Most Common 3000 Chinese Hanzi Characters [Simplified] (1/2)

的

de dí, dì possessive, adjectival suffix

一

yī one; a, an; alone

是

shì indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that

不

bù fǒu, fōu no, not; un-; negative prefix

了

le liǎo to finish; particle of completed action

在

zài be at, in, on; consist in, rest

人

rén man; people; mankind; someone else

有

yǒu yòu have, own, possess; exist

我

wǒ our, us, i, me, my, we

他

tā other, another; he, she, it

这

zhè zhèi this, the, here

个

gè gě numerary adjunct, piece; single

们

men adjunct pronoun indicate plural

中

zhōng zhòng central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain

来

lái lài come, coming; return, returning

上

shàng top; superior, highest; go up, send up

大

dà dài, tài big, great, vast, large, high

为

wèi wéi do, handle, govern, act; be

和

hé huò, huó, hè harmony, peace; peaceful, calm

国

guó nation, country, nation-state

地

dì de earth; soil, ground; region

到

dào go to, arrive, been to

以

yǐ by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to

说

shuō shuì, tuō, yuè speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid

时

shí time, season; era, age, period

要

yào yāo, yǎo necessary, essential; necessity

就

jiù just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near

出

chū go out, send out; stand; produce

会

huì kuài, guì assemble, meet together; meeting

可

kě kè may, can, -able; possibly

也

yě also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity

你

nǐ you, second person pronoun

对

duì correct, right; facing, opposed

生

shēng life, living, lifetime; birth

能

néng nài, tái, tài, nái,xióng to be able; can, permitted to; ability

而

ér néng and; and then; and yet; but

子

zǐ zi offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch

那

nà nèi, nā, nǎ, né,něi, nuó, nuò that, that one, those

得

dé de, děi obtain, get, gain, acquire

于

yú xū in, on, at; go to; surname

着

zháo zhe, zhāo,zhuó make move, take action

下

xià under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down

自

zì self, private, personal; from

之

zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

年

nián year; new-years; person's age

过

guò guō pass, pass through, go across

发

fā fà, fǎ, bō issue, dispatch, send out; hair

后

hòu queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

作

zuò zuō, zuó make; work; compose, write; act, perform

里

lǐ unit of distance; village; lane; in

用

yòng use, employ, apply, operate; use

道

dào dǎo path, road, street; method, way

行

xíng háng, xìng,hàng, héng go; walk; move, travel; circulate

所

suǒ place, location; numerary adjunct

然

rán yes, certainly; pledge, promise

家

jiā jie, gū house, home, residence; family

种

zhǒng chóng, zhòng seed; race, breed; to plant

事

shì affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

成

chéng completed, finished, fixed

方

fāng fēng, páng,wǎng a square, rectangle; a region; local

多

duō much, many; more than, over

经

jīng jìng classic works; pass through

么

yāo mo, me, ma,mǒ interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender

去

qù go away, leave, depart

法

fǎ law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French

学

xué learning, knowledge; school

如

rú if, supposing; as if; like, as

都

dū dōu metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined

同

tóng tòng same, similar; together with

现

xiàn appear, manifest, become visible

当

dāng dàng bear, accept, undertake; just

没

méi mò, me not, have not, none; drown, sink

动

dòng move, happen; movement, action

面

miàn face; surface; plane; side, dimension

起

qǐ rise, stand up; go up; begin

看

kàn kān look, see; examine, scrutinize

定

dìng decide, settle, fix

天

tiān sky, heaven; god, celestial

分

fēn fèn divide; small unit of time etc.

还

huán hái, xuán still, yet, also, besides

进

jìn advance, make progress, enter

好

hǎo hào good, excellent, fine; well

小

xiǎo small, tiny, insignificant

部

bù pǒu part, division, section

其

qí jī his, her, its, their; that

些

xiē suò, sā little, few; rather, somewhat

主

zhǔ master, chief owner; host; lord

样

yáng yàng, xiàng shape, form, pattern, style

理

lǐ reason, logic; manage

心

xīn heart; mind, intelligence; soul

她

tā she, her

本

běn root, origin, source; basis

前

qián in front, forward; preceding

开

kāi open; initiate, begin, start

但

dàn only; but, however, yet, still

因

yīn cause, reason; by; because (of)

只

zhǐ zhī only, just, simply

从

cóng zòng, zōng,cōng from, by, since, whence, through

想

xiǎng think, speculate, plan, consider

实

shí real, true; honest, sincere