Chinese characters 4,001–4,500, by frequency
Characters 4,001–4,500 of 9,574, ordered by how often they're used. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.
- 霰xiànhail, sleet
- 蜇zhēto sting
- 茁zhuóto sprout, flourish; sprouts appearing above-ground; vigorous
- 迩ěrbe near, be close; recently
- 铢zhūunit of weight, one twenty-fourth of a Chinese ounce (liang)
- 垣yuánlow wall
- 蜊líclam
- 巳sìsixth earthly branch
- 猖chāngmad, wild, reckless, unruly
- 雍yōngharmony, union; harmonious
- 蚣gōngcentipede
- 皈guīfollow, comply with
- 恪kèrespectful, reverent
- 膑bìnthe kneecap
- 跚shānstagger, limp
- 璜huánga semicircular jade ornament used as a pendant
- 绲gǔncord; woven belt; hem; hemming
- 槛kǎnthreshold, door-sill
- 暹xiānrise; advance, go forward
- 蛹yǒngchrysalis, larva
- 锹qiāoshovel
- 蹒pánto jump over; to limp
- 剐guǎcut, cut flesh from bones
- 沏qīinfuse
- 寰huángreat domain, country, world
- 镐gǎostove; bright
- 罂yīnglong necked jar or bottle
- 漾yàngoverflow; swirl, ripple; to be tossed by waves
- 敝bìbreak, destroy; broken, tattered
- 漓líriver in Guangxi province; water dripping
- 扈hùescort, retinue; insolent
- 蜈wúcentipede
- 眦zìcorner of the eyes, eye sockets
- 偌ruòthus, so, like, such
- 髻jìhair rolled up in a bun, topknot
- 湍tuānrapid water current, rapids
- 胭yānrouge, cosmetics
- 恁nènthat, like this, thus, so, such
- 椭tuǒoval-shaped, elliptical, tubular
- 婕jiéhandsome
- 诛zhūexecute, kill, put to death; punish
- 酩mǐngdrunk; intoxicated; tipsy
- 瘁cuìfeel tired, be weary, be worn out
- 闩shuānbolt, latch, crossbar
- 碘diǎniodine (element 53, I)
- 瘠jíthin, emaciated; barren
- 俚lǐrustic, vulgar, unpolished; mean
- 蛭zhìleech
- 梧wúChinese parasol tree, Sterculia platanifolia
- 婵chánbeautiful, lovely, pretty, graceful
- 讥jīridicule, jeer, mock; inspect
- 掖yēsupport with the arms; stick in, tuck in; fold up
- 璨càngems; luster of gems; lustrous
- 鹌ānquail; Coturnix coturnix
- 帷wéitent; curtain, screen
- 皿mǐnshallow container; rad. no. 108
- 饯jiànfarewell party; see off, send off
- 鄂èHubei province; startled
- 噱xuélaugh heartily, laugh aloud
- 痢lìdysentery
- 蚬xiǎna variety of bivalves
- 祢míone's deceased father; used as a synonym for 你 when referring to deity
- 瑛yīngluster of gem; crystal
- 荼túthistle, sowthistle; bitter
- 嗤chīlaugh at, ridicule, sneer; snort
- 樊fána railing; a fence an enclosed place
- 褥rùmattress, cushion; bedding
- 磊lěipile of rocks or stones; great
- 笙shēngsmall gourd-shaped musical instrument
- 簇cùswarm, crowd together, cluster
- 蔚wèiluxuriant, thick; ornamental
- 盥guànwash
- 囔nāngmuttering, indistinct speech
- 岱dàiDaishan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains in China
- 嗖sōuwhizzing sound
- 庵ānBuddhist monastery or nunnery
- 仟qiānone thousand; leader of one thousand men
- 跸bìclear way, make room for; clear street when emperor tours
- 匮kuìto lack
- 纶lúngreen silk thread or tassel
- 璀cuǐlustre of gems; glitter; shine
- 鳏guānhuge fish; widower; bachelor
- 佴nàia second, an assistant
- 蕨juéPteris aquilina, common bracken
- 叟sǒuold man; elder
- 哂shěnsmile, laugh at, sneer at; (Cant.) a final particle indicating doing somethin...
