Characters
Chinese characters
Browse by frequency, stroke count or radical. The most useful characters come first.
4,809 characters (browsable) · 20,266 words (published)
Showing 120 of 4,809 · Page 7 / 41
theatrical plays, opera, drama; severe, acute; theatrical work (play, opera, TV series et…
right; right-wing; (bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of…
to kiss; lips; coinciding; kiss; mouth; variant of 吻[wen3]
man, husband; worker; those; husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old); (cla…
currency, coins, legal tender; money; coins; currency; silk
to move, to remove, to shift, to transfer; to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth…
willow, poplar, aspen; surname; surname Yang; poplar
to damage, to ruin; to defame, to slander; to destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander; to…
crazy, insane, mentally ill; insane; mad; wild
to cover, to hide, to protect; surname Ge; lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal;…
firm, hard, strong; obstinate; hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncom…
to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive; to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debat…
what, why, where, which, how; surname He; what; how; why; which; carry
to establish, to create; cut, wound, trauma; variant of 創|创[chuang4]; to initiate; to cre…
strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult; odd (number); strange; odd; weird; wonderful; sur…
to hold, to support, to sustain; to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere…
walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress; surname Bu; a step; a pace; walk; march; sta…
citizens, subjects; a nation's people; surname Min; (bound form) the people; inhabitants…
answer, reply; to return; to assent to; bound form having the same meaning as the free wo…
back, backside; to betray, to violate; variant of 背[bei1]; to carry on one's back; (fig.)…
to recline, to lie down; to recline; to lie down
hungry; greedy; to starve (sb)
to raise; to recommend; to praise; variant of 舉|举[ju3]; to lift; to hold up; to cite; to…
to decide, to determine, to judge; to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam et…
commerce, business, trade; Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC); surname Shang; commerce; merc…
guest, traveller; customer; customer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions…
bed, couch; framework, chassis; bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[z…
to dislike, to hate, to resent; to hate; to regret
row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove; to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to…
to caress, to stroke, to gently touch; to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to gro…
clear, evident; prominent; to show; to make visible; to reveal; conspicuous; (prefix) pha…
to speak; to say
smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes; cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mi…
bracelet, ring; to surround, to loop; surname Huan; ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; class…
to pray; to wish well; surname; surname Zhu; to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy b…
to prove, to verify; certificate, proof; to admonish; variant of 證|证[zheng4]; certificate…
to blend, to mix; to fit, to match; to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserv…
top, summit, peak; to carry on the head; apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to pus…
to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer; surname Si; to take charge of; to mana…
to injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill; to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil;…
to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay; variant of 拖[tuo1]; to drag; to tow; to trail; to han…
to sever, to cut off, to interrupt; to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain…
to pursue, to overtake; to hurry; to expel; to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to r…
foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar; surname Lu; Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2];…
leaf, page; surname; to be in harmony; surname Ye; leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period;…
night, dark; under cover of night; variant of 夜[ye4]; night
to live, to reside; to dwell; to sit; surname Ju; (literary) to reside; to live; (bound f…
to copy, to record, to write down; to carve wood; surname Lu; diary; record; to hit; to c…
pure, clean; simple, genuine; pure; simple; unmixed; genuine
to take off, to shed; to escape from; to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from
to thank; to refuse politely; surname Xie; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to dec…
chart, list, table; spectrum; musical score; chart; list; table; register; score (music);…
products, merchandise; goods, commodities; goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4]
ancient state; surname; surname Zhao; one of the seven states during the Warring States p…
demon, evil spirit; magic, spell; (bound form) evil spirit; devil; (prefix) supernatural;…
to bump into, to collide, to hit, to knock against; to knock against; to bump into; to ru…
form, pattern, shape, style; manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, t…
to boil, to roll, to turn; to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost!
