TOCFL Level 2 characters
All 265 characters new at TOCFL Level 2, as written in Taiwan, most common first. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.
- 瞭liàobright, clear; clear-sighted
- 死sǐdie; dead; death
- 而érand; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
- 無wúnegative, no, not; lack, have no
- 正zhèngright, proper, correct
- 安ānpeaceful, tranquil, quiet
- 實shíreal, true, solid, honest
- 何héwhat, why, where, which, how
- 親qīnrelatives, parents; intimate
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 理lǐreason, logic; manage
- 保bǎoprotect, safeguard, defend, care
- 許xǔallow, permit; promise; betroth
- 任rèntrust to, rely on, appoint; to bear, duty, office; allow
- 完wáncomplete, finish, settle; whole
- 者zhěthat which; he who; those who
- 解jiěloosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
- 主zhǔmaster, chief owner; host; lord
- 必bìsurely, most certainly; must
- 命mìnglife; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
- 切qièdefinitely; absolutely (not)
- 阿āprefix for people's names; used in transliteration
- 談tántalk; conversation; surname
- 處chùplace, locale; department
- 查cháinvestigate, examine, seek into
- 管guǎnpipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
- 神shénspirit, god, supernatural being
- 員yuánmember; personnel, staff member
- 通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect
- 害hàiinjure, harm; destroy, kill
- 隊duìteam, group; army unit
- 合hécombine, unite, join; gather
- 證zhèngproof, evidence; testify, verify
- 入rùenter, come in(to), join
- 父fùfather; Kangxi radical 88
- 提títo carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift
- 求qiúseek; demand, request; beseech
- 亞yàAsia; second; used as a prefix to names
- 救jiùsave, rescue, relieve; help, aid
- 約yuētreaty, agreement, covenant
- 原yuánsource, origin, beginning
- 留liústop, halt; stay, detain, keep
- 須xūmust, have to, necessary; moment; whiskers
- 傷shāngwound, injury; fall ill from
- 停tíngstop, suspend, delay; suitable
- 內nèiinside, interior; domestic
- 收shōugather together, collect; harvest
- 且qiěmoreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
- 托tuōto hold up with palm; to support, rely on
- 目mùeye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
- 米mǐhulled or husked uncooked rice
- 底dǐbottom, underneath, underside
- 光guānglight, brilliant, shine; only
- 選xuǎnchoose, select; elect; election
- 由yóucause, reason; from
- 度dùdegree, system; manner; to consider
- 消xiāovanish, die out; melt away
- 麗lìbeautiful, magnificent, elegant
- 整zhěngorderly, neat, tidy; whole
- 母mǔmother; female elders; female
- 代dàireplace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
- 案àntable, bench; legal case
- 擔dāncarry, bear, undertake
- 裝zhuāngdress, clothes; decorate; fill
- 論lùndebate; discuss; discourse
- 器qìreceptacle, vessel; instrument
- 數shùnumber; several; count; fate
- 除chúeliminate, remove, except
- 抓zhuāscratch; clutch, seize, grab
- 兄xiōngelder brother
- 務wùaffairs, business; must, should
- 流liúflow, circulate, drift; class
- 議yìconsult, talk over, discuss
- 幸xìngluck(ily), favor, fortunately
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 險xiǎnnarrow pass, strategic point, dangerous
- 改gǎichange, alter; improve, remodel
- 傳chuánsummon; propagate, transmit
- 弄nòngdo, play or fiddle with; alley
- 連liánjoin, connect; continuous; even
- 費fèiexpenses, expenditures, fee
- 越yuèexceed, go beyond; the more ...
