Chinese characters 3,501–4,000, by frequency
Characters 3,501–4,000 of 9,574, ordered by how often they're used. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.
- 纥héinferior silk; tassel, fringe
- 滇diānYunnan province
- 抠kōuraise, lift up; tight-fisted
- 煲bāoto heat; to boil a saucepan
- 笆bābamboo fence
- 萦yíngentangle, entwine, coil
- 舜shùnlegendary ruler, last of the Five Emperors
- 瞥piētake fleeting glance at
- 懵měngstupid, ignorant, dull
- 辗zhǎnturn over, roll
- 氪kèkrypton (element 36, Kr)
- 夔kuíone-legged monster; walrus
- 楣méicrossbeam above or under gate
- 啬sèmiserly, thrifty; stingy
- 犁líplow
- 叩kòuknock, ask; kowtow, bow
- 蕴yùnto collect, gather, store; profound
- 厩jiùstable; barnyard
- 鳞línfish scales
- 惘wǎngdisconcerted, dejected, discouraged
- 镳biāobit, bridle; ride
- 窘jiǒngembarrassed; hard-pressed
- 菁jīngflower of leek family; turnip
- 赡shànsupport, aid; rich, elegant
- 龌wònarrow, small; dirty
- 癞làileprosy, scabies, mange; shoddy
- 桅wéimast of ship
- 撂liàoput down, put aside; drop
- 敛liǎndraw back, fold back; collect
- 紊wěnconfused, disorder
- 嫔píncourt lady; palace maid
- 痰tánphlegm, mucus, spittle
- 炽chìburning-hot, intense; to burn, blaze; splendid, illustrious
- 蟒mǎngpython, boa constrictor
- 眯mībe blinded
- 巩gǒngbind; firm, secure, strong
- 镰liánsickle
- 讳huìconceal; shun; regard as taboo
- 砌qìto build, pile up; stone steps, brick walk
- 渝yúchange; chongqing
- 襄xiāngaid, help, assist; undress
- 琛chēntreasure, valuables
- 嘭pēngsyllable; (Cant.) to chase, drive away
- 辍chuòstop, suspend, halt
- 峨élofty
- 钠nàsodium, natrium; sharpen wood
- 袁yuánrobe; surname
- 眈dāngloat, stare at; to delay, to loiter, to hinder
- 诠quánexplain, expound, comment on
- 沅yuánname of a river in western Hunan that flows into Dongting lake
- 龊chuònarrow, small; dirty
- 芜wúluxurious growth of weeds
- 蕃bōforeign things
- 蛀zhùinsects that eat books, clothes
- 瑙nǎoagate; cornelian
- 窦dòusurname; hole, burrow; corrupt
- 棱léngsquared timber; angle, edge
- 灶zàokitchen stove, cooking stove
- 撵niǎndrive away, expel, oust
- 廿niàntwenty, twentieth
- 坂bǎnhillside, inconvenient places
- 蛆qūmaggots
- 脯púchest; breast
- 缄jiānseal, close; bind; letter
- 谚yànproverb, maxim
- 耋diéaged; in one's eighties
- 瓢piáoladle made from dried gourd
- 倡chàngguide, leader; lead, introduce
- 椿chūnfather; a plant with white flowers
- 岐qíhigh; majestic; fork in road
- 砑yàto grind, to calender, to polish; to roll with a stone roller
- 坍tāncollapse; landslide
- 瓮wèngearthen jar; jar for ashes
- 嘈cáonoisy
- 蜻qīngdragonfly
- 涤díwash, cleanse, purify; sweep
- 簸bǒto winnow; to toss up and down
- 睬cǎinotice; pay attention to
- 绔kùtrousers
- 迢tiáofar; distant
- 纨wánwhite silk, fine silk; gauze
- 垄lǒnggrave, mound; ridge in field
- 潦liáoto flood; a puddle; without care
- 萸yúdogwood
- 阎yánvillage gate; surname
- 镍niènickel (element 28, Ni)
- 汐xīnight tides, evening ebb tide
- 葩pāflowers
- 暧àiobscure, dim, ambiguous, vague
- 菱língwater-chestnut, water caltrop
- 撸lū
- 蜓tíngdragonfly
- 馋chángluttonous, greedy; lewd, lecherous
- 鲤lǐcarp
- 缎duànsatin
- 窑yáokiln; coal mine pit
- 叼diāohold in mouth
- 篝gōubamboo basket; bamboo frame
- 裳shangused in 衣裳
- 辘lùwindlass, pulley, capstan; wheel
- 剿jiǎodestroy, exterminate, annihilate
- 悴cuìsuffer, become emaciated, haggard
- 蔼ǎilush; affable, friendly
- 亢kànghigh, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; name; 2nd lunar mansion, determinat...
