Chinese characters 3,001–3,500, by frequency
Characters 3,001–3,500 of 9,574, ordered by how often they're used. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.
- 傍bàngby side of, beside, near, close
- 恙yàngillness, sickness; indisposition
- 徘páiwalk back and forth, hesitate
- 匕bǐspoon, ladle; knife, dirk
- 嗒dāabsent-minded
- 矫jiǎoto correct; to rectify; to redress; strong; brave
- 蔑mièdisdain, disregard; slight
- 硫liúsulfur (element 16, S)
- 箦zébed mat; mat
- 诵sòngrecite, chant, repeat
- 阑lándoor screen; railing fence
- 梗gěngstem of flower, branch of plant
- 氮dànnitrogen (element 7, N)
- 趋qūhasten, hurry; be attracted to
- 疮chuāngtumor, boil, sore, wound
- 橇qiāoa sledge for transportation
- 涵hánsoak, wet; tolerate, be lenient
- 秦qínfeudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes)
- 泵bèngpump (English loan word)
- 啃kěngnaw, chew, bite
- 匡kuāngcorrect, restore, revise
- 擒qíncatch, capture, seize, arrest
- 怯qièlacking in courage, afraid
- 濒bīnapproach, be on verge of; near
- 渠qúditch, canal, channel, gutter
- 杭hángcross stream; navigate
- 甫fǔbegin; man, father; great; a distance of ten li
- 阪bǎnhillside farmland; slope
- 凛lǐnto shiver with cold or fear
- 拙zhuōstupid, clumsy, crude; convention
- 咔kāused in translation
- 札zháletter, note; correspondence
- 蜴yìlizard
- 磕kēhit; collide, knock into; sound
- 踝huáiankle
- 拭shìwipe away stains with cloth
- 涕tìtear; snivel, nasal mucus
- 帜zhìflag, pennant; sign; fasten
- 睦mùfriendly, amiable, peaceful
- 烁shuòshine, glitter, sparkle
- 辫biànbraid; pigtail, plait, queue
- 羁jīhalter; restrain, hold, control
- 骇hàiterrify, frighten, scare; shock
- 嘶sīneighing of a horse; gravel voiced, husky throated; (Cant.) to hiccough
- 溯sùgo upstream, go against current; formerly
- 灼zhuóburn; broil; cauterize; bright
- 肘zhǒuthe elbow; help a person shoulder a load
- 哉zāifinal exclamatory particle
- 茵yīna cushion, mattress; wormwood; Skimmia japon
- 垛duǒheap, pile; pile up, heap up
- 惭cánashamed, humiliated; shameful
- 喧xuānlively, noisy; clamor, talk loudly
- 螃pángcrab
- 茸róngsoft, downy; buds, sprouts
- 榨zhàto press or extract juices; a press to extract juices; a vegetable
- 妲dáconcubine of last ruler of the Shang dynasty
- 泻xièdrain off, leak; flow, pour down
- 鹏péngfabulous bird of enormous size
- 嘞lei(Cant.) final particle used for polite refusal
- 町tǐngraised path between fields
- 锣luógong
- 睫jiéeyelashes
- 徙xǐmove one's abode, shift, migrate
- 倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
- 藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
- 睇dìlook at, glance at; stare at
- 蕊ruǐunopened flowers, flower buds
- 虱shīlouse; bug; parasite
- 腌yānsalt, pickle; be dirty
- 姥lǎomaternal grandmother; midwife
- 拱gǒngfold hands on breast; bow, salute
- 骷kūskeleton
- 颖yǐngrice tassel; sharp point; clever
- 挟xiéclasp under arm; hold to bosom
- 揽lǎngrasp, take hold of; monopolize
- 氢qīngammonia; hydrogen nitride
- 贬biǎndecrease, lower; censure, criticize
- 缇tíreddish color, red, brown
- 揉róurub, massage; crush by hand
- 酚fēncarbolic acid; phenol
- 镯zhuóbracelet, armband; small bell
- 眷juàntake interest in, care for
- 醚míether
- 蚤zǎoflea; louse
- 盎àngcup; pot; bowl; abundant
- 凸tūprotrude, bulge out, convex
- 啼tíweep, whimper; howl, twitter
- 琢zuóused in 琢磨
- 鸥ōuseagull, tern; Larus species (various)
- 髅lóuskull; skeleton
- 枫fēngmaple tree
- 骰tóudie, dice
- 烬jìncinders, ashes, embers; remnants
- 唾tuòspit, spit on; saliva
- 簧huángreed of woodwind instrument
- 晦huìdark, unclear, obscure; night
- 奠diànpay respect; settle
- 蛊gǔpoison; venom; harm; bewitch
- 芹qíncelery
- 乓pāng(used with 乒) “pong” of “ping pong”
- 穹qiónghigh and vast; elevated; arched
- 凹āoconcave, hollow, depressed; a pass, valley
- 旷kuàngextensive, wide, broad; empty
- 甥shēngniece, sister's child
- 篓lǒubamboo basket
- 咻xiūshout
- 蓓bèibud
- 竿gānbamboo pole; penis
- 淌tǎngtrickle; flow down; drip
- 遛liùtake walk, stroll
- 菩púherb, aromatic plant
- 铸zhùmelt, cast; coin, mint
- 谤bàngslander, libel
- 涩sèastringent; harsh; uneven, rough
- 憩qìrest, take rest
- 苟gǒucareless, frivolous; illicit; grammatical particle: if, but, if only; surname...