- 統tǒnggovern, command, control; unite
- 式shìstyle, system, formula, rule
- 遊yóuwander, roam, travel
- 船chuánship, boat, vessel
- 派pàischool of thought, sect, branch
- 精jīngessence; semen; spirit
- 假jiǎfake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose
- 滿mǎnfill; full, satisfied
- 類lèiclass, group, kind, category
- 立lìstand; let stand; establish, set
- 另lìnganother, separate, other
- 史shǐhistory, chronicle, annals
- 伯bóolder brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
- 區qūarea, district, region, ward; surname
- 節jiéknot, node, joint; section; hexagram ䷻
- 夢mèngdream; visionary; wishful
- 破pòbreak, ruin, destroy; rout
- 夜yènight, dark; in night; by night
- 術shùart, skill, special feat; method, technique
- 存cúnexist, live, be; survive; remain
- 敢gǎnto dare, venture; bold, brave
- 趕gǎnpursue, follow; expel, drive away
- 拍pāiclap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm
- 戲xìtheatrical play, show
- 束shùbind, control, restrain; bale
- 趣qùwhat attracts one's attention
- 建jiànbuild, establish, erect, found
- 福fúhappiness, good fortune, blessing
- 颱táityphoon
- 油yóuoil, fat, grease, lard; paints
- 極jíextreme, utmost, furthest, final
- 偷tōuto steal, burglar, thief
- 律lǜstatute, principle, regulation
- 換huànchange, exchange; substitute
- 娘niángmother; young girl; woman; wife
- 刻kècarve, engrave; quarter hour
- 討tǎoto discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
- 亂luànconfusion, state of chaos; create chaos, revolt
- 標biāoa mark, symbol, label, sign; standard
- 深shēndeep; depth; far; very, extreme
- 排páirow, rank, line
- 衛wèiguard, protect, defend
- 顧gùlook back; look at; look after
- 資zīproperty; wealth; capital
- 叔shūfather's younger brother
- 鬆sōnglax, loose; loosen, relax
- 歷lìhistory; past; to take place
- 炸zhàto burst; to explode; to blow up; to bomb
- 危wēidangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii...
- 背bèithe back of a body or object; to turn one's back
- 擇zéselect, choose, pick out
- 急jíquick, quickly; urgent, pressing
- 婆póold woman; grandmother
- 架jiàrack, stand, prop; prop up
- 祝zhùpray for happiness or blessings
- 居jūlive, dwell, reside, sit
- 適shìmatch, comfortable; just
- 聞wénhear; smell; make known; news
- 紀jìrecord, annal, historical account
- 形xíngform, shape, appearance
- 速sùquick, prompt, speedy
- 究jiūexamine, investigate
- 嚴yánstrict, rigorous, rigid; stern
- 哇wareplaces 啊 when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
- 毛máohair, fur, feathers; coarse
- 野yěopen country, field; wilderness
- 龍lóngdragon; Kangxi radical 212
- 操cāoconduct, run, control, manage
- 貨huògoods, commodities, products
- 誌zhìwrite down; record; magazine
- 陪péiaccompany, be with, keep company
- 溫wēnlukewarm, warm; tepid, mild
- 座zuòseat; stand, base
- 丟diūdiscard, reject, lose
- 社shègod of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
- 響xiǎngmake sound, make noise; sound
- 牙yátooth, molars, teeth; serrated
- 燒shāoburn; bake; heat; roast
- 髒zāngdirty; firm; fat
- 姑gūfather's sister; husband's mother
- 遲chílate, tardy; slow; delay
- 歐ōuused in transliterating non-Chinese words such as Europe, ohm; surname
- 雜zámixed, blended; mix, mingle
- 畢bìend, finish, conclude; completed; 19th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Ta...