- 姚yáohandsome, elegant; surname
- 洼wāhollow; pit; depression; swamp
- 馊sōuspoiled, rotten, stale, rancid
- 禧xǐhappiness; congratulations
- 粟sùunhusked millet; grain
- 曰yuēsay; Kangxi radical 73
- 氰qíngcyanogen; ethane dinitrile
- 莞guǎn(district)
- 霓nírainbow; variegated, colored
- 麋míPère David's deer, milu, elaphure (Elaphurus davidianus); surname
- 祀sìto sacrifice, worship
- 镀dùplate, coat, gild
- 倚yǐrely on, depend on; lean heavily
- 睐làisquint at; sidelong glance
- 胧lóngcondition or appearance of moon
- 侨qiáosojourn, lodge
- 卤lǔsalt
- 鼹yǎnmole; Talpidae species (various)
- 衙yápublic office; official residence
- 厥juépersonal pronoun he, she, it
- 冉rǎntender; weak; proceed gradually
- 鼾hānsnore loudly
- 萃cuìdense, thick, close-set; to collect together; hexagram ䷬
- 憔qiáobe worn-out, emaciated, haggard
- 闱wéigate, door; living quarters
- 秉bǐnggrasp, hold; bundle; authority
- 羲xīsurname
- 仨sā(coll.) three (cannot be followed by a measure word)
- 疱pàoacne
- 啜chuàisip, suck up; sob, weep
- 膳shànmeals, provisions, board
- 寥liáofew, scarce; empty, deserted
- 瞰kànwatch, spy; overlook; look down
- 眺tiàolook at, gaze at, scan, survey
- 蜷quáncreep like a worm; curl one's body
- 沽gūbuy and sell; inferior in quality
- 娣dìyounger sister, sister-in-law
- 恤xùshow pity; relieve, help
- 毡zhānfelt; rug, carpet
- 螳tángmantis
- 惚hūabsent-minded, confused
- 腓féicalf; avoid; be ill; wither
- 酌zhuóserve wine; feast; deliberate
- 瞻zhānlook; look out for; respect
- 搔sāoto scratch
- 弩nǔcross-bow, bow; downward stroke
- 崆kōngKongtong mountain
- 柩jiùcoffin which contains corpse
- 桔júused in 桔子, 金桔
- 骏jùnexcellent horse, noble steed
- 垦kěncultivate, reclaim, to farm land
- 蹂róutrample under foot, tread on
- 惬qièbe satisfied, be comfortable
- 赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
- 魇yǎnnightmare, bad dreams
- 钾jiǎpotassium (element 19, K)
- 喏nuòrespectful reply of assent to superiors
- 猡luópig; Lolo aboriginal tribe
- 坯pīdam, embankment; weir
- 葫húbottle-gourd
- 悖bèibe contradictory to, go counter
- 潭tándeep pool, lake; deep, profound
- 郝hǎosurname; place in modern Shanxi
- 褫chǐstrip, tear off, undress
- 堋péngbury
- 顷qǐnga moment; a measure of area equal to 100 mu or 6.7 hectares; to lean
- 泷lóngraining; wet; soaked; a river in Guangdong
- 鲶niánsheat
- 悸jìfearful, apprehensive, perturbed
- 臆yìchest, breast, bosom; thought
- 贮zhùstore, stockpile, hoard
- 岈yá嵖岈山, a mountain in Suìpíng county, Hénán
- 牟móumake; seek, get; barley; low
- 卺jǐn(nuptial) winecups
- 磋cuōpolish, buff; scrutinize
- 鸯yāngfemale mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
- 艮gěnblunt; tough; chewy
- 斟zhēnto pour wine or tea into a cup; to gauge
- 瑶yáoprecious jade
- 夯hāngheavy load, burden; lift up
- 弑shìto kill one's superior
- 梆bāngwatchman's rattle
- 躏lìntrample down, oppress, overrun
- 焙bèidry over slow fire; bake; roast
- 朦méngcondition or appearance of moon
- 踌chóuhesitate, falter; smug, self-satisfied
- 臼jiùmortar; bone joint socket; Kangzi radical 134
- 檀tánsandalwood, hardwood; surname
- 腮sāilower part of face; jaw; gills of a fish
- 靖jìngpacify; appease; calm, peaceful
- 丞chéngassist, aid, rescue
- 臊sāoto smell of urine (or sweat etc)
- 獭tǎotter
- 蝉cháncicada; continuous
- 驿yìrelay station
