TOCFL Level 3 characters
All 446 characters new at TOCFL Level 3, as written in Taiwan, most common first. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.
- 里lǐunit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
- 殺shākill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip
- 於yúin, at, on; interjection alas!
- 德déethics, morality, virtue
- 哦óoh? really? is that so?
- 將jiāngwill, going to, future; general
- 受shòureceive, accept, get; bear, stand
- 警jǐngguard, watch; alert, alarm
- 此cǐthis, these; in this case, then
- 夫fūman, male adult, husband; those
- 確quèsure, certain; real, true
- 系xìsystem; line, link, connection
- 失shīlose; make mistake, neglect
- 嗯ēn(a groaning sound)
- 戰zhànwar, fighting, battle
- 抱bàoembrace, hold in arms, enfold
- 格gépattern, standard, form; style
- 佈bùspread, publicize, announce
- 布bùcotton cloth, textiles, linen
- 嘛mafinal exclamatory particle
- 性xìngnature, character, sex
- 金jīngold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
- 歉qiàndeficient, lacking, insufficient
- 與yǔand; with; to; for; give, grant
- 軍jūnarmy, military; soldiers, troops
- 達dáarrive at, reach; intelligent
- 使shǐcause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
- 貝bèisea shell; money, currency; Kangxi radical 154
- 肯kěnwilling; consent to, permit
- 至zhìreach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
- 待dàito wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth)
- 制zhìsystem; establish; overpower
- 演yǎnperform, put on; exercise
- 寶bǎotreasure, jewel; precious, rare
- 根gēnroot, base(d on); foundation
- 維wéimaintain, preserve, safeguard
- 搞gǎoto clear, clarify
- 反fǎnreverse, opposite, contrary, anti
- 持chísustain, support; hold, grasp
- 察cháexamine, investigate; notice
- 帝dìsupreme ruler, emperor; god
- 鬼guǐghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determi...
- 續xùcontinue, carry on; succeed
- 絕juécut, sever, break off, terminate
- 基jīfoundation, base
- 強qiángstrong, powerful, energetic
- 科kēsection, department, science
- 王wángking, ruler; royal; surname
- 儘jǐnutmost
- 盡jǐnexhaust, use up; deplete
- 繼jìcontinue, maintain, carry on
- 令lìngto order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause
- 犯fàncommit crime, violate; criminal
- 林línforest, grove; surname
- 血xuèblood; Kangxi radical 143
- 密mìdense, thick, close; intimate
- 量liàngcapacity; quantity; amount; to estimate
- 混hùnto mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along
- 線xiànthread, line, wire; clue
- 永yǒnglong, perpetual, eternal, forever
- 聯liánconnect, join; associate, ally
- 噢ōmoan; interjection for pain, sad
- 靜jìngquiet, still, motionless; gentle
- 嗨hāian exclamation
- 未wèinot yet; eighth earthly branch
- 調diàotransfer, move, change; tune
- 況kuàngcondition, situation; furthermore
- 倒dàoto invert; to place upside down or frontside back
- 否fǒunot, no, negative; final particle; hexagram ䷋
- 取qǔtake, receive, obtain; select
- 惡èevil, wicked, bad, foul
- 隨suífollow, listen to, submit; to accompany; subsequently, then; hexagram ䷐
- 復fùreturn; repeat; repeatedly; hexagram ䷗
- 複fùrepeat, double, overlap
- 品pǐnarticle, product, commodity
- 象xiàngelephant; ivory; figure, image
- 民mínpeople, subjects, citizens
- 乎hūinterrogative or exclamatory final particle
- 卻quèstill, but; decline; retreat