- 矣yǐparticle of completed action
- 焉yānthereupon, then; how? why? where?
- 殉xùndie for cause, be martyr for
- 彦yànelegant
- 吠fèibark
- 烙làobrand, burn; branding iron
- 扼ègrasp, clutch; choke, strangle
- 衅xìnconsecrate sacrificial vessels by smearing blood; rift
- 嗝gécackling of fowls to gag, to vomit
- 彗huìbroomstick; comet
- 糙cāocoarse, harsh, rough, unpolished rice
- 讪shànabuse, slander; vilify; ridicule
- 喱lígramme; syllable
- 亩mǔChinese land measure; fields
- 饺jiǎostuffed dumplings
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 韧rènstrong and pliable, resilient
- 窜cuànrun away; revise, edit; expel
- 壕háotrench, ditch, channel, moat
- 夭yāoyoung, fresh-looking; die young
- 哆duōtremble, shiver, shudder, quiver
- 邱qiūsurname; hill; mound; grave
- 嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
- 枢shūdoor hinge; pivot; center of power
- 俏qiàolike, similar; resemble; pretty
- 筝zhēngstringed musical instrument; kite
- 薰xūna medicinal herb; to cauterize
- 痹bìparalysis, numbness
- 寐mèisleep; be asleep
- 昼zhòudaytime, daylight
- 啧zéinterjection of approval or admiration
- 喳zhā(onom.) chirp, twitter, etc
- 唆suōmake mischief, incite, instigate
- 甭béngthere is no need
- 泌mìto seep out, excrete
- 滔tāooverflow; rushing water, a torrent
- 乍zhàfirst time, for the first time
- 诫jièwarn, admonish; warning
- 罴píbrown bear, Ursus arctos
- 乒pīng(used with 乓) “ping” of “ping pong”
- 蜗wōa snail, Eulota callizoma
- 昵nìintimate, close; approach
- 渍zìsoak, steep; dye; stains; sodden
- 怡yíharmony; pleasure, joy; be glad
- 晾liàngair-dry; sun-dry
- 厮sīservant; to make a disturbance
- 炊chuīcook; meal
- 扉fēidoor panel
- 攒zǎnsave, hoard
- 瑕xiáflaw in gem; fault, defect
- 彪biāotiger; tiger stripes; tiger-like
- 榈lǘpalm
- 阉yāncastrate; eunuch
- 霹pīthunder, crashing thunder
- 轩xuāncarriage; high; wide; balcony
- 玑jīpearl that is not quite round
- 坨tuóa lump, heap
- 胺ànamine
- 嫖piáopatronize prostitutes, frequent
- 镉gécadmium (element 48, Cd)
- 壹yīnumber one
- 傀kuǐgreat, gigantic; puppet
- 嘀díused in 嘀咕
- 洽qiàto blend with, be in harmony; to penetrate; to cover; a river in Shenxi
- 屡lǚfrequently, often, again and again
- 雳lìthunderclap, crashing thunder
- 澈chèthoroughly, completely
- 肴yáocooked or prepared meat
- 囱cōngchimney
- 凄qībitter cold, miserable, dreary
- 莺yīngoriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various)
- 跷qiāoraise one's foot
- 潇xiāosound of beating wind and rain
- 烩huìragout, cook, braise
- 眶kuàngeye socket; rim of eye
- 湮yānbury, sink, block up; stain
- 茧jiǎncocoon; callus, blister
- 殡bìnencoffin; embalm; funeral
- 碾niǎnroller, crush; roll
- 柿shìpersimmon
- 狒fèibaboon
- 缔dìtie, join, connect; connection
- 蹋tàstep on, tread on; stumble, slip
- 孵fūsit on eggs, hatch
- 柬jiǎnletter, invitation; choose
- 禀bǐngreport to, petition
- 彷pángused in 彷徨 and 彷徉
- 呱gūused in 呱呱
- 哺bǔchew food; feed
- 氯lǜchlorine (element 17, Cl)
- 奄yǎnere long; remain, tarry; feeble
- 唧jīchirping of insects; pump; (Cant.) a final particle
- 遂suìto satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally
- 沧cāngblue, dark green; cold
- 硝xiāosaltpeter, niter; to tan
- 剁duòchop by pounding, mince, hash
