Book: 500 Basic Chinese Characters

一

yī - one

二

èr - two

三

sān - three

四

sì - four

五

wǔ - five

六

liù - six

七

qī - seven

八

bā - eight

九

jiǔ - nine

十

shí - ten

日

rì - sun

月

yuè - moon, month

人

rén - person

大

dà - big

头

tóu - head, first

太

tài - too, the greatest

天

tiān - day, sky

夫

fū - husband, man

入

rù - to enter

从

cóng - from, follow

北

běi - north

比

bǐ - compare, than

明

míng - bright, know

早

zǎo - morning, early, long ago

白

bái - white, in vain

百

bǎi - hundred

时

shí - time, hour

是

shì - am, is, are, correct

上

shàng - upper, go up

下

xià - lower, down

口

kǒu - mouth

古

gǔ - ancient

叫

jiào - to (be) call(ed)

听

tīng - to listen, to hear

言

yán - words, say

信

xìn - letter, believe

手

shǒu - hand

又

yòu - again, and

双

shuāng - pair, dual, both

友

yǒu - friend

有

yǒu - to have, there is/are, posses

受

shòu - receive, endure, accept

爱

ài - to love

争

zhēng - contend, argue, struggle, fight,

反

fǎn - inversive, on the contrary, wrong side out or up / anti-

饭

fàn - meal, cooked rice

取

qǔ - to take, to get, to choose, to fetch

最

zuì - most

左

zuǒ - left

右

yòu - right

了

le / liǎo - verb ending / understand, finish, settle

子

zǐ / zi - child, son / noun suffix

字

zì - character, word

个

gè - (a measure word), individual

中

zhōng / zhòng - center, China / hit

才

cái - just, not until, ability

木

mù - tree, wood

林

lín - woods, forest, Chinese surname

本

běn - root, original, book, volume

体

tǐ - body / form / style / system

术

shù - skill, skill, art

李

lǐ - a family name, plum

休

xīu - rest, stop

果

guǒ - fruit, as expected

不

bù - not

还

hái / huán - still / return

杯

bēi - cup, glass

土

tǔ - soil, earth, local

坏

huài - bad, spoiled, broken, to break down

坐

zuò - to sit

干

gān / gàn - have to do with / dry, work

于

yú - at, on, in, to, than

千

qiān - thousand

女

nǚ － female, woman

好

hǎo / hào - good, very / like, be fond of

如

rú - as (if), like, such as

安

ān - safe, secure, install

家

jiā - family, home

我

wǒ - I, me

你

nǐ - you (singular)

也

yě - also, too

他

tā - he, him, other

她

tā - she, her

它

tā - it

水

shuǐ - water

小

xiǎo - small, little (in size)

少

shǎo / shào - few, little, less / children, young

半

bàn - half

工

gōng - work, industry

王

wáng - king, Chinese surname

主

zhǔ - host, main

注

zhù - pour, concentrate

住

zhù - to live

国

guó - country, state, nation

马

mǎ - horse, Chinese surname

吗

ma / má/ mǎ - a question particle for yes/no questions / what / morphine

妈

mā - mother, mom

父

fù - father

爸

bà - dad, father

吧

ba - modal particle indicating polite suggestion, …right?, …OK?