- 飚biāowhirlwind
- 杞qǐwillow; medlar tree; a small feudal state (Qi)
- 荤hūnmeat diet; strong smelling
- 夙sùearly in morning, dawn; previous
- 鹃juāncuckoo
- 鬓bìnhair on temples
- 藓xiǎnmoss, lichen
- 鹳guàncrane, Grus japonensis; stork; Ciconia species (various)
- 岑cénsteep, precipitous; peak
- 畀bìto give
- 祉zhǐhappiness, blessings, good luck
- 谧mìcalm, quiet, still; cautious
- 珉mínstone resembling jade
- 龚gōnggive, present; reverential
- 娠shēnpregnant
- 锏jiǎnkind of rapier
- 俑yǒngwooden figure buried with dead
- 粤yuèGuangdong and Guangxi provinces; initial particle
- 徜chángwalking and fro; lingering
- 砬lábig stone
- 渤bóswelling; (渤海) the Bohai Sea
- 谘zīconsult, confer; communicate in
- 馄húndumpling soup, wonton
- 莴wōlettuce
- 殓liàndress corpse for burial
- 遐xiáafar, distant; old, advanced in
- 楔xiēwedge; gatepost; foreword
- 亘gènextend across, through; from
- 搀chāngive helping hand
- 糜mírice gruel, congee; mashed rice
- 蟾chántoad
- 鳌áohuge sea turtle
- 琶páguitar-like instrument
- 诏zhàodecree, proclaim; imperial decree
- 寅yínto respect, reverence; respectfully; third earthly branch
- 谏jiànremonstrate, admonish
- 卯mǎofourth earthly branch
- 咂zāto suck, to smack the lips; (Cant.) to cheat
- 鸨bǎobustard; procuress; Otis species (various)
- 匐fúfall prostrate; crawl
- 镁měimagnesium (element 12, Mg)
- 潺chánsound of flowing water
- 祠cíancestral temple; offer sacrifice
- 婢bìservant girl; your servant
- 睑jiǎneyelid
- 旯lánook, corner
- 骁xiāoexcellent horse; brave, valiant
- 硌gèto have something hard press against the body and cause pain (such as a pebbl...
- 缢yìhang, strangle
- 蹑niètread, step on; follow, track
- 攘rǎngseize, take by force; repel
- 蚓yǐnearthworm
- 砉huāthe sound of flaying, separating skin and bone; the sound of flying quickly, ...
- 绐dàicheat, fool, pretend
- 镬huòcauldron, large iron pot
- 坳àoa hollow in the ground, a cavity, depression; undulating, depressed
- 哽gěngchoke (with grief)
- 囡nānone's daughter; to filch; to secrete
- 恬tiánquiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful
- 霖línlong spell of rain, copious rain
- 踬zhìstumble, totter; fail, be frustrated
- 寮liáoshanty, hut, shack
- 瑾jǐnbrilliance of gems; fine jade
- 忿fènget angry; fury, exasperation
- 缃xiānglight-yellow color
- 蚯qiūearthworm
- 铆mǎorivet
- 箩luóbamboo basket
- 矗chùstraight, upright, erect, lofty
- 抡lūnswing, brandish, flourish
- 汞gǒngmercury (element 80, Hg)
- 砥dǐa whetstone; to polish
- 傣dǎithe Dai minority living in South China
- 阡qiānfootpaths between fields; paths
- 孑jiéremaining, left-over; lonely
- 辄zhésides of chariot where weapons
- 豺cháiwolf; cruel, wicked, mean
- 柒qīnumber seven
- 黍shǔglutinous millet; Kangxi radical 202
- 羟qiǎnghydroxide
- 樟zhāngcamphor tree
- 噌cēngscold, shout at
- 讧hòngconfusion; internal strife
- 岬jiǎcape; promontory, headland
- 鳅qiūloach
- 胫jìngshinbone; calf of leg
- 畿jīimperial domain; area near capital
- 酯zhǐester
- 漤lǎnmarinate in salt
- 蜍chútoad
- 鲭qīngmackerel
- 踱duóstroll, pace, walk slowly
- 裱biǎoto mount maps or scrolls to paste
- 沁qìnsoak into, seep in, percolate
- 馗kuícheekbone; path, road; intersection
- 佯yángpretend, feign; false, deceitful
- 燎liáoto burn; to set afire
- 谔èhonest speech, straightforward
- 谂shěnconsult carefully with, counsel
- 楂zhāa raft, to hew, to fell trees
- 颌hémouth; jaw
- 撅juēprotrude; snap, break; dig
- 饨túnstuffed dumplings
- 皎jiǎowhite; bright, brilliant; clear