- 首shǒuhead; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
- 組zǔclass; section, department
- 森sēnforest; luxuriant vegetation
- 造zàoconstruct, build, make, begin; prepare
- 終zhōngend; finally, in the end
- 醒xǐngwake up; sober up; startle
- 普pǔuniversal, general, widespread
- 據jùto occupy, take possession of; a base
- 曾céngalready; sign of past
- 及jíextend; reach; come up to; and
- 義yìright conduct, righteousness
- 爭zhēngto dispute, fight, contend, strive
- 吸xīinhale, suck in; absorb; attract
- 頓dùnpause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange
- 政zhènggovernment, political affairs
- 產chǎngive birth, bring forth, produce
- 團tuánsphere, ball, circle; mass, lump
- 責zéone's responsibility, duty
- 斷duànsever, cut off; interrupt
- 導dǎodirect, guide, lead, conduct
- 靠kàolean on, trust, depend on; near
- 毒dúpoison, venom; poisonous
- 引yǐnto pull, draw out, attract; to stretch
- 領lǐngneck; collar; lead, guide
- 靈língspirit, soul; spiritual world
- 追zhuīpursue, chase after; expel
- 示shìshow, manifest; demonstrate; Kangxi radical 113
- 獨dúalone, single, solitary, only
- 恐kǒngfear; fearful, apprehensive
- 錄lùcopy, write down, record
- 置zhìplace, lay out; set aside
- 退tuìstep back, retreat, withdraw
- 修xiūstudy; repair; cultivate
- 石shístone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
- 驚jīngfrighten, surprise, startle
- 負fùload, burden; carry, bear
- 價jiàprice, value
- 投tóuthrow, cast, fling, pitch; jump
- 贏yíngwin; surplus, gain, profit
- 某mǒucertain thing or person
- 博bógamble, play games; wide, broad
- 段duànsection, piece, division
- 僅jǐnonly, merely, solely, just
- 設shèbuild; establish; display; particle of hypothesis, supposing
- 檢jiǎncheck; examine
- 則zérule, law, regulation; grades
- 激jīarouse, excite, incite; quickly
- 釋shìinterpret, elucidate; release
- 似sìto seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-
- 顯xiǎnmanifest, display; evident, clear
- 祕mìmysterious, secret, abstruse
- 秘mìsecret, mysterious, abstruse
- 騙piànswindle, cheat out of, defraud
- 猜cāiguess, conjecture, suppose; feel
- 承chénginherit, receive; succeed
- 遇yùmeet, come across, encounter
- 角jiǎoangle; corner; horn; horn-shaped
- 翻fānflip over, upset, capsize
- 挺tǐngto stand upright, straighten; rigid
- 迷míbewitch, charm, infatuate
- 古gǔold, classic, ancient
- 碰pèngcollide, bump into
- 值zhíprice
- 突tūsuddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
- 露lùdew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show
- 養yǎngraise, rear, bring up; support
- 職zhíduty, profession; office, post
- 專zhuānmonopolize, take sole possession
- 劇jùtheatrical plays, opera, drama
- 微wēismall, prefix micro-, trifling
- 厭yàndislike, detest, reject; satiate
- 守shǒudefend, protect, guard, conserve
- 預yùprepare, arrange; in advance
- 竟jìngfinally, after all, at last
- 規guīrules, regulations, customs, law
- 舉jǔraise, lift up; recommend
- 喔ōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
- 堅jiānhard, strong, firm; resolute
- 推tuīpush, expel; push forward
- 誤wùerr, make mistake; interfere
- 順shùnobey, submit to, go along with
- 嚇xiàscare, frighten; intimidate
- 按ànput hand on, press down with hand
- 煙yānsmoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
- 浪làngwave; wasteful, reckless
- 細xìfine, tiny; slender, thin
- 敗bàibe defeated, decline, fail
- 眾zhòngmasses, people, multitude, crowd
