TOCFL Level 1 characters

All 247 characters new at TOCFL Level 1, as written in Taiwan, most common first. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.

• 啊aexclamatory particle
• 但dànonly; but, however, yet, still
• 隻zhīsingle, one of pair, lone; measure word
• 讓ràngallow, permit, yield, concede
• 如rúif, supposing; as if; like, as
• 把bǎhold, take; guard; regard as
• 心xīnheart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scor...
• 發fāissue, dispatch, send out, emit
• 髮fàhair
• 當dāngbear, accept, undertake; just
• 行xíngto walk; to go; to travel; journey; visit; temporary
• 經jīngclassic works; pass through
• 被bèipassive indicator 'by'; bedding
• 已yǐalready; finished; stop
• 法fǎlaw, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
• 情qíngfeeling, sentiment, emotion
• 成chéngcompleted, finished, fixed
• 特tèspecial, unique, distinguished
• 乾qiándry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly gene...
• 信xìntrust, believe; letter
• 次cìorder, sequence; next
• 幫bāngto help, assist; to defend; shoe upper
• 認rènrecognize, know, understand
• 全quánmaintain, keep whole or intact
• 放fàngput, release, free, liberate
• 才cáitalent, ability; just, only
• 相xiāngeach other; one another; mutually
• 種zhǒngseed; race; offspring; to plant
• 拉lāpull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
• 需xūneed, require, must; hexagram ䷄
• 直zhístraight, erect, vertical
• 白báiwhite; pure, unblemished; bright
• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to
• 離líleave, depart; go away; separate; trigram ☲; hexagram ䷝
• 活huólive, exist, survive; lively
• 記jìrecord; keep in mind, remember
• 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
• 加jiāadd to, increase, augment
• 接jiēreceive; continue; catch; connect
• 部bùpart, division, section
• 更gèngmore; even more; further; still; still more
• 望wàngto look at, look forward; to hope, expect
• 士shìscholar, gentleman; soldier
• 或huòor, either, else; perhaps, maybe
• 場chǎngopen space, field, market
• 結jiéknot, tie; join, connect
• 變biànchange, transform, alter; rebel
• 始shǐbegin, start; then, only then
• 剛gānghard, tough, rigid, strong
• 希xīrare; hope, expect, strive for
• 總zǒngcollect; overall, altogether
• 辦bànmanage, do, handle; deal with
• 準zhǔnrule, guideline, standard
• 算suàncount, calculate, figure; plan
• 呀ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
• 世shìgeneration; world; era
• 卡kǎto stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card
• 備bèiprepare, ready, perfect
• 向xiàngtoward, direction, trend
• 遠yuǎndistant, remote, far; profound
• 報bàoreport, tell, announce
• 掉diàoturn, move; shake, wag; drop down
• 啦lā(phonetic)
• 表biǎoshow, express, manifest, display
• 錶biǎoa watch, clock
• 海hǎisea, ocean; maritime
• 笑xiàosmile, laugh, giggle; snicker
• 清qīngclear, pure, clean; peaceful
• 交jiāomix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
• 照zhàoshine, illumine, reflect
• 聲shēngsound, voice, noise; tone; music
• 奇qístrange, unusual, uncanny, occult
• 興xìngthrive, prosper, flourish
• 決juédecide, determine, judge
• 指zhǐfinger, toe; point, indicate
• 界jièboundary, limit; domain; society; the world
• 片piànthin piece; flake; a slice; film; TV play; to slice
• 識shírecognize, understand, know
• 色sècolor, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radica...
• 送sòngsee off, send off; dispatch, give
• 怪guàistrange, unusual, peculiar
• 音yīnsound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
• 婚hūnget married; marriage, wedding
• 條tiáoclause, condition; string, stripe
• 跑pǎorun, flee, leave in hurry
• 護hùprotect, guard, defend, shelter
• 平píngflat, level, even; peaceful
• 願yuàndesire, want; wish; ambition
• 黑hēiblack; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
• 喂wèiinterjection to call attention
• 緊jǐntense, tight, taut; firm, secure
• 司sītake charge of, control, manage; officer
• 業yèprofession, business, trade
• 壞huàibad, spoil(ed), ruin, destroy
• 助zhùhelp, aid, assist
• 客kèguest, traveller; customer
• 棒bàngstick, club, truncheon; hit
• 賽sàicompete, contend; contest, race
• 簡jiǎnsimple, terse, succinct; letter
• 注zhùconcentrate, focus, direct
• 轉zhuǎnshift, move, turn
• 份fènportion, part; duty
• 狗gǒudog, Canis familiaris
• 輕qīnglight; easy, simple; gentle
• 忘wàngforget; neglect; miss, omit
• 院yuàncourtyard, yard, court; school
• 言yánwords, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
• 煩fánbother, vex, trouble; troublesome
• 城chéngcastle; city, town; municipality
• 游yóuto swim; float, drift; wander, roam
• 講jiǎngexplain; discuss; talk
• 答dáto answer; to reply; to respond
• 往wǎnggo, depart; past, formerly
• 班bānclass, group, grade; squad; job
• 局júbureau, office; circumstance
• 故gùancient, old; reason, because
• 治zhìgovern, regulate, administer