- 铂bóplatinum; thin sheet of metal
- 耷dāears hanging down
- 鹊quèmagpie; Pica species (various)
- 豢huàndomestic animals; feed, raise
- 颧quáncheek bones
- 漪yīripples on water; swirling
- 魉liǎnga kind of monster
- 褛lǚlapel, collar; tattered, threadbare
- 崴wǎihigh, lofty; precipitous
- 桧guìChinese cypress, Chinese juniper
- 庚gēng7th heavenly stem
- 冶yěsmelt, fuse metals; cast, found
- 饕tāogluttonous, greedy, covetous
- 陲chuífrontier, border
- 垩èholy, sacred, sage; simplification of 堊 chalk; daub with chalk
- 忐tǎntimorous; nervous
- 箔bóreed screen; frame for growing silkworms
- 睨nìlook askance at, glare at; squint
- 悝kuīto laugh at to pity; afflicted, sad
- 嵯cuóhigh, towering; irregular, rugged
- 缮shànrepair, mend; rewrite, transcribe
- 幂mìcover-cloth, cover with cloth
- 匍púcrawl; lie prostrate
- 鲣jiānskipjack, bonito
- 壬rénninth heavenly stem
- 佃diàntenant farmer; be a tenant farmer
- 靳jìnstrap on a horse's breast
- 锉cuòcarpenter's file, file smooth
- 噼pīsound; (Cant.) a child's buttocks
- 狞níngferocious appearance; hideous
- 鬃zōngmane; neck bristles
- 泯mǐndestroy, eliminate; perish
- 鲷diāoPagrosomus major, porgy
- 煦xùkind, gentle, gracious, genial
- 杳yǎoobscure, dark, mysterious, deep
- 沓dáclassifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad
- 餮tièa legendary animal; a greedy person
- 伧cāngvulgar person, country man
- 唁yànexpress condolence
- 搪tángward off, evade; parry; block
- 觑qùpeep at; watch, spy on
- 觐jìnhave imperial audience
- 吆yāobawl, yell, shout, cry out
- 笈jíbamboo box used carry books
- 拄zhǔlean on; post; prod; ridicule
- 菅jiāncoarse grass, Themedia forskalii
- 鸢yuānkite; Milvus species (various)
- 镊niètweezers, forceps, pincers
- 蜃shènmarine monster which can change its shape; water spouts; clams
- 孢bāospore
- 拈niānpick up with fingers; draw lots
- 邝kuàngsurname
- 迥jiǒngdistant, far; separated; different
- 忑tèfearful; nervous; timid
- 飕sōusound of wind; blow chilly
- 擤xǐngto blow the nose with fingers
- 笾biānbamboo container for food
- 哚duǒ(Cant.) backing, support of someone powerful; a little
- 暄xuānwarm, comfortable; warm, genial
- 韭jiǔscallion, leek; Kangxi radical 179
- 昊hàosummer time; sky; heaven
- 邵shàosurname; various place names
- 嫣yāncharming, fascinating; gay
- 磴dèngsteps on ledge, cliff, or hill
- 牦máotail; hair; yak
- 剌làslash, cut in two; contradict
- 窈yǎoobscure, secluded; refined
- 窕tiǎoslender; quiet and modest, charming
- 珞luòkind of necklace
- 涓juānbrook, stream; select; pure
- 箨tuòbamboo sheath, bamboo shoots
- 劾héexamine into, impeach, charge
- 郴chēncounty in Hunan province; surname
- 堇jǐnyellow loam; clay; season; few
- 媾gòumarry; be on friendly terms with
- 筵yánfeast
- 烽fēngsignal fire; signal tower
- 摹mótrace, copy, duplicate; pattern
- 怏yàngdiscontented, dispirited, sad
- 醛quánaldehyde
- 藕ǒulotus root
- 猝cùabruptly, suddenly; abrupt
- 胴dòngthe large intestine; the body
- 礓jiānga small stone
- 砧zhēnanvil; flat stone
- 姘pīnillicit sexual relations
- 盅zhōngsmall cup or bowl
- 贻yígive to, hand down, bequeath
- 缬xiépatterned silk; tie knot
- 羯jiéwether, castrated ram; deer skin
- 笺jiānnote, memo; stationery; comments
- 阖héclose; whole, entire; all; leaf
- 侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
- 蒿hāomugwort, artemisia; give off
- 疝shànhernia, rupture
- 弈yìChinese chess
- 诿wěipass buck, lay blame on others
- 覃tánreach to, spread to; extensive
- 箴zhēnneedle, probe; warn, admonish
