
Like, same, similar, together, alike, withĬlassics, sacred book, pass through, to undergo, scripture less, not to have, no, none, not, to lack, un. ist, -er (person), person (who does something)Īll, both (if two things are involved), entirely (due to)each, even, already To regard as, to take (somebody) for, to do, to makeįinish, complete, accomplish, become, turn into, win, succeed To send out, to show (one‘s feeling), to issue, to develop / hair Home, family, a person engaged in a certain art or profession (past tense marker), to cross, to go over, to pass (time), to live, to get along, (surname)
#MOST COMMON CHINESE CHARACTERS FLASHCARDS PROFESSIONAL#
His, her, its, theirs, that, such, it (refers to something preceding it)Ī row, profession, professional / all right, capable, competent, okay, to go, to do, to travel, temporary, to walk, to go, will do / behavior, conduct

Verb particle marking a continuing progress/state


Obtain, get, gain, to have to, must, ought to, to need toĬan, may, able to, certain(ly), (particle used for emphasis)Ĭan, able, meet, meeting, society, union, partyīack, behind, rear, afterwards, after, laterĬouple, pair, to be opposite, to oppose, to face, for, to, correct (answer), to answer, to reply, to direct (towards something), right Vital, to want, to be going to, must / demand, ask, requestīelow, under, (go) down, next (as opposed to previous/last) To go out, to come out, to occur, to produce, to go beyond, to rise, to put forth, to occur, to happenĪnd, as well as, but (not), yet (not), (shows causal relation), (shows change of state), (shows contrast) To (a place), until (a time), up to, to go, to arriveĭirection, way, method, road, path, principle, truth, reason, skill, method, Tao (of Taoism), a measure word, to say, to speak, to talk (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns) Within, among, in, middle, center, while (doing something), duringĪbove, on, over, top, (go) up, last, previous To use, take, according to, because of, in order to To have, there is, there are, to exist, to beĪct as, take…to be, to be, to do, to serve as, to become / because of, for, toīig, huge, large, major, great, wide, deep, oldest, eldest / doctor (modal particle intensifying preceding clause), (past tense marker) / to know, to understand, to know (possessive particle), of / really and truly / aim, clear The 100 Most Common Chinese characters: No. The following list of 100 most common Chinese characters is based on data from classical and modern Chinese writings collected by linguist Jun Da. Whether you’re a new learner ready to begin reading and writing Chinese or a seasoned student brushing up on the basics, learners of all levels benefit from reviewing the most essential Chinese characters. General Standard# - index number in the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters.įrequency rank - based on Jun Da's Modern Chinese Character Frequency List.Have you ever wondered what the most common Chinese characters are? In a language of approximately 50,000 individual characters, mastering the most commonly used Chinese characters-and knowing their order of frequency-will benefit you along your path to language greatness. HSK level - whether character appears on the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (Chinese Proficiency Test) word list and on what level. Metropolis, capital all, the whole elegant, refined Law, rule, regulation, statute France, French Interrogative particle repetition of a tune small tender for 後) behind, rear, afterĪffair, matter, business to serve accident, incident Marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase it, him her, them go to Under, underneath, below down inferior bring down Offspring, child fruit, seed of 1st terrestrial branch Just, simply to come, go to to approach, nearĪlso classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity Indeed, yes, right to be demonstrative pronoun, this, thatĬentral center, middle in the midst of hit (target) attainīy means of thereby, therefore consider as in order to Based on Jun Da's Modern Chinese Character Frequency List.

List of Chinese characters ordered by frequency rank (from most common to least common). Most common Chinese characters - ordered by frequency