- 峻jùnhigh, steep, towering; stern
- 辟pìto open (a door); to open up (for development); to dispel
- 馈kuìoffer food superior; send gift
- 筏fáraft
- 瞩zhǔwatch carefully, stare at, focus on
- 娼chāngprostitute, harlot
- 诽fěislander, vilify, condemn
- 惶huángfearful, afraid, anxious, nervous
- 碉diāoroom made of stone; watchtower
- 羚língspecies of antelope
- 撰zhuàncompose, write, compile
- 姗shānslander; ridicule; proceed slowly
- 瞅chǒuto see; to look at; to gaze
- 篱líbamboo or wooden fence; hedge
- 玷diànflaw in gem; flaw in character
- 珂kēinferior kind of jade
- 乜miēto squint; (Cant.) what? huh?
- 忒tèexcessive; too; very-usually of objectionable things; to err; to mistake; cha...
- 斌bīnrefined, having both appearance
- 眩xuànto confuse; dizzy, dazed, disoriented
- 啄zhuóto peck; (Cant.) to slander
- 霆tínga sudden peal of thunder
- 嗬hē(Cant.) interrogative particle
- 淆xiáoconfused, in disarray, mixed up
- 铛dāngfrying pan; warming vessel
- 噗pūburst
- 雯wéncloud patterns, coloring of cloud
- 匣xiásmall box, case, coffer
- 刁diāotricky, sly, crafty, cunning
- 呸pēiexpression of reprimand
- 愣lèngbe in a daze
- 骡luómule
- 猥wěivulgar, low, cheap; wanton; obscene
- 铀yóuuranium (element 92, U)
- 宛wǎnseem, as if, crooked
- 瘩dapimples
- 禅chánmeditation, contemplation
- 畸jīodd, fractional, remainder, odds
- 疙gēpimple, sore, boil, wart, pustule
- 沛pèiabundant, full, copious; sudden
- 娟juānbeautiful, graceful
- 吮shǔnsuck with mouth, sip, lick
- 渥wòmoisten, soak; great, deep; dye; to enrich
- 褪tuìstrip, undress; fall off; fade
- 缕lǚthread; detailed, precise
- 貂diāomarten, sable, mink
- 掂diānheft, hold or weigh in palm
- 耸sǒngurge on; rise up; stir, excite
- 袱fúa piece of cloth used wrap bundles
- 娥ébe beautiful; good; surname
- 睿ruìshrewd, astute, clever, keen
- 琦qígem, precious stone, jade
- 揣chuāito put into (one's pockets, clothes)
- 涛tāolarge waves
- 刽guìamputate, cut off
- 拴shuānbind with rope, fasten
- 胰yípancreas; soap
- 绯fēiscarlet, dark red, crimson; purple
- 镶xiānginsert, inlay, set, mount; fill
- 醺xūnget drunk, be intoxicated
- 拣jiǎnchoose; select; pick up; gather
- 鞍ānsaddle; any saddle-shaped object
- 邋lārags
- 篡cuànusurp
- 嚏tìsneeze
- 蛾émoth
- 痘dòusmallpox
- 伶línglonely, solitary; actor
- 荫yīnshade (of a tree)
- 咀jǔsuck; chew, masticate
- 跛bǒlame
- 惦diànthink of, remember, miss
- 雁yànwild goose
- 铝lǚ
- 俐lìsmooth; active; clever, sharp
- 纺fǎngspin, reel, weave; reeled pongee
- 歼jiānannihilate, wipe out, kill off
- 丙bǐngthird; 3rd heavenly stem
- 赘zhuìunnecessary, superfluous
- 滕téngan ancient state in Shandong province; water bursting forth
- 咏yǒngsing song or poem, hum, chant
- 嵌qiàninlay, set in; fall into; rugged
- 烊yángto smelt; to melt
- 叁sānbank form of numeral 'three'
- 荧yíngshine, shimmer; shining, dazzling
- 舆yúcart, palanquin, sedan chair
- 捎shāoto select; to take; to carry
- 惰duòindolent, careless, lazy, idle
- 畔pànboundary path dividing fields
- 遏èstop, suppress, curb, check; a bar
- 踞jùcrouch, squat; sit, occupy
- 铬gèchromium (element 24, Cr)
- 栈zhànwarehouse; tavern, inn
- 噎yēchoke; hiccup
- 彰zhāngclear, manifest, obvious
- 糗qiǔparched wheat or rice; broken grain
