Top 50 Chinese Characters Flashcards
Cut-out cards made from the Top 50 Chinese Characters frequency list — the 50 most common Chinese characters in written Chinese, one card per entry in frequency order.
Live preview of the server-rendered vector PDF — the download is byte-for-byte what you see here.
The back page is mirrored so the cards align correctly when printed double-sided. Please select “Flip on long edge” in your printer settings.
Print the deck, write the list by hand, and keep the ranking open while you read.
The source page has the full table — every entry linked to its own page with stroke order, pinyin and example words — plus a reference PDF and a handwriting practice sheet.
Get the sheet on paper cleanly
Double-sided
Pages alternate front, back, front, back. Print all pages with your printer set to “flip on long edge” and the backs land behind their fronts. Cut lines are printed on both sides so you can check the alignment before cutting.
No duplex printer?
Turn on single-sided fold mode: the front goes on the left of the sheet, the back on the right, mirrored across a printed fold line. Fold the sheet in half and every front sits exactly on its back — cut through both layers.
Card stock
Spacing matches perforated business-card sheets (0–11 mm), so 10-per-page fits a 2 × 3.5" sheet. For plain paper, raise the spacing and cut along the dashed guides.