2,000+ Hanzi

Chinese characters with sound, not just squiggles.

Start with the first 240 high-frequency entries here. The full 2,200-character dataset is generated as static detail pages and available through the search index.

de possessive particle; used after a modifier, like 's or of one; a, an; alone shì indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that no, not; un-; negative prefix le completed-action or change-of-state particle zài to be at; in; on; currently doing something rén man; people; mankind; someone else yǒu have, own, possess; exist our, us, i, me, my, we other, another; he, she, it zhè this, the, here general measure word; individual; single men adjunct pronoun indicate plural zhōng central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain lái come, coming; return, returning shàng top; superior, highest; go up, send up big, great, vast, large, high wèi do, handle, govern, act; be harmony, peace; peaceful, calm guó nation, country, nation-state de ground; place; adverbial particle pronounced de dào go to, arrive, been to by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to shuō to speak; to say; to explain shí time, season; era, age, period yào to want; to need; going to jiù then; just; exactly; used for emphasis chū go out, send out; stand; produce huì can; know how to; will; meeting may, can, -able; possibly also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity you, second person pronoun duì correct, right; facing, opposed shēng life, living, lifetime; birth néng can; be able to; capability ér and; and then; and yet; but zi offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch that, that one, those obtain, get, gain, acquire zhe make move, take action xià under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down self, private, personal; from zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to nián year; CL:個|个[ge4] guò to pass; past experience particle issue, dispatch, send out; hair hòu queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for zuò make; work; compose, write; act, perform unit of distance; village; lane yòng use, employ, apply, operate; use dào path, road, street; method, way xíng go; walk; move, travel; circulate suǒ place, location; numerary adjunct rán yes, certainly; pledge, promise jiā house, home, residence; family zhǒng seed; race, breed; to plant shì affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident chéng completed, finished, fixed fāng a square, rectangle; a region; local duō much, many; more than, over jīng classic works; pass through me interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender go away, leave, depart law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French xué learning, knowledge; school if, supposing; as if; like, as dōu metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined tóng same, similar; together with xiàn appear, manifest, become visible dāng bear, accept, undertake; just méi not, have not, none; drown, sink dòng move, happen; movement, action miàn face; surface; plane; side, dimension rise, stand up; go up; begin kàn look, see; examine, scrutinize dìng decide, settle, fix tiān sky, heaven; god, celestial fēn divide; small unit of time etc. hái still, yet, also, besides jìn advance, make progress, enter hǎo good, excellent, fine; well xiǎo small, tiny, insignificant part, division, section his, her, its, their; that xiē little, few; rather, somewhat zhǔ master, chief owner; host; lord yàng shape, form, pattern, style reason, logic; manage xīn heart; mind, intelligence; soul she, her běn root, origin, source; basis qián in front, forward; preceding kāi open; initiate, begin, start dàn only; but, however, yet, still yīn cause, reason; by; because (of) zhǐ only, just, simply cóng from, by, since, whence, through xiǎng think, speculate, plan, consider shí real, true; honest, sincere sun; day; daytime jūn army, military; soldiers, troops zhě that which; he who; those who thought, idea, opinion; think negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 power, capability, influence it; other and; with; to; for; give, grant zhǎng long; length; excel in; leader hold, take; guard; regard as desk; machine; moment shí ten, tenth; complete; perfect mín people, subjects, citizens sequence, number; grade, degree gōng fair, equitable; public; duke this, these; in this case, then already; finished; stop gōng labor, work; worker, laborer 使 shǐ cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador qíng feeling, sentiment, emotion míng bright, light, brilliant; clear xìng nature, character, sex zhī know, perceive, comprehend quán maintain, keep whole or intact sān three yòu and, also, again, in addition guān frontier pass; close; relation diǎn dot, speck, spot; point, degree zhèng right, proper, correct profession, business; GB radical 111 wài out, outside, external; foreign jiāng will, going to, future; general liǎng two, both, pair, couple; ounce gāo high, tall; lofty, elevated jiān midpoint, space; place, locality yóu cause, reason; from wèn ask about, inquire after hěn very, quite, much zuì most, extremely, exceedingly zhòng heavy, weighty; double bìng and; furthermore; also thing, substance, creature shǒu hand yīng should, ought to, must zhàn war, fighting, battle xiàng toward, direction, trend tóu head; top; chief, first; boss wén literature, culture, writing body; group, class, body, unit; inferior zhèng government, political affairs měi beautiful, pretty; pleasing xiāng mutual, reciprocal, each other jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive bèi quilt; to cover; to suffer gains, advantage, profit, merit shén file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous èr two; twice děng to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al. chǎn give birth, bring forth, produce huò or, either, else; perhaps, maybe xīn new, recent, fresh, modern self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem zhì system; establish; overpower shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 guǒ fruit; result jiā add to, increase, augment 西 west(ern); westward, occident this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle yuè moon; month; KangXi radical 74 huà speech, talk, language; dialect combine, unite, join; gather huí return, turn around; a time special, unique, distinguished dài replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation nèi inside xìn trust, believe; letter biǎo show, express, manifest, display huà change, convert, reform; -ize lǎo old, aged; experienced gěi give; by, for shì generation; world; era wèi throne; position, post; rank, status; seat order, sequence; next degree, system; manner; to consider mén gate, door, entrance, opening rèn trust to, rely on, appoint; to bear, duty, office; allow cháng common, normal, frequent, regular xiān first, former, previous hǎi sea, ocean; maritime tōng pass through, common, communicate jiào teach, class ér son, child; KangXi radical 10 yuán source, origin, beginning dōng east, eastern, eastward shēng sound, voice, noise; tone; music hold in hand; lift in hand stand; let stand; establish, set extend; reach; come up to; and to compare, liken; comparison; than yuán member; personnel, staff member jiě loosen, unfasten, untie; explain shuǐ water, liquid, lotion, juice míng name, rank, title, position zhēn real, actual, true, genuine lùn debate; discuss; discourse chù place, locale; department zǒu walk, go on foot; run; leave right conduct, righteousness each, individually, every, all enter, come in(to), join small table kǒu mouth; open end; entrance, gate rèn recognize, know, understand tiáo clause, condition; string, stripe píng flat, level, even; peaceful system; line, link, connection steam, vapor; KangXi radical 84 forehead; title, headline; theme huó live, exist, survive; lively ěr you; that, those; final particle gèng more, still further, much more bié separate, other; do not strike, hit, beat; fight; attack woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38 biàn change, transform, alter; rebel four shén spirit, god, supernatural being zǒng collect; overall, altogether what, why, where, which, how diàn electricity; electric; lightning shù number; several, count; fate ān peaceful, tranquil, quiet shǎo few, less, inadequate bào report, tell, announce cái talent, ability; just, only jié knot, tie; join, connect fǎn reverse, opposite, contrary, anti shòu receive, accept, get; bear, stand eye; look, see; division, topic tài very, too, much; big; extreme liàng measure, quantity, capacity