• 麻máhemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
• 化huàchange, convert, reform; -ize
• 各gèeach, individually, every, all
• 市shìmarket, fair; city, town; trade
• 圖túdiagram; chart, map, picture
• 語yǔlanguage, words; saying, expression
• 味wèitaste, smell, odor; delicacy
• 劃huàdivide, mark off, lay boundary
• 付fùgive, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
• 超chāojump over, leap over; surpass
• 差chàdifferent; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack
• 支zhīdisperse, pay; support; branch
• 參cāntake part in, intervene; ginseng
• 步bùstep, pace; walk, stroll
• 楚chǔname of feudal state; clear
• 賣màisell; betray; show off
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship, suffering
• 足zúfoot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
• 皮pískin, hide, fur, feather; outer
• 臉liǎnface; cheek; reputation
• 板bǎnplank, board; iron or tin plate
• 闆bǎnboss, the owner, person in charge
• 觀guānsee, observe, view; appearance; hexagram ䷓
• 華huáflowery; illustrious; Chinese
• 紅hóngred, vermillion; blush, flush
• 洗xǐwash, rinse; clean, purify
• 迎yíngreceive, welcome, greet
• 級jílevel, rank, class; grade
• 習xípractice; flapping wings
• 票piàoslip of paper or bamboo; ticket
• 街jiēstreet, road, thoroughfare
• 南nánsouth; southern part; southward
• 脫tuōtake off, peel off, strip
• 練liànpractice, drill, exercise, train
• 碼mǎnumber, numerals; yard; symbol
• 沙shāsand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 庭tíngcourtyard; spacious hall or yard
• 戴dàiwear on top; support
• 爺yéfather, grandfather
• 聊liáosomewhat, slightly, at least
• 驗yàntest, examine, inspect; verify
• 具jùtool, implement; draw up, write
• 商shāngcommerce, business, trade
• 雖suīalthough, even if
• 旅lǚtrip, journey; travel; traveler; hexagram ䷷
• 雙shuāngset of two, pair, couple; both
• 替tìchange, replace, substitute for
• 套tàocase, cover, wrapper, envelope
• 屋wūhouse; room; building, shelter
• 樹shùtree; plant; set up, establish
• 漢hànthe Chinese people, Chinese language
• 北běinorth; northern; northward
• 網wǎngnet, web; network
• 哭kūweep, cry, wail
• 借jièborrow; lend; make pretext of
• 戶hùdoor; family, household
• 雪xuěsnow; wipe away shame, avenge
• 銀yínsilver (element 47, Ag); cash, money, wealth
• 陽yángthe active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
• 努nǔto exert, strive, make an effort; to pout
• 夏xiàsummer; great, grand, big
• 康kāngpeaceful, quiet; happy, healthy
• 箱xiāngcase, box, chest, trunk
• 袋dàipocket, bag, sack, pouch
• 刀dāoknife; old coin; measure
• 河hériver; stream; the Yellow River
• 辛xīnbitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem; Kangxi radical 160
• 黃huángyellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
• 較jiàocompare; comparatively, more
• 草cǎograss, straw, thatch, herbs
• 封fēngletter, envelope; feudal
• 鏡jìngmirror; lens; glass; glasses
• 搬bāntransfer, move, remove, shift
• 鳥niǎobird; Kangxi radical 196
• 聰cōngintelligent, clever, bright
• 燈dēnglantern, lamp
• 貓māocat
• 舒shūopen up, unfold, stretch out; comfortable, easy
• 青qīngblue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
• 掛guàhang, suspend; suspense
• 典diǎnlaw, canon; documentation; classic, scripture
• 堡bǎofort, fortress; town, village
• 盤pántray, plate, dish; examine
• 景jǐngscenery, view; conditions
• 瓜guāmelon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97
• 窗chuāngwindow
• 騎qíride horseback; mount; cavalry
• 健jiànstrong, robust, healthy; strength
• 糖tángsugar; candy; sweets
• 匙shispoon; surname
• 褲kùtrousers, pants
• 廚chúkitchen; closet; cupboard
• 租zūrent, lease; rental; tax
• 春chūnspring; wanton
• 淨jìngpure, clean, unspoiled
• 瓶píngjug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle
• 慣guànhabit, custom; habitually, usually
• 寄jìsend, transmit, mail; rely on
• 零língzero; fragment, fraction
• 帽màohat, cap; cap-like tops
• 梯tīladder, steps, stairs; lean
• 郵yóupostal, mail; post office
• 肚dùbelly; abdomen; bowels
• 踢tīkick
• 泳yǒngdive; swim
• 啤píbeer
• 盒hésmall box or case; casket
• 湖húa lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
• 舍shěto give up; to abandon; to give alms
• 顏yánface, facial appearance
• 烤kǎobake, roast, toast, cook
• 澡zǎowash, bathe
• 秋qiūautumn, fall; year
• 址zhǐsite, location, land for house
• 廁cètoilet, lavatory; mingle with
• 渴kěthirsty, parched; yearn, pine
• 冬dōngwinter, 11th lunar month
• 辣làpeppery, pungent, hot; cruel
• 宿sùlodge for the night; old; former
• 裙qúnskirt, apron, petticoat
• 踏tàstep on, trample, tread on, walk
• 酸suāntart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
• 淋líndrip, soak, drench; perfectly
• 籃lánbasket
• 蘋píngapple
• 績jīspin; achievements
• 叉chācrotch; fork, prong
• 襪wàsocks, stockings
• 淇qíriver in Henan province
• 鹹xiánsalty, briny; salted; pickled