attend, be present
- 噪zàobe noisy; chirp loudly
- 弓gōngbow; curved, arched; Kangxi radical 57
- 刊kānpublication, periodical; publish
- 泼pōpour, splash, water, sprinkle
- 仑lúnlogical reasons, logical order
- 哄hōngroar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)
- 憎zēnghate, detest, abhor; hatred
- 峡xiágorge, strait, ravine; isthmus
- 聘pìnengage, employ; betroth
- 醋cùvinegar; jealousy, envy
- 敞chǎngroomy, spacious, open, broad
- 崖yácliff, precipice; precipitous
- 菇gūmushrooms
- 秃tūbald
- 徽huīa badge, insignia
- 橙chéngorange