- 磷línphosphorus (element 15, P)
- 迄qìextend, reach; until; till
- 娄lóusurname; a constellation; to wear
- 媛yuànbeauty, beautiful woman
- 粜tiàosell grain
- 遢tacareless, negligent, slipshod
- 晤wùhave interview with; meet
- 垢gòudirt, filth, stains; dirty
- 瘪biěshrivelled up, dried up; vexed
- 耙bàa hoe; to harrow
- 淮huáiriver in Anhui province
- 熨yùniron, press
- 膻shāna rank odor; a technical term from Chinese medicine for the center of the chest
- 恍huǎngseemingly; absent-minded
- 馒mánsteamed bread; steamed dumplings
- 秤chèngbalance, scale, steelyard
- 羹gēngsoup, broth
- 孬nāobad; cowardly
- 痞pǐdyspepsia, spleen infection
- 倪nífeeble, tiny, young and weak
- 酮tóngketones
- 脐qíabdominal area of crab; navel
- 琥hǔjewel in shape of tiger; amber
- 筷kuàichopsticks
- 巅diānsummit of mountain, mountain top
- 颓tuíruined, decayed; disintegrate
- 蟀shuàicricket
- 疵cīflaw, fault, defect; disease
- 肇zhàobegin, commence, originate
- 笋sǔnbamboo shoots
- 箫xiāobamboo flute
- 浏liúclear; bright; whistling
- 蝗huángkind of locust
- 拎līnto haul; to lift; to take
- 殃yāngmisfortune, disaster, calamity
- 汹xiōngturbulent; noisy, restless
- 暇xiáleisure, relaxation, spare time
- 帚zhǒubroom, broomstick
- 旭xùrising sun; brilliance; radiant
- 稼jiàsow grain; sheaves of grain
- 吭kēngthroat
- 蚕cánsilkworms
- 瘀yūa hematoma, contusion; extravasated blood
- 禄lùblessing, happiness, prosperity
- 筛shāisieve, filter, screen; sift
- 楠nánname of tree, Machilus nanmu
- 釜fǔcauldron, pot, kettle
- 侥jiǎobe lucky; by chance, by luck
- 吝lìnstingy, miserly, parsimonious
- 驭yùdrive, ride; manage, control
- 俾bǐso that, in order that; to cause; (Cant.) to give (synonymous with Mandarin 給)
- 鹫jiùcondor, vulture
- 蠕rúto squirm, wriggle
- 诬wūmake false accusation; defame
- 蹊qīused in 蹊蹺
- 挛luántangled; entwined; crooked
- 攫juésnatch away, seize; catch with
- 檐yáneaves of house; brim, rim
- 鲑guīsalmon; Spheroides vermicularis
- 炬jùtorch
- 踹chuàitrample, tread on, kick; to crush
- 痫xiánepilepsy, convulsions
- 岌jíperilous, hazardous; high, steep
- 邂xièunexpected meeting; encounter by
- 梢shāopointed tip of something long like a branch; rudder
- 漱shùgargle, rinse; wash, scour
- 譬pìmetaphor, simile, example
- 幌huǎngcurtain, cloth screen
- 逅hòumeet unexpectedly
- 豌wānpeas
- 仕shìofficial; serve government
- 骼gébone; skeleton; corpse
- 妾qièconcubine
- 憧chōngirresolute, indecisive; yearn for
- 浣huànto wash, to rinse
- 毋wúdo not; not; surname; rad. 80
- 脓nóngpus
- 碱jiǎnalkaline, alkali, lye, salt
- 疆jiāngboundary, border, frontier
- 纲gāngheavy rope, hawser; main points
- 搐chùcramp, spasm, convulsion; twitch
- 崛juétowering, eminent; rise abruptly
- 倘tǎngif, supposing, in event of
- 绎yìto unravel or unreel silk; to interpret
- 撩liāoto lift up (sth hanging down); to raise (hem of skirt)
- 淳chúnhonest, simple, unsophisticated; cyanogen; ethane dinitrile
- 翡fěikingfisher; emerald, jade
- 恺kǎienjoy, be contented, joyful
- 逾yúgo over, pass over, exceed
- 漩xuáneddy, whirlpool
- 淤yūmud, sediment; clog up, silt up
- 拂fúshake off, brush away; dust
- 纡yūbend, turn, twist; distort
- 倔juéstubborn, obstinate, intransigent; firm
- 咄duōnoise of rage, cry out in anger
