Commonly-taught characters past 500 part 1

土

tǔ - earth

谢

xiè - to thank

谁

shéi - who

姐

jiě - older sister

您

nín - you (polite)

鱼

yú - fish

耳

ěr - ear, ear radical

黑

hēi - black

街

jiē - street

岁

suì - year of age

尺

chǐ - ruler, Chinese foot

寸

cùn - inch

斤

jīn - half a kilo

米

mǐ - rice

店

diàn - shop, inn

班

bān - class

牙

yá - tooth

爸

bà - dad, father

妈

mā - mother,mom

母

mǔ - female, mother

妹

mèi - younger sister

哥

gē - older brother

弟

dì - younger brother

兄

xiōng - older brother

冷

lěng - cold

热

rè - hot

渴

kě - thirsty

饿

è - hungry

累

lèi - tired

饱

bǎo - full, not hungry

忙

máng - busy

休

xiū - to cease

喝

hē - to drink

茶

chá - tea

饭

fàn - meal, cooked rice

半

bàn - half

夜

yè - night

晚

wǎn - evening, late

午

wǔ - 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon

星

xīng - star

昨

zuó - yesterday

春

chūn - spring

秋

qiū - autumn

夏

xià - summer

冬

dōng - winter

宜

yí - suitable, fitting

贵

guì - expensive

毛

máo - measure word for 1/10 of a kuai, dime (US money), hair, feathers, fur

块

kuài - dollar (spoken)

角

jiǎo - horn, angle, another word for 1/10 kuai

钱

qián - money

圆

yuán - round, dollar (on printed bills)

哪

nǎ - which

买

mǎi - to buy

卖

mài - to sell

玩

wán - to play, have fun

纸

zhǐ - paper

糖

táng - sugar, candy

画

huà - to draw, to paint

衣

yī - clothes

适

shì - suitable

穿

chuān - to wear

重

zhòng - heavy

短

duǎn - short

够

gòu - enough

红

hóng - red

黄

huáng - yellow, surname Huang

喜

xǐ - to like

欢

huān - joyous/happy/pleased

银

yín - silver

钟

zhōng - clock

房

fáng - house

左

zuǒ - left (opp. of right)

右

yòu - right (opp. of left)

楼

lóu - floor, multi-storey building

跟

gēn - with, and, to follow

园

yuán - garden, park

客

kè - visitor, guest

厅

tīng (reception) hall / office

卧

wò - to lie down / to crouch

室

shì - room, apartment

椅

yǐ - chair

桌

zhuō - table

床

chuáng - bed

旁

páng - beside, side

课

kè - class, subject, lesson

换

huàn - to change, exchange

笔

bǐ - pen

借

jiè - to borrow; to lend

忘

wàng - to forget

典

diǎn - canon; law; standard work of scholarship

校

xiào - school

餐

cān - meal, food

馆

guǎn - establishment, shop

参

cān - take part in, join

宿

sù - stay overnight, surname Su

舍

shè - shed, house, residence

朋

péng - friend

友

yǒu - friend

概

gài - all, general, approximate, in general