- 鲔wěikind of sturgeon, tuna
- 哐kuāngsyllable
- 黝yǒublack
- 舀yǎodip, ladle; ladle
- 擢zhuópull up, draw up; select
- 缥piāolight blue silk; dim; misty
- 靼dáTatars
- 柑gāntangerine, loose-skinned orange
- 叻lèused in place names; (Cant.) smart, clever
- 趸dǔnsell or buy wholesale; store
- 腱jiàntendons
- 貉háoused in 貉子, 貉绒
- 阜fùmound; abundant, ample, numerous; Kangxi radical 170
- 荨xúnused in 荨麻疹
- 蜒yánmillipede
- 洄huía back-water; an eddy a whirlpool
- 惆chóudistressed, regretful, sad
- 吖āused in translation; (Cant.) final particle
- 拮jiélaboring hard, occupied; pursue
- 跻jīascend, go up, rise
- 涟liánflowing water; ripples; weeping
- 搡sǎngto push over or push back
- 笱gǒua basket trap for fish, placed in the opening of a weir
- 荔lìlichee
- 耘yúnweed
- 铰jiǎohinge; shears, scissors
- 荃quánaromatic herb; fine cloth
- 硖xiá(archaic) town in Hebei province
- 遽jùsuddenly, unexpectedly; at once
- 樽zūngoblet; jar, jug; lush
- 诌zhōuplay with words, quip; talk nonsense
- 颞nièthe temporal bone
- 痨láoconsumption; tuberculosis
- 酣hānenjoy intoxicants
- 涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
- 讹éswindle, cheat; erroneous, wrong
- 梓zǐChinese catalpa, Catalpa ovata
- 韶sháomusic of the emperor Shun; beautiful
- 磉sǎngthe stone base or plinth of a pillar
- 檎qínsmall red apple
- 蜿wāncreep, crawl
- 箧qièrattan box, suitcase, or case
- 玮wěitype of jade; rare, valuable
- 龈yíngums
- 谄chǎnflatter, truckle, toady
- 炕kàngthe brick-bed in northern China
- 瘴zhàngmalaria pestilential vapors
- 湄méiwater's edge, shore, bank
- 歆xīnlike, admire; willingly, gladly; to quicken
- 蹶juéstumble, fall down; trample
- 恣zìindulge oneself, unrestrained
- 锌xīnzinc (element 30, Zn)
- 韬tāosheath, scabbard, bow case
- 噫yībelch; alas
- 铤tǐngingots, bars of metal; hurry
- 鹬yùsnipe, kingfisher
- 褴lánragged, tattered, threadbare
- 俸fèngwages, salary, official emolument
- 犒kàoentertain victorious soldiers
- 圃pǔgarden, cultivated field
- 矽xì(obsolete form of 硅)
- 桓huánvariety of tree; surname
- 潸shānweep; tears flowing
- 蝌kētadpole
- 啕táowail
- 戾lìperverse, recalcitrant, rebellious
- 邢xíngsurname; state in today's Hebei
- 罔wǎngnet; deceive; libel; negative
- 揸zhāhandful; to grasp, seize, pick up with fingers; (Cant.) to take, carry
- 苇wěireed
- 腆tiǎnprosperous; good; protruding
- 俅qiúornamental cap
- 堀kūcave, hole
- 熠yìbright and sparkling
- 捌bābreak open, split open; an accounting version of the numeral eight
- 馀yúsurplus, excess, remainder
- 暨jìand; attain, reach; confines
- 硷jiǎnalkaline, alkali, lye, salt
- 毓yùgive birth to; bring up, educate
- 皙xīwhite; a kind of date
- 皋gāothe high land along a river
- 蚪dǒutadpole
- 谀yúflatter, truckle
- 猕mímacacus monkey
- 饷xiǎngrations and pay for soldiers
- 叱chìscold, shout at, bawl out
- 樵qiáowoodcutter; firewood; gather wood
- 戌xūeleventh earthly branch
- 徭yáoconscript labor, compulsory labor
- 倌guānassistant in wine shop, groom
- 礤cǎshredder, grater
- 楝liànMelia japonica
- 腼miǎnmodest
- 奚xīwhere? what? how? why?; servant
- 峦luánmountain range; pointed mountain
- 遨áoramble, roam; travel for pleasure
- 翌yìbright; daybreak, dawn; the next day
- 仃dīnglonely, solitary
- 愕èstartled, alarmed, astonished
- 桉āneucalyptus
- 鹞yàosparrow hawk; kite shaped like
- 冼xiǎna surname
- 帛bósilks, fabrics; wealth, property
- 纰pīspoiled silk; hem of dress; mista
- 竣jùnterminate, end, finish; quit
- 鲇niánsheatfish, Parasilurus asotus
