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Ranks 501–1,000 of the top 1000 chinese characters list, in frequency order.

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Chinese characters 501–1,000

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#CharacterPinyinMeaning
501养yǎngkeep, raise (animals, etc.); provide for, support (a family); give birth to
502尽jìnexhaust; do one’s best; give priority to
503投tóuthrow; project, cast
504联liánally, join
505母mǔmother, parent
506岁suìyear (of age)
507志zhìambition, aspiration; will; records
508游yóuswim; travel around
509拿náhold; take
510革géanimal hide; leather; to reform; to remove; to expel (from office)
511音yīnsound; news
512买mǎibuy
513害hàido harm to; suffer from (illness); cause trouble to
514显xiǎnshow, display; be apparent or obvious
515待dàistay; wait for; deal with, treat; entertain
516另lìngother, another
517红hóngred; popular
518除chúexcept, besides
519续xùto continue; to replenish
520境jìngborder, boundary; condition, circumstance
521愿yuànhope, wish; will, be willing to
522群qún[measure word for people or things gathered, also for some birds and animals]…
523飞fēifly
524初chūelementary, just beginning; first
525采cǎipick, gather; mine
526未wèi[archaic] not (yet)
527仅jǐnjust, only
528父fùfather
529送sòngdeliver; give as a gift; see off; escort
530族zúrace; group
531责zéduty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame
532村cūnvillage
533排páiarrange, line, put in order; exclude, discharge
534苦kǔbitter; hard (times), tough
535北běinorth
536曾céng[referring to something that happened previously] once
537差chàshort of; poor, not up to standard; wrong
538批pībatch, lot, group
539低dīlow
540查chálook up, consult; check, examine; investigate, look into
541夫fūhusband; manual labourer
542古gǔancient, old
543围wéigather round; wrap round; surround, enclose
544创chuàngachieve, set (a record)
545诉sù—
546约yuēapproximately, about
547语yǔlanguage, word
548值zhíbe worth; be on duty
549护hùprotect; be partial to
550破pòbreak
551绝jué[usually occurring in negative sentences] definitely, absolutely; extremely
552料liàomaterial; (animal) feed
553营yíngcamp; battalion
554令lìngorder, command; cause, make
555错cuòwrong, mistaken
556帮bānghelp, assist, do somebody a favour
557食shífood, meal; animal feed; eclipse
558您nín[honorific, no plural form] you
559班bānclass, team; shift, duty; squad
560米mǐ[standard measure term] metre
561案àn(legal or criminal) case; proposal; long narrow table
562纪jìorder; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle
563份fèn[measure word for meals, gifts, newspapers, etc.] portion, part, share
564倒dǎo[indicating unexpectedness, contrast or concession] but
565层cénglayer, tier; floor, storey
566星xīngstar
567委wěiused in 委蛇
568兵bīngsoldier
569艺yìskill; art
570脑nǎobrain, head
571职zhípost, position, appointment
572周zhōuweek; cycle
573致zhìcause, result in; send, deliver (a speech)
574派pàisend, dispatch
575项xiàng[measure word for items stipulated, planned, enumerated, or for an account…
576布bùcloth
577织zhīto weave
578称chēngcall; say, state; weigh
579击jīhit, strike
580故gùon purpose, deliberately; pretentiously
581图túpicture, drawing, chart, diagram, graph
582居jūlive, reside; rank
583划huàrow, paddle; scratch, strike; delimit, differentiate; assign
584按ànaccording to
585画huàdraw, paint (a picture)
586广guǎngwide, broad, extensive
587块kuài[measure word for thick pieces] lump
588怕pàbe afraid, fear
589坐zuòsit
590副fùdeputy, associate, vice-
591似sìseem, appear
592增zēngincrease
593乎hū(classical particle similar to 于) in; at; from; because; than; (classi…
594章zhāngchapter
595赛sàicompete; surpass
596验yàn—
597助zhùhelp, aid, assist
598负fùbear; take (responsibility); fail; lose (a match)
599句jù[measure word for sentences, poems or spoken words] word, sentence
600武wǔmartial arts
601饭fànfood, meal
602须xūmust, have to
603继jìcontinue, follow
604希xīto hope; to admire; variant of 稀
605评píngcomment, review; judge, appraise; choose
606型xíngmodel, type
607石shírock, stone
608读dúread
609虽suīalthough, though
610试shìtest, try
611酒jiǔwine, alcohol
612依yīaccording to, by
613独dúalone; solely, only
614承chéngto bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge…
615模móto imitate; model; norm; pattern
616冲chōngdash against, rush; rinse, flush; develop (a film)
617构gòu—
618察cháshort name for Chahar Province 察哈尔
619刻kècut, carve, inscribe
620简jiǎnsimple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips use…
621环huánring; link
622久jiǔlong (time); of a specified duration
623六liùsix
624访fǎngvisit, call on
625般bānsame as, just like
626朋péngfriend
627斗dòufight; contend with
628假jiǎfake, false; artificial
629换huànchange; exchange
630拉lāpull
631室shìroom
632黑hēiblack; dark
633林línwoods, forest
634效xiào—
635益yìbenefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the m…