- 摩mórub, scour, grind; friction
- 困kùnto surround, besiege; to be surrounded; difficult; hexagram ䷮
- 李lǐplum; judge; surname
- 簽qiānsign, endorse; slip of paper
- 散sànto scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse
- 鐵tiěiron (element 26, Fe); strong, solid, firm
- 嘗chángtaste; experience, experiment
- 概gàigenerally, approximately
- 境jìngboundary, frontier; area, region
- 鎖suǒlock, padlock; shackles, chains
- 研yángrind, rub; study, research
- 詞cíwords; phrase, expression
- 環huánjade ring or bracelet; ring
- 腿tuǐlegs, thighs
- 般bānsort, manner, kind, category
- 笨bènfoolish, stupid, dull; awkward
- 藍lánblue; indigo plant; surname
- 吵chǎoargue, dispute; disturb, annoy
- 臭chòusmell, stink, emit foul odor
- 熟shúwell-cooked; ripe; familiar with
- 洲zhōucontinent; island; islet
- 遍biàneverywhere, all over, throughout
- 層céngstory, layer, floor, stratum
- 搭dājoin together, attach to; add to
- 鬧nàoquarrel; dispute hotly
- 季jìquarter of year; season; surname
- 授shòugive to, transmit; confer
- 陸lùland, continental; army
- 折zhéto break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend
- 鑰yàokey; lock
- 鮮xiānfresh, new, delicious; rare, few
- 育yùproduce, give birth to; educate
- 拖tuōdrag, tow, haul; delay, prolong
- 例lìprecedent, example; regulation
- 疼téngaches, pains; be fond of; love
- 鄉xiāngcountry; rural; village
- 餅bǐngrice-cakes, biscuits
- 帥shuàicommander, commander-in-chief
- 尤yóuespecially, particularly
- 染rǎndye; be contagious; infect
- 惜xīpity, regret, rue, begrudge
- 泡pàobubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse
- 顆kēgrain, kernel
- 烏wūcrow, rook, raven; black, dark
- 尺chǐChinese measure approx. 'foot'
- 訂dìngdraw up agreement; arrange
- 減jiǎndecrease, subtract, diminish
- 綠lǜgreen; chlorine
- 圓yuáncircle; round, circular; complete
- 圾jīgarbage, rubbish; shaking; danger
- 垃lāgarbage, refuse, waste
- 爬pácrawl, creep; climb; scramble
- 豆dòubeans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151
- 池chípool, pond; moat; cistern
- 乘chéngride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
- 暖nuǎnwarm, genial
- 浴yùbathe, wash; bath
- 羞xiūdisgrace, shame; ashamed; shy
- 括kuòinclude, embrace, enclose
- 貌màocountenance, appearance
- 姨yímother/wife's sister; concubine
- 倍bèitimes, fold, multiple times
- 肥féifat, plump, obese; fertile
- 臥wòlie down; crouch
- 鄰línneighbor; neighborhood
- 孫sūngrandchild, descendent; surname
- 櫃guìcupboard, wardrobe, counter
- 汗hànperspiration, sweat
- 濕shīwet, moist, humid, damp; an illness
- 涼liángcool, cold; disheartened
- 污wūfilthy, dirty, impure, polluted
- 腐fǔrot, decay, spoil; rotten
- 刷shuābrush; clean with brush, scrub
- 巾jīnkerchief; towel; turban; Kangxi radical 50
- 脖bóneck
- 葡púgrapes
- 炒chǎofry, saute, roast, boil, cook
- 寒háncold, wintry, chilly
- 萄táograpes
- 罐guànjar, jug, pitcher, pot
- 泉quánspring, fountain; wealth, money
- 捷jiéwin, victory, triumph
- 逛guàngramble, stroll, roam, wander
- 鹽yánsalt
- 傘sǎnumbrella, parasol, parachute
- 淺qiǎnshallow, not deep; superficial
- 夕xīevening, night, dusk; slanted
- 芒mángMiscanthus sinensis
- 咳kécough
- 漿jiāngany thick fluid; starch; broth
- 枕zhěnpillow
- 膏gāogrease, fat; paste, ointment
- 暑shǔhot
- 晴qíngclear weather, fine weather
- 皂zàosoap; black; menial servant
- 橘júorange, tangerine
- 嗽sòucough, gargle, clear throat
- 蚊wénmosquito; gnat
- 饅mánsteamed bread; steamed dumplings