to touch; to meet with; to collide, to bump into; variant of 碰[peng4]; to bump; old varia…
valley, gorge, ravine; grain; corn; surname Gu; valley
to retreat, to step back, to withdraw; to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth…
forehead; quota, amount; variant of 額|额[e2]; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specif…
to ride, to mount; cavalry; (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier; to sit astride; to ride (…
to steal; burglar, thief; (bound form) thief; (bound form) secretly; on the sly
foolish, silly, stupid; an imbecile; foolish
dull, simple, stupid; foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; variant of 待[dai1]; foolish…
to shout, to yell, to call out; to howl; to cry; to yell; to shout; to call out for (a pe…
palace; surname; surname Gong; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in…
labor, work; laborer, worker; work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor
to think of, to recall; to study; variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud; to read; to study (…
comment, criticism; batch, lot; wholesale; to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass…
to draw out, to pull out; to sprout; to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove…
pine tree; fir tree; surname Song; pine; CL:棵[ke1]; loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dr…
oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints; oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint…
card, game piece; placard, signboard, tablet; signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[ku…
tray, plate, dish; to examine; tray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices; (…
to upset, to capsize, to flip over; to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage t…
cannot; do not; is not; negative; surname Mo; there is none who
to buy, to purchase; to buy; to purchase
to help, to support; to laud, to praise; variant of 讚|赞[zan4]; (bound form) to praise; to…
foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough; excessive; (bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample…
silver; cash, money, wealth; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
price, value; (literary) messenger; servant; price; value; (chemistry) valence; particle…
beast, animal; bestial; beast; animal; beastly
brush; to clean, to scrub; a brush; to paint; to daub; to brush; to scrub; (fig.) to remo…
thousand; many, numerous; very; used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
to stop up, to seal, to cork, to block; pass, frontier; fortress; to plug; to stop up; to…
bottom, underside; below, underneath; (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle); bottom; b…
to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant; to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in…
certainly; naturally; suddenly; correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
to fall, to drop; surplus, net income; to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or fo…
to jump over; to exceed, to surpass; variant of 逾[yu2]; to exceed; to go beyond; to trans…
to pause; to bow; to arrange; to stop; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at o…
what? why? how?; how
spring; source, root, head; surname; root; source; origin
finally, after all, at last; indeed; unexpected; unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as…
wealth, property, capital; resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money;…
then; really, indeed, after all; to be; thus; so; therefore; only; thereupon; variant of…
give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust; surname Fu; to pay; to hand over to; classifier f…
determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write; aspiration; ambition; the will; sig…
kindness, mercy, charity; variant of 恩[en1]; favor; grace; kindness; (coll.) used like 嗯[…
ingredients, materials; to conjecture, to guess; material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect;…
ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly; ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly
tired; to accumulate; to involve; bother, nuisance; used in 累累[lei2 lei2]; used in 累贅|累赘[…
to know, to recognize, to understand; to recognize; to know; to admit
news, information; to question, to interrogate; (bound form) to ask; to inquire; (bound f…
to promise; to approve, to assent to; to consent; (literary) yes!
article, good, product; commodity; quality, character; (bound form) article; commodity; p…
pit, hole; to trap, to bury; to harry; pit; hollow; depression; (mining) pit; shaft; tunn…
to expect, to hope, to look forward to; full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze…
core, kernel; nut, seed; atom; pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to ver…
lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
to glance at, to look at, to see; to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit
essence, germ, spirit; essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin…
paper; variant of 紙|纸[zhi3]; paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]); classifier for documents, let…
to tie, to fasten, to bind; to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap
sort, manner, kind, class; sort; kind; class; way; manner; used in 般若[bo1 re3]; see 般樂|般乐…
egg; variant of 蜑[Dan4]; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing
rain; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]; (literary) to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall; to prec…
incense; fragrant, aromatic; fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (t…
A Chinese character dictionary built for learners
HanziSkills is a free Chinese character dictionary focused on the questions beginners actually ask: How is this character pronounced? What does it mean? How do I write it in the right order? Which words use it?
Words worth learning
Each character page combines an animated stroke-order diagram, pinyin with tone marks, clear English definitions, radical and component information, common words and related characters. Use the browse page to start with the most frequent characters, or search by Chinese, pinyin or English.