- 屹yìto rise high; to stand erect
- 隘àinarrow, confined; a strategic pass
- 轧yàto crush; to knock sb down with a vehicle
- 峙zhìstand erect, stand up; pile up
- 憨hānfoolish, silly, coquettish
- 蚱zhàgrasshopper; (edible) locust; cicada
- 襟jīnlapel, collar
- 赊shēbuy and sell on credit, distant
- 颐yícheeks; jaw; chin; rear; to nourish
- 蘸zhàndip (a brush); remarry
- 缰jiāngreins, bridle
- 兢jīngfearful, cautious, wary
- 凋diāobe withered, fallen; exhausted
- 孪luántwins
- 莅lìattend, be present; arrive at
- 鸵tuóostrich
- 挞tàflog, whip; chastise
- 璐lùbeautiful variety of jade
- 菏hériver in Shandong province
- 啾jiūwailing of child; chirp
- 隅yúcorner, nook, remote place
- 佼jiǎobeautiful, handsome, good-looking
- 澜lánoverflowing; waves, ripples
- 诲huìteach, instruct; encourage, urge
- 邃suìprofound, detailed; deep
- 褓bǎoswaddling cloth; infancy
- 黯àndark, black; sullen, dreary
- 腑fǔbowels, entrails, internal organs
- 胱guāngbladder
- 泞nìngmud; miry, muddy, stagnant
- 屯túnvillage, hamlet; camp; station; hexagram ䷂
- 汲jídraw water from well; imbibe
- 蔷qiángrose
- 獗juéunruly, wild, violent, lawless
- 迂yūdoctrinaire, abstruse, unrealistic
- 旬xúnten-day period; period of time
- 弼bìaid, assist, help; correct
- 琏liǎnvessel used to hold grain offerings
- 绢juànkind of thick stiff silk
- 哝nóngwhisper
- 沥lìtrickle, drip; strain; dregs
- 塾shúvillage school; private tutorage
- 疡yángulcers, sores; infection
- 跆táitrample
- 眭suīevil look of deep-set eyes
- 珩héngthe top gem of a pendant
- 磐pánlarge rock, boulder; firm
- 绮qǐfine thin silk; elegant, beautiful
- 曳yètrail, tow, drag, pull
- 颚èjaw
- 苤piěkohl rabi
- 柘zhèa thorny tree; sugarcane
- 蓖bìcastor-oil plant, Ricinus communis
- 俞yúsurname; consent, approve
- 瀚hànvast, wide, extensive
- 抒shūexpress; eliminate; relieve
- 绚xuànvariegated, adorned; brilliant
- 嚯huò
- 锢gùrun metal into cracks; confine
- 掸dǎnto dust; a duster
- 糯nuòglutinous rice; glutinous, sticky
- 冀jìhope for; wish; Hebei province
- 苞bāoa variety of rush; firm, enduring; to burst forth
- 诋dǐslander, condemn, reproach
- 阙quēwatch tower; palace
- 闵mǐnmourn, grieve; urge on, incite
- 遁dùnhide, conceal oneself; escape
- 呒fǔperplexed; astonished
- 咫zhǐfoot measure of Zhou dynasty
- 珈jiāan ornament attached to a woman's hairpin
- 慑shèafraid, scared, fearful
- 汶wèna river in Shandong province
- 棠tángcrab apple tree; wild plums
- 珲húnbright, glorious, splendid
- 赁lìnrent, hire; hired person
- 痔zhìhemorrhoids, piles
- 戛jiálance; tap or strike lightly
- 蜕tuìmolt
- 蔗zhèsugar cane
- 腋yèarmpit
- 咿yīdescriptive of creaking; laugh
- 栩xǔspecies of oak; be glad, be pleased
- 圳zhènfurrow in field, small drainage ditch
- 硼péngborax, boron
- 舶bólarge, ocean-going vessel
- 摒bìngexpel, cast off; arrange
- 涎xiánsaliva
- 讣fùobituary; give notice of death
- 戟jǐhalberd with crescent blade
- 偎wēicling to, cuddle, embrace, fondle
- 灸jiǔcauterize with moxa; moxibustion
- 儆jǐngwarn; warning
- 疽jūulcer, carbuncle, abscess
- 荻díreed, Miscanthus saccariflorus
- 摁ènto press with the hand
- 搽chásmear; rub, wipe; anoint
- 抨pēngimpeach, censure; attack
- 捶chuístrike with stick, lash, beat
- 麓lùfoothill
- 砾lìgravel, pebbles
- 褶zhěpleat, crease, wrinkles
- 芸yúnrue, herb used to keep insects away; to cut grass or weeds; art, talent, abil...