- 堂tánghall; government office
- 圍wéisurround, encircle, corral
- 供gōngto provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
- 尋xúnseek, search, look for; ancient
- 土tǔsoil, earth; items made of earth
- 蓋gàicover, hide, protect
- 穫huòharvest, cut grain
- 仍réngyet, still, as ever; again; keep -ing, continuing
- 際jìborder, boundary, juncture
- 態tàimanner, bearing, attitude
- 狀zhuàngform; appearance; shape; official
- 招zhāobeckon, summon; recruit, levy
- 木mùtree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 島dǎoisland
- 模móto imitate; model; norm; pattern
- 族zúa family clan, ethnic group, tribe
- 創chuàngestablish, create; knife cut
- 敵díenemy, foe, rival; resist
- 牌páisignboard, placard
- 佛fóBuddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀)
- 質zhìmatter, material, substance
- 升shēngarise, go up; hoist; advance; hexagram ䷭
- 降jiàngto drop; to fall; to come down; to descend
- 免miǎnspare; excuse from; evade
- 效xiàoresult, effect; effectiveness
- 輸shūtransport, carry, haul
- 營yíngencampment, barracks; manage
- 譯yìtranslate; decode; encode
- 擁yōngembrace, hug, squeeze; crowd
- 配pèimatch, pair; equal; blend
- 技jìskill, ability, talent, ingenuity
- 諒liàngexcuse, forgive; guess, presume
- 戀liànlove; long for, yearn for; love
- 剩shèngleftovers, residue, remains
- 藝yìart; talent, ability; craft
- 兇xiōngatrocious, ferocious, brutal
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 忍rěnendure, bear, suffer; forbear
- 輪lúnwheel; revolve, turn; recur
- 搶qiǎngplunder, rob, take by force
- 擺bǎiput, place; display; swing, sway
- 富fùabundant, ample; rich, wealthy
- 哎āiinterjection of surprise
- 刺cìstab; prick, irritate; prod
- 跡jīsearch, track, trace
- 蹟jītrace, tracks; footprints
- 廣guǎngbroad, wide, extensive
- 恨hènhatred, dislike; resent, hate
- 抽chōudraw out, pull out; sprout
- 充chōngfill, be full, supply
- 依yīrely on, be set in; consent, obey a wish
- 訓xùnteach, instruct; exegesis
- 勇yǒngbrave, courageous, fierce
- 偉wěigreat, robust; extraordinary
- 獎jiǎngprize, reward; give award to
- 初chūbeginning, initial, primary
- 項xiàngneck, nape of neck; sum; funds
- 挑tiāoto carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
- 航hángsail; navigate; ship, boat
- 優yōusuperior, excellent; actor
- 掌zhǎngpalm of hand, sole of foot, paw
- 採cǎigather, collect; pick, select
- 善shàngood, virtuous, charitable, kind
- 異yìdifferent, unusual, strange
- 尊zūnrespect, revere, venerate; honor
- 智zhìwisdom, knowledge, intelligence
- 仔zǐ(of domestic animals or fowl) young; fine; detailed
- 厲lìwhetstone; grind, sharpen; whet
- 憐liánpity, sympathize
- 朗lǎngclear, bright; distinct
- 源yuánspring; source, head; surname
- 揮huīdirect; wipe away; squander
- 協xiébe united; cooperate
- 輩bèigeneration, lifetime; class
- 魂húnsoul, spirit
- 婦fùmarried women; woman; wife
- 珍zhēnprecious, valuable, rare
- 良liánggood, virtuous, respectable
- 曲qǔtune; song
- 扔rēngthrow, hurl; throw away, cast
- 播bōsow, spread; broadcast; cast away, reject
- 避bìavoid; turn aside; escape; hide
- 敬jìngrespect, honor; respectfully
- 逼bīcompel, pressure, force; bother
- 謂wèisay, tell; call, name; be called
- 洋yángocean, sea; foreign; western
- 醉zuìintoxicated, drunk; addicted to
- 聚jùassemble, meet together, collect
- 默mòsilent; quiet, still; dark
- 憶yìremember, reflect upon; memory
