1-1000 5000 Most Common Chinese Characters

的 de

possessive, adjectival suffix

是 shì

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

不 bù

no, not; un-; negative prefix

我 wǒ

our, us, i, me, my, we

一 yī

one; a, an; alone

有 yǒu

have, own, possess; exist

大 dà

big, great, vast, large, high

在 zài

be at, in, on; consist in, rest

人 rén

man; people; mankind; someone else

了 liǎo

to finish; particle of completed action

中 zhōng

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

到 dào

go to, arrive, been to

资 zī

property; wealth; capital

要 yào

necessary, essential; necessity

可 kě

may, can, -able; possibly

以 yǐ

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

这 zhè

this, the, here

个 gè

numerary adjunct, piece; single

你 nǐ

you, second person pronoun

会 huì

to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization

好 hǎo

good, excellent, fine; well

为 wèi

do, handle, govern, act; be

上 shàng

top; superior, highest; go up, send up

来 lái

come, coming; return, returning

就 jiù

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

学 xué

learning, knowledge; school

交 jiāo

mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver

也 yě

also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity

用 yòng

use, employ, apply, operate; use

能 néng

to be able; can, permitted to; ability

如 rú

if, supposing; as if; like, as

文 wén

literature, culture, writing

时 shí

time, season; era, age, period

没 méi

not, have not, none; to drown, sink

说 shuō

speak

他 tā

other, another; he, she, it

看 kàn

look, see; examine, scrutinize

提 tí

hold in hand; lift in hand

那 nà

that, that one, those

问 wèn

ask (about), inquire after

生 shēng

life, living, lifetime; birth

过 guò

pass, pass through, go across

下 xià

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

请 qǐng

ask, request; invite; please

天 tiān

sky, heaven; god, celestial

们 men

adjunct pronoun indicate plural

所 suǒ

place, location; numerary adjunct

多 duō

much, many; more than, over

麽 mó

dimi.

小 xiǎo

small, tiny, insignificant

想 xiǎng

think, speculate, plan, consider

得 dé

obtain, get, gain, acquire

之 zhī

's (marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase); it, him her, them; go to

还 huán

still, yet, also, besides

电 diàn

electricity, electric; lightning

出 chū

go out, send out; stand; produce

工 gōng

labor, work; worker, laborer

对 duì

correct, right; facing, opposed

都 dū

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

机 jī

machine; moment, chance

自 zì

self, private, personal; from

后 hòu

behind, rear, after; descendents

子 zǐ

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

而 ér

and; and then; and yet; but

讯 