- 摞luòto pile up
- 鳃sāifish gills
- 碜chěngritty
- 燮xièharmonize, blend; adjust
- 铉xuàndevice for carrying a tripod
- 溱qínriver in Henan
- 缁zīblack silk
- 衾qīncoverlet, quilt
- 缛rùdecorative, adorned, elegant
- 焖mènsimmer, cook over slow fire
- 捻niǎnto twist or nip with the fingers
- 陇lǒngmountain located between Shanxi
- 绦tāosilk cord, ribbon
- 瞠chēnglook at, stare at, gaze at
- 竺zhúIndia; bamboo; surname
- 薏yìseed of Job's tears; lotus seed
- 祁qípray; numerous, ample, abundant
- 篑kuìa bamboo basket for carrying earth
- 狰zhēngfierce-looking, ferocious
- 幔màncurtain, screen, tent
- 恸tòngsadness, grief; mourn; be moved
- 赈zhènrelieve, aid distressed; rich
- 渲xuànadd repeated washes of color
- 碲dìtellurium (element 52, Te)
- 螫shìpoison; sting; poisonous insect
- 徉yángwonder, rove, stray; hesitating
- 捋lǚto pluck; to gather in the fingers; to rub; to scrape off
- 桡ráobent or twisted piece of wood
- 盂yúbasin; cup
- 匝zāfull circle; encircle
- 亟jíurgently, immediately, extremely
- 缨yīnga chin strap; tassel; to annoy, bother
- 唑zuò(chem.) azole
- 埠bùport city
- 祓fúexorcise, remove evil; clean
- 踊yǒngleap, jump
- 侩kuàigo-between, broker, proxy
- 锨xiānshovel
- 揄yúlift, raise; praise; hang; flap
- 膺yīngbreast, chest; undertake, bear
- 陬zōucorner, cranny, nook, niche
- 屙ēto ease nature
- 弁biànconical cap worn during Zhou dynasty
- 屐jīwooden shoes, clogs
- 蝾rónglizard
- 螈yuána silkworm
- 佻tiāofrivolous; unsteady; delay
- 昙tánbecome cloudy, overcast
- 啷lānga clanging or rattling sound
- 诨hùnjokes, obscene jests; joke
- 桢zhēnhardwood; supports, posts
- 萱xuānday-lily, Hemerocallis flava
- 濡rúimmerse, moisten; wet, damp
- 娓wěicomply; complying, agreeable
- 贲bēnforge ahead; energetic; surname
- 巍wēihigh, lofty, majestic, eminent
- 蘅hénga fragrant plant with a medicinal root, a type of wild ginger
- 贽zhìgift superior; gift given
- 茼tóngChrysanthemum coronarium
- 膘biāofat; rump
- 涣huànscatter; scattered
- 昕xīndawn; early morning; day
- 浃jiāsaturate, drench; damp, wet
- 卞biànto be impatient, in a hurry; excitable
- 阌wénwen xiang, Henan province
- 忤wǔinsubordinate, stubborn; wrong
- 伫zhùlook towards; turn one's back on
- 篙gāopole used to punt a boat
- 砣tuóa stone roller; a heavy stone, a weight, a plummet
- 锷èhigh, lofty; edge of knife
- 鲟xúnsturgeon
- 匾biǎnflat, round split-bamboo contain
- 祗zhīrespect, look up to, revere
- 皑áibrilliant white
- 哧chīsound of ripping or giggling
- 芷zhǐangelica
- 趼jiǎncallous skin on hands or feet; blisters
- 榷quèfootbridge; toll, levy; monopoly
- 阊chānggate of heaven; main gate of a palace
- 襁qiǎngswaddling clothes
- 缟gǎowhite raw silk
- 囹língprison, enclosure
- 畛zhěnborder, boundary; raised path
- 诙huītease, joke with; ridicule, mock
- 咣guāngthe sound of large door closing
- 蕙huìspecies of fragrant orchid
- 踉liànghop, jump; hurriedly, urgently
- 郸dāncounty in Hebei province
- 皓hàobright, luminous; clear; hoary
- 攥zuàn(coll.) hold; grip; grasp
- 噻sāicharacter used in translation
- 袄ǎoouter garments; coat, jacket
- 隽juànsuperior, outstanding, talented
- 耜sìspade-shaped tool; plow
- 陔gāia step, a terrace, a grade a ledge
- 彳chìstep with left foot; rad. no 60
- 瞟piǎoglare at; look askance at; squint
- 孓juébeautiful
- 抿mǐnpucker up lips in smile; press
- 尻kāoend of spine; buttocks, sacrum
- 锺zhōngcup, glass, goblet; surname
- 圄yǔprison, jail
- 龛kānniche, shrine
- 奂huànbe numerous, brilliant
- 傧bīnentertain guests