- 秀xiùear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful
- 吹chuīblow; puff; brag, boast
- 秒miǎobeard of grain or corn; a second
- 田tiánfield, arable land, cultivated
- 財cáiwealth, valuables, riches
- 乖guāirebel; crafty, shrewd
- 弱ruòweak; fragile, delicate
- 誠chéngsincere, honest; true, real
- 拒jùward off with hand, defend
- 陰yīnthe passive, female principle in Chinese philosophy (yin); dark; secret
- 祖zǔancestor, forefather; grandfather
- 烈lièfiery, violent, vehement, ardent
- 限xiànboundary, limit, line
- 訪fǎngvisit; ask, inquire
- 章zhāngcomposition; chapter, section
- 蟲chóngworms; insects
- 粉fěnpowder, face powder; plaster
- 漫mànoverflow of water; spreading
- 熊xiónga bear; brilliant; bright; surname
- 觸chùtouch; butt, ram, gore
- 缺quēbe short of, lack; gap, deficit
- 互hùmutually, reciprocally
- 童tóngchild, boy, servant boy; virgin
- 奮fènstrive, exert effort; arouse
- 農nóngagriculture, farming; farmer
- 慶qìngcongratulate, celebrate
- 摸mōgently touch with hand; caress
- 範fànpattern, model, rule, law
- 材cáimaterial, stuff; timber; talent
- 握wògrasp, hold fast, take by hand
- 恭gōngrespectful, polite, reverent
- 評píngappraise, criticize, evaluate
- 督dūsupervise, oversee, direct
- 滑huáslip, slide; slippery, polished
- 賞shǎngreward, grant, bestow; appreciate
- 掃sǎosweep, clear away; exterminate
- 絡luòenmesh, wrap around; web, net
- 隔géseparate, partition
- 娃wábaby; doll; pretty girl
- 邀yāoinvite, welcome; meet, intercept
- 雲yúnclouds; Yunnan province
- 琴qínChinese lute or guitar
- 堆duīheap, pile, crowd; pile up
- 暫zàntemporary
- 羊yángsheep, goat; Kangxi radical 123
- 純chúnpure, clean, simple
- 銷xiāomelt, fuse; market, sell; to pass time, finish, cancel
- 虛xūfalse, worthless; empty, hollow; 11th lunar mansion, determinative star β Aqu...
- 廠chǎngfactory, plant, workshop, mill
- 穩wěnstable, firm, solid, steady
- 增zēngincrease, add to, augment
- 醜chǒuugly looking, homely; disgraceful
- 版bǎnprinting blocks; edition
- 齊qíeven, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210
- 虎hǔtiger; brave, fierce; surname
- 躺tǎnglie down, recline
- 欺qīcheat, double-cross, deceive
- 橋qiáobridge; beam, crosspiece
- 炮pàolarge gun, cannon; artillery
- 胎tāiunborn child, embryo, fetus
- 咬yǎobite, gnaw
- 愉yúpleasant, delightful; please
- 佳jiāgood, auspicious; beautiful; delightful
- 批pīcomment, criticize; wholesale
- 獻xiànoffer, present; show, display
- 域yùdistrict, region, boundary; land
- 擦cāwipe, scrub, rub, scour; brush
- 盜dàorob, steal; thief, bandit
- 抵dǐresist, oppose; deny; off-set
- 距jùdistance; bird's spur
- 傲àoproud, haughty, overbearing
- 耐nàiendure, bear; resist; patient
- 寓yùresidence; lodge; dwell
- 省shěngto save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete
- 牲shēngsacrificial animal; animal
- 礙àiobstruct, hinder, block, deter
- 貼tiēpaste to, stick on; attached to
- 企qǐplan a project; stand on tiptoe
- 革géleather, animal hides; Kangxi radical 177; hexagram ䷰
- 障zhàngseparate; shield; barricade
- 宗zōnglineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan
- 益yìprofit, benefit; advantage; hexagram ䷩
- 玉yùjade, precious stone, gem
- 植zhíplant, trees, plants; grow
- 恢huīrestore; big, great, immense, vast
- 鋼gāngsteel; hard, strong, tough
- 怨yuànhatred, enmity, resentment
- 壁bìpartition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pe...