- 虞yúconcerned about, anxious, worried
- 酝yùnliquor, spirits, wine; ferment
- 隼sǔnaquiline (nose); a falcon
- 涸hédried up; exhausted, tired; dry
- 莹yíngluster of gems; bright, lustrous
- 砩fú
- 孀shuāngwidow
- 恿yǒnginstigate, incite; to alarm
- 酶méienzymes; (Cant.) soft
- 榛zhēnhazelnut; thicket, underbrush
- 踵zhǒngheel; follow; visit, call on
- 媲pìmarry off, pair, match; compare
- 褒bāopraise, commend, honor, cite
- 吏lìgovernment official, magistrate
- 麒qílegendary auspicious animal
- 鬣lièhorse's mane; fin; human whiskers
- 箍gūhoop; bind, surround
- 庐lúhut, cottage; name of a mountain
- 秧yāngrice seedlings, young rice plants
- 馁něihungry, starving, famished
- 乾qiándry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly gene...
- 荞qiáobuckwheat
- 淀diànshallow water, swamp; swampy
- 蜀shǔone of the Three Kingdoms, established by Liu Bei
- 弧húwooden bow; arc, crescent
- 胯kuàpelvis; groin; thighs
- 恃shìrely on, presume on, trust to
- 俭jiǎntemperate, frugal, economical
- 榭xièkiosk, pavilion
- 鳖biēturtle
- 钚bùplutonium (element 94, Pu)
- 蟆máfrog, toad
- 蓟jìgenus Cirsium, thistles; surname
- 奕yìin sequence, orderly; abundant
- 桦huàtype of birch
- 炯jiǒngbright, brilliant, clear; hot
- 扪ménstoke, pat, feel by hand, grope
- 驮tuócarry on back
- 氦hàihelium (element 2, He)
- 镭léiradium (element 88, Ra)
- 粑bābread, cake; tsamba (Tibetan barley bread)
- 聿yùwriting brush, pencil; thereupon; Kangxi radical 129
- 鳕xuěcodfish
- 蹿cuānleap; to jump; to spurt out
- 茴huífennel, aniseed
- 锄chúhoe; eradicate
- 甄zhēnto examine, discern; to grade; a surname
- 褂guàjacket, overcoat, coat; gown
- 蔻kòu肉豆蔻 nutmeg, 豆蔻 cardamon
- 郅zhìto go up to; flourishing; a superlative
- 溉gàiwater, irrigate, flood; wash
- 馏liúdistill, distillation
- 侃kǎnupright and strong; amiable
- 惮dàndread, shrink from, shirk, fear
- 躇chúhesitate, falter, be undecided
- 睽kuíto squint; to stare at; unusual, strange; hexagram ䷥
- 榻tàcot, couch, bed
- 戎róngarms, armaments; military affair
- 囤dùnbin for grain
- 溥pǔbig, great, vast, wide; widespread
- 怅chàngdisappointed, dissatisfied
- 窿lóngmine shaft; cavity, hole
- 禹yǔlegendary hsia dynasty founder
- 牒diédocuments, records; dispatch
- 酊dīngtincture (loanword)
- 榆yúelm tree
- 碴cháchipped edge of a container
- 珑lónga gem cut like dragon
- 孚fúbrood over eggs; have confidence
- 潢huángexpanse of water, lake, pond
- 弛chíloosen, relax, unstring a bow
- 钧jūnunit of measure equivalent to thirty catties
- 籽zǐseed, pip, pit, stone
- 朔shuòfirst day of lunar month; the north
- 淝féiname of an affluent of the Poyang Lake
- 鹈típelican
- 蹬dēngto step on; to tread on; to put on
- 钙gàicalcium (element 20, Ca)
- 浊zhuómuddy, turbid, dirty, filthy
- 岚lánmountain mist, mountain haze
- 怦pēngeager, ardent, impulsive; anxious
- 帼guówomen's headgear; mourning cap
- 偕xiétogether; be in order
- 镣liàofetters
- 犊dúcalf; victim of sacrifice
- 忡chōnga sad, uneasy countenance
- 庶shùnumerous, various; multitude
- 锵qiāngtinkle, clang, jingle
- 钛tàititanium (element 22, Ti)
- 绉zhòucrepe, crape, wrinkles, creases
- 剽piāorob, plunder; slice off; fast
- 澎péngsplatter
- 玖jiǔblack-colored jade
- 宥yòuforgive, pardon, indulge
- 筱xiǎodwarf bamboo; diminutive in person's name
- 丶zhǔdot; Kangxi radical 3
- 倭wōdwarf; dwarfish, short
- 毗píhelp, assist; connect, adjoin
- 掴guāibox one's ears, slap