636座zuò[measure word used for mountains, buildings, bridges, structures, and statues…
637富fùrich, wealthy
638担dānto undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility
639角jiǎocorner; horn; angle, cape
640卖màisell
641细xìthin, fine; exquisite; careful
642搞gǎodo
643充chōngsufficient; full; to fill; to serve as; to act as; to act falsely as…
644景jǐngscene, sight, view
645速sùfast; rapid; quick; velocity
646优yōuexcellent, fine
647妇fùwoman
648激jīto arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent
649王wángking or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great
650律lǜlaw
651油yóuoil, petrol, gas
652靠kàodepend upon; be due to; lean against; come up to
653状zhuàngcondition; form; plaint
654器qì[nominal suffix following a verb indicating the related device or instrument]
655婚hūnmarriage
656源yuánsource
657急jíanxious; annoyed; urgent; hurried
658伤shānginjure, hurt; do harm to
659药yàomedicine, drug
660止zhǐstop, end
661省shěngprovince
662警jǐngto alert; to warn; police
663乡xiāngtownship; country, countryside
664善shànvirtuous, good; kind, friendly
665讨tǎoask for, beg; take (as wife)
666银yínsilver
667爸bàdad, father
668坚jiānstrong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute
669跑pǎorun
670夜yènight
671积jīaccumulate, collect
672属shǔbelong, be
673网wǎngnet; web, internet
674抓zhuāgrab, grasp; arrest
675户hù[measure word for households]
676素sùplain
677馆guǎn[house for business or public service such as tea house, hotel, library…
678介jièto introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor
679剧jùtheatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increa…
680血xuèblood
681仍réngstill
682适shìto fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to fol…
683顺shùnsmooth, without a hitch
684招zhāomove, trick
685票piàoticket
686险xiǎndanger; dangerous; rugged
687味wèitaste, smell
688著zhùwrite
689压yāpress
690午wǔ7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6t…
691春chūnspring
692背bèicarry on one’s back; learn by heart
693防fángprevent, guard against; defend
694获huòwin, obtain, reap
695席xíwoven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier f…
696供gòngsupply, offer; confess; enshrine
697列lièlist, itemise
698楼lóubuilding
699顾gùlook after, help, attend to; have consideration for
700七qīseven
701菜càifood; dish, course; vegetable
702歌gēsong
703既jìsince, now that; as well as
704否fǒuto negate; to deny; not
705答dáanswer, reply
706退tuìmove back, retreat; return, refund; withdraw; (of tide) recede
707杀shākill
708琢zhuóto cut (gems)
709乱luànat random, arbitrarily, disorderly
710草cǎograss; straw
711铁tiěiron
712占zhàntake; take up, occupy
713密mìthick, dense; close, intimate; secret
714挥huīwave, wield; scatter, disperse
715阶jiē—
716修xiūrepair, mend, fix; build; trim, prune
717困kùnbe sleepy; sleep; be stranded or trapped
718施shīimpose, exert, carry out; use, apply; give, bestow
719遇yùmeet with, encounter
720厂chǎngfactory
721穿chuānwear, put on; bore a hole; cross
722店diànshop, store; inn
723犯fàncommit (crime, mistake, etc.); violate, offend (rule, etc.)
724策cèpolicy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse)…
725置zhìput, place; buy
726吸xīinhale, draw; suck, suck up; attract
727追zhuīchase, pursue; court, woo
728例lìexample, case
729南nánsouth
730皇huángemperor; old variant of 惶
731脸liǎnface, cheek
732牌páicards; brand; (number) plate
733甚shènvery, quite
734衣yīclothes, clothing
735坏huàibad
736判pànsentence; judge
737姐jiěelder sister
738树shùtree
739烈lièardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a nobl…
740玩wánplay, amuse oneself
741停tíngstop
742股gǔ[measure word for a stream of strength, water, air or smell, and also for long…
743超chāoexceed, surpass, go beyond; overtake
744庭tíngmain hall; front courtyard; law court
745黄huángyellow; pornographic
746配pèimatch; deserve; fit; mix; join
747河hériver
748钟zhōngclock, bell
749掉diàodrop
750华huáMount Hua 华山 in Shaanxi; surname Hua
751戏xìdrama, play, show
752右yòuright
753劳láo(bound form) to toil; labor; (bound form) laborer; (bound form) merito…
754闻wénsmell; hear
755敢gǎndare
756罪zuìcrime, offence; guilt; suffering
757胜shèngwin, defeat
758板bǎnboard, plank
759临línface, overlook; be present; be about to
760舞wǔdance; wield
761预yùto advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare
762良liánggood
763街jiēstreet
764拍pāiclap, pat, strike; take (a picture), shoot (a film)
765财cáiwealth, fortune
766竟jìng[expressing unexpectedness] actually
767阳yángpositive; Yang (positive)
768余yú[following a number] more than, over
769园yuángarden
770货huògoods
771啦lā[sentence final particle combining 吗 and 啊]
772温wēnwarm
773套tào[measure word for a group of associated things] set; suit; suite
774赶gǎncatch up with; drive away; rush through; try to catch (train, bus, etc.)