- 剪jiǎnscissors; cut, divide, separate
- 醬jiàngany jam-like or paste-like food
- 糊húto paste; to glue; blurry; unclear; muddled
- 描miáocopy, trace, sketch; depict
- 寬kuānbroad, wide; spacious, vast
- 購gòubuy, purchase; hire
- 積jīaccumulate, store up, amass
- 蛇shésnake
- 犧xīsacrifice, give up; sacrificial
- 柔róusoft; gentle, pliant
- 欣xīnhappy, joyous, delighted
- 姻yīnrelatives by marriage
- 符fúi.d. tag, tally, symbol, charm
- 灘tānbank, a sandbar, shoal; rapids
- 窮qióngpoor, destitute, impoverished
- 兔tùrabbit, hare
- 塗túsmear, daub, apply, spread; paint
- 抬táilift, carry
- 殊shūdifferent, special, unusual
- 矩jǔcarpenter's square, ruler, rule
- 驕jiāospirited horse; haughty
- 禍huòmisfortune, calamity, disaster
- 肩jiānshoulders; to shoulder; bear
- 幽yōuquiet, secluded, tranquil; dark
- 罵màaccuse, blame, curse, scold
- 含hánhold in mouth; cherish; contain
- 俊jùntalented, capable; handsome
- 趁chèntake advantage of, avail oneself
- 膚fūskin; superficial, shallow
- 齡língage; years
- 淚lèitears; weep, cry
- 膀bǎngupper arm; wing
- 寸cùninch; small, tiny; Kangxi radical 41
- 誇kuāexaggerate; brag, boast; flaunt
- 押yāmortgage, pledge; deposit; to pawn; to arrest, detain, guard
- 豐fēngabundant, lush, bountiful, plenty; hexagram ䷶
- 悉xīknow, learn about, comprehend
- 陌mòfoot path between rice fields
- 忽hūsuddenly, abruptly; neglect
- 桶tǒngpail, bucket, tub; cask, keg
- 齒chǐteeth; gears, cogs; age; Kangxi radical 211
- 訝yàexpress surprise, be surprised
- 淡dànweak, watery; insipid, tasteless
- 擠jǐcrowd, squeeze, push against
- 虧kuīlose, fail; damage; deficient
- 培péibank up with dirt; cultivate
- 獅shīlion
- 填tiánfill in, fill up; make good
- 仗zhàngrely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry
- 俗súsocial customs; vulgar, unrefined
- 唉āialas, exclamation of surprise or pain
- 篇piānchapter, section, essay, article
- 衫shānshirt; robe; gown; jacket
- 厚hòuthick; substantial; greatly
- 煮zhǔcook
- 惱nǎoangered, filled with hate
- 慧huìbright, intelligent; intelligence
- 頁yèpage, sheet, leaf; Kangxi radical 181
- 蟻yǐants
- 逗dòutempt, allure, arouse, stir
- 妝zhuāngto adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up
- 襯chènunderwear; inner garments
- 詳xiángdetailed, complete, thorough
- 溝gōuditch, drain, narrow waterway
- 舅jiùmother's brother, uncle
- 哲zhéwise, sagacious; wise man, sage
- 擴kuòexpand, enlarge, stretch
- 刮guāshave, pare off, scrape
- 脾píspleen, pancreas; disposition
- 瑰guīextraordinary, fabulous; rose
- 玫méirose
- 殖zhíbreed, spawn; increase; prosper
- 薦jiànoffer, present; recommend
- 鴨yāduck; Anas species (various)
- 貢gòngoffer tribute; tribute, gifts
- 摘zhāipluck, pick; select; specify
- 誼yìfriendship; appropriate, suitable
- 閱yuèexamine, inspect, review, read
- 斤jīna catty (approximately 600 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; Kangxi radical 69
- 攤tānspread out, open; apportion
- 寺sìcourt, office; temple, monastery
- 串chuànstring; relatives; conspire
- 棵kēnumerary adjunct for trees
- 晒shàidry in sun, expose to sun
- 廟miàotemple, shrine; imperial court
- 鞭biānwhip; whip; string of firecrackers
- 礎chǔfoundation stone, plinth
- 貿màotrade, barter; mixed; rashly
- 盼pànlook, gaze; expect, hope for
- 孝xiàofilial piety, obedience; mourning
- 郊jiāosuburbs; waste land, open spaces
- 噪zàobe noisy; chirp loudly
- 醋cùvinegar; jealousy, envy
- 榜bǎngplacard; list of successful exam candidates
- 謙qiānhumble, modest; hexagram ䷎
- 蔬shūvegetables, greens
- 鉛qiānlead (element 82, Pb)
- 挫cuòpush down; chop down; grind
- 螞mǎant; leech
- 坪pínglevel ground; Japanese measure