- 楞léngused for Ceylon in Buddhist texts
- 觎yúdesire strongly, covet, long for
- 籁làibamboo flute; pipe; various sound
- 彤tóngred, vermilion
- 噶gáused in transliterations
- 榔lángbetel-nut tree
- 帧zhēnpicture, scroll; one of pair of
- 蛰zhéto hibernate
- 阮ruǎnancient musical instrument: surname
- 滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs
- 挝wōto beat; to strike
- 霾máimisty, foggy; dust storm
- 葆bǎoreserve, preserve; conceal
- 葳wēiluxuriant, flourishing; used for various plants
- 烯xīalkene
- 觊jìcovet, long for, desire
- 掣chèdrag, pull; hinder by pulling back
- 猬wèivulgar; wanton; low; many; varied; a hedgehog, porcupine
- 獾huānthe badger
- 徨huángdoubtful, irresolute, vacillating
- 锭dìngspindle, slab, cake, tablet
- 砒pī(obsolete form of 砒); white arsenic, arsenic trioxide
- 诃hēscold loudly, curse, abuse
- 毖bìguard against, take care; caution
- 鲱fēiherring
- 鸠jiūpigeon; collect, assemble
- 痿wěiparalysis; impotence
- 犴àna wild dog, a not very large lock-up
- 嚓cāripping of fabric; screeching of tires
- 冗rǒngexcessive; superfluous
- 鳟zūnbarbel
- 瞑míngclose eyes
- 缤bīnflourishing, thriving, abundant
- 荚jiápods of leguminous plants; pods
- 鞑dáthe Tatars
- 孜zībe as diligent as possible
- 坷kěclod of earth, lump of soil
- 驷sìteam of four horses; horses
- 徇xùncomply with, follow; display
- 罹lísorrow, grief; incur, meet with
- 苑yuànpasture, park, garden; mansion
- 尧yáoa legendary ancient emperor-sage
- 邑yìarea; district; city; state; Kangxi radical 163
- 腩nǎn(Cant.) fatty meat on a cow's belly; abdomen; to boil meat
- 琅lánga variety of white carnelian; pure
- 啵bophonetic
- 嗳ǎiinterjection; exclamation
- 蚝háooyster; hairy and poisonous caterpillars
- 忱chéntruth, sincerity; sincere
- 迸bènggush out; burst forth; split
- 鹭lùheron, egret; Ardea species (various)
- 陕shǎnmountain pass; Shanxi province
- 孰shúwho? which? what? which one?
- 揩kāirub and wipe, dust, clean
- 鞘qiàoscabbard, sheath
- 疟nüèintermittent fever; malaria
- 妊rènconceive, be pregnant
- 粽zòngdumpling made of glutinous rice
- 鹑chúnquail; Turnix species (various)
- 谙ānversed in, fully acquainted with
- 碇dìnganchor
- 畴chóufarmland, arable land; category
- 矜jīnpity, feel sorry for, show sympathy
- 啮nièbite, gnaw
- 锂lǐlithium (element 3, Li)
- 喙huìbeak, bill, snout; pant
- 蜢měnggrasshopper
- 垠yínboundary, bank of stream or river
- 麸fūbran
- 璧bìpiece of jade with hole in it
- 讷nèslow of speech; mumble; stammer
- 阂héblocked or separated; to prevent
- 缈miǎoindistinct, dim; minute; distant
- 缭liáowind round, rap around, bind
- 髋kuānhipbone; hip
- 兀wùto cut off the feet
- 惋wǎnregret, be sorry; alarmed
- 铠kǎiarmor, chain mail
- 麝shèmusk deer
- 孺rúchild; blood relation; affection
- 疣yóuwart; tumor; goiter; papule
- 麾huīa pennant, flag, banner; to signal to
- 缙jìnred silk
- 嬴yíngto win; to have a surplus; surname
- 漉lùfilter, strain; wet, dripping
- 枣zǎodate tree; dates, jujubes; surname
- 哞mōumoo
- 獠liáoto hunt at night by torches
- 杵chǔpestle; baton used beat clothes
- 辊gǔnturn round, revolve; roller
- 湃pàisound of waves; turbulent
- 蚌bàngoysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl
- 娴xiánelegant, refined; skillful
- 涮shuànrinse; cook or boil in juice
- 岖qūsteep, sheer; rugged, rough
- 苣jùkind of lettuce
- 拗àointractable; contrary; disobedient
- 鹕húpelican
- 袤màolongitude, lengthwise; length
- 雹báohail