775杂zámixed, varied, miscella 门 eous
776慢mànslow
777笔bǐ[measure word for handwritings or drawings]
778宣xuānto declare (publicly); to announce
779某mǒusome, certain
780朝cháotowards; facing
781烟yānsmoke; cigarette
782短duǎnshort, brief
783略lüèslightly; briefly
784奇qístrange; odd (number)
785礼lǐgift; courtesy; ceremony
786船chuánboat, ship
787率lǜlead
788堂tánghall, room
789左zuǒleft
790课kèclass; subject, course; lesson
791败bàibe defeated, fail
792卫wèito guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abb…
793范fànpattern; model; example
794微wēislightly
795咱zán[including the addressee] we, us
796括kuò(bound form) to tie up; to tighten up; (bound form) to include; to com…
797呼hūexhale, breathe; shout; call
798谢xièthank; (of flowers) wither
799灵língeffective; quick-minded
800旅lǚtrip
801抗kàngresist, fight; refuse, defy
802爷yé[usually taking the suffix 儿] father, grandfather
803皮pískin; leather; peel (of fruit)
804互hùmutually, each other
805协xiéto cooperate; to harmonize; to help; to assist; to join
806楚chǔdistinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chin…
807露lùshow, reveal
808材cáimaterial; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)
809毒dúpoison; drug
810冷lěngcold
811脚jiǎofoot, feet; foot (of walls, mountains)
812肯kěnbe content, agree, be willing to
813普pǔgeneral; popular; everywhere; universal
814限xiànlimit, set a limit
815遗yí(bound form) to leave behind
816县xiàncounty
817编biāncompile, edit; make up; weave, plait
818喝hēdrink
819销xiāosell; fasten (with a bolt)
820怀huáicherish, keep in mind; be pregnant
821救jiùsave, rescue
822彩cǎicolour, coloured
823洋yángforeign
824录lùrecord
825恶èbad, evil, wicked; fierce
826掌zhǎngpalm
827私sīpersonal, private; illicit
828散sànfall apart, come loose; break up, disperse; spread, distribute
829亮liàngbright, light; enlightened
830痛tòngbitterly; severely, thoroughly
831雨yǔrain
832疑yí(bound form) to doubt; to suspect
833木mùwood
834维wéito preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr.…
835训xùnto teach; to train; to admonish; (bound form) instruction (from superi…
836熟shúripe; (food) cooked, done; familiar; skilled; sound (sleep)
837秘mì—
838肉ròumeat
839梦mèngdream
840弟dìyounger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
841诗shīpoem, poetry
842架jià[measure word for machines and instruments resting on a stand such…
843休xiūrest, take (leave); stop, cease
844借jièborrow, lend; take advantage of, make use of
845封fēng[measure word for letters, telegrams, etc.]
846香xiāngfragrant, sweet-scented; sound (sleep); appetising, (eat) with relish
847纸zhǐ—
848毕bìthe whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished
849鱼yúfish
850缺quēlack; be absent, be missing
851忙mángbusy
852异yìdifferent; strange, unusual
853娘niángmother, mum
854升shēngrise, raise; promote
855束shùto bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of ligh…
856康kānghealthy; peaceful; abundant
857守shǒuguard; keep watch; abide by
858绍shàoto continue; to carry on
859跳tiàojump
860探tànexplore; visit; stretch forward
861免miǎnexcuse from, waive, exempt; dismiss; avoid
862遍biàn[measure word for the course of actions] time; once through
863脱tuōtake off (clothes, shoes, etc.); shed, come off
864九jiǔnine
865阵zhèn[measure word for a short period of time or action] gust, spell
866惊jīngsurprise, shock
867执zhíhold, grasp
868攻gōngattack; specialise in
869贵guìexpensive
870毛máo[measure term for the Chinese currency…
871握wòhold, grasp
872迎yíngwelcome; go to meet; move against
873健jiànhealthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in
874词cíword, term; speech, statement; [a kind of Chinese poetry]
875哥gēelder brother
876旧jiùold, used
877款kuǎnmoney, fund; pattern, style
878补bǔmend, repair; make up for
879曲qǔ[measure word for tunes, songs and melodies, etc.]
880福fúgood fortune, happiness, blessing
881危wēidanger; to endanger; Taiwan pr.
882监jiānto supervise; to inspect; jail; prison
883龙lóngdragon
884奖jiǎngprize, award
885伙huǒ[measure word for a crowd of people] a crowd of, a band of
886陆lùland
887忘wàngforget
888克kè[measure term for weight] gram
889虑lǜto think over; to consider; anxiety
890央yāngcenter; end; to beg; to plead
891翻fānopen (a book); turn over; look through; get over, cross; translate
892概gài(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically; (…
893威wēipower, prestige, honour
894归guīreturn, go back; be in one’s charge; group (together)
895睡shuìsleep
896静jìngquiet; still, motionless
897唱chàngsing
898沉chénsink, submerge
899控kòngcontrol; accuse
900鼓gǔrouse, pluck up (encourage); bulge
901授shòu(bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form) to teach; to instruct; (…
902渐jiàngradually
903永yǒngforever
904付fùpay; commit to
905幸xìngtrusted; intimate; (of the emperor) to visit; variant of 幸
906累lèitired, weary
907野yěwild; rough, rude; unruly
908嘴zuǐmouth
909播bōsow, seed; broadcast
910版bǎnedition; (of newspaper) page
911挺tǐngvery, rather
912趣qùinteresting; to interest
913盘pán[measure word for food contained in a plate]
914努nǔto exert; to strive
915顶dǐngcarry on one’s head; go against; prop up; stand up to; retort
916懂dǒngunderstand
917骨gǔbone
918寻xúnlook for, seek
919巨jùhuge, enormous
920测cèmeasure, gauge
921牛niú[a popular compliment among young people] great, excellent, matchless
922托tuōhold in one’s hand; entrust
923沙shāsand
924尚shàngstill, yet
925屋wūhouse, room
926稳wěnsteady; certain
927挑tiāocarry on a pole, shoulder; choose, select; push up, stir up
928含hánkeep in mouth; contain, include
929述shù(bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
930降jiàngdrop, fall, decline, decrease, lower
931弱ruòweak
932印yìnprint
933松sōngloose, slack, relaxed; soft and crisp
934扬yángraise; spread
935怪guàistrange
936尊zūnrespect
937谓wèito speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense
938恐kǒngafraid; frightened; to fear
939田tiánfield, farmland
940弄nòngplay with; do, get (ready)
941嘛ma[sentence final modal particle indicating that something is obvious…
942培péito bank up with earth; to cultivate (lit. or fig.); to train (people)
943射shèshoot, spout; send out
944检jiǎnto check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint
945征zhēnglevy; solicit
946雪xuěsnow
947审shěntry; examine, review
948端duānhold or carry something level
949英yīngUnited Kingdom; British; England; English; abbr. for 英国
950择zéto select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to…
951移yímove, remove; change
952旁pángbeside, by
953迷míbewilder, confuse; be fascinated by
954础chǔfoundation; base
955姓xìngbe surnamed
956拥yōngto hold in one's arms; to embrace; to surround; to gather around; to t…
957枪qiānggun, rifle
958摆bǎiput, place, arrange; put on (airs); sway
959登dēngascend, mount, climb; board; print, publish
960暴bàosudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure
961轮lúnround (of competitions and talks, etc.)
962篇piān[measure word for essays and papers] piece (of writing)
963祖zǔancestor; forefather; grandparents
964洗xǐwash
965弹tánbullet, bomb
966典diǎncanon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusi…
967若ruòif
968索suǒto search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated
969云yúncloud
970域yùfield; region; area; domain (taxonomy)
971智zhìwisdom
972纷fēnnumerous; confused; disorderly
973透tòupenetrate, pass through; reveal, let out
974暗àndark, unclear
975丝sīsilk, thread
976绿lǜgreen
977亡wángdie, perish
978秀xiù(bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) super…
979禁jìnprohibit, ban; endure
980震zhènto shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the…
981帝dìemperor
982献xiànoffer, present; dedicate
983额éamount, volume; forehead
984德dévirtue; moral character
985硬yìnghard
986奋fènto exert oneself (bound form)
987宝bǎotreasure
988奶nǎimilk; breast
989鲜xiānfresh; (of colour) bright; (of food) tasty
990博bó(bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to…
991减jiǎnsubtract, minus; reduce, cut
992释shìto explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼); Buddhism
993秋qiūautumn, fall; a period of (troubled) time
994竞jìngto compete; to contend; to struggle
995醒xǐngwake up
996麻máhemp (variant of 麻)
997尤yóuoutstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentm…
998雄xióngmale; heroic
999厚hòuthick
1000软ruǎnsoft
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