- 秸jiēstalks of millet, corn
- 佰bǎihundred
- 麟línfemale of Chinese unicorn
- 峭qiàosteep, precipitous, rugged
- 茬cháharvest
- 蒲pútype of rush; vine
- 蛎lìoyster
- 湘xiāngalternate name for Hunan
- 阐chǎnexplain, clarify, elucidate
- 谕yùproclaim, instruct; edict
- 玺xǐimperial signet, royal signet
- 汜sìa stream which leaves the main branch then later returns
- 硅guīsilicon (element 14, Si)
- 茹rúroots; vegetables; eat; bear
- 殆dàidangerous, perilous; endanger
- 瞌kēdoze off; sleepy
- 苯běnbenzene; luxuriant
- 怂sǒnginstigate, arouse, incite
- 曙shǔbright, light of rising sun
- 鳗máneel
- 烷wánalkane
- 缀zhuìpatch together, link, connect
- 憬jǐngrouse, awaken; become conscious
- 禾hégrain still on stalk; rice plant
- 眸móupupil of eye; eye
- 鼬yòuweasel, Mustela itatsi
- 锥zhuīgimlet, awl, drill, auger; bore
- 搓cuōto rub or roll between the hands
- 荆jīngthorns; brambles; my wife; cane
- 怠dàiidle, remiss, negligent; neglect
- 痣zhìspots, moles; birthmark
- 钵bōearthenware basin; alms bowl
- 惺xīngintelligent, clever, astute
- 攸yōudistant, far; adverbial prefix
- 诧chàbe surprised, be shocked
- 曦xīsunlight, sunshine, early dawn
- 鲈lúsea perch, sea bass
- 嘣bēngsyllable
- 艹caograss; Kangxi radical 140
- 廓kuòbroad, wide, open, empty; to expand
- 晟chéngclear, bright; splendor, brightness
- 埔bùplain, arena; port, market
- 盹dǔnto doze; to nap; to nod
- 枷jiācangue scaffold
- 袒tǎnstrip; lay bare; bared; naked
- 琉liúsparkling stone; glazed, opaque
- 洙zhūname of a river in Shandong
- 苌chángstar fruit, Averrhoa carambola; surname
- 槌chuíhammer, mallet; strike, beat
- 刨páoto dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count
- 蜚fēicockroach
- 胚pēiembryo; unfinished things
- 霄xiāosky; clouds, mist; night
- 狈bèia legendary animal with short forelegs which rode a wolf
- 撮cuōto pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips; to scoop up
- 鳍qífin
- 稠chóudense, crowded, packed; soupy
- 藐miǎodisregard, slight, disdain
- 敖áoramble, play about; leisurely; surname
- 谛dìcareful, attentive
- 懊àovexed, worried, nervous; regret
- 捂wǔresist
- 贰èrnumber two
- 纫rènthread needle, sew stitch, string
- 骋chěnggallop horse; hasten, hurry
- 陡dǒusteep, sloping; abruptly, sudden
- 湛zhàndeep; profound; clear; tranquil, placid
- 芋yùtaro
- 唏xīweep or sob; grieve
- 殷yīnmany, great; abundant, flourishing
- 铎duóbell; surname
- 聂nièwhisper; surname
- 硐dòng(variant of 洞) cave; chamber; pit
- 氟fúfluorine (element 9, F)
- 楷kǎimodel style of Chinese writing
- 惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
- 廖liàosurname; name of an ancient state
- 匀yúnequal
- 炙zhìroast, broil; toast; cauterize
- 掳lǔcapture, seize
- 筐kuāngbamboo basket or chest
- 裆dāngcrotch or seat of pants; pants
- 缲qiāoto reel
- 磺huángsulphur; brimstone
- 犸mǎmammoth
- 笃dǔdeep, true, sincere, genuine
- 鸳yuānmale mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
- 翱áosoar, roam
- 墩dūnheap, mound, block of stone
- 沌dùnchaotic, confused; turbid, murky
- 枭xiāoan owl ; ill-omen
- 絮xùwaste cotton, raw silk or cotton
- 娩miǎngive birth child; complaisant
- 蹩biéto limp
- 笠lìbamboo hat; bamboo covering
- 柚yòupomelo, grapefruit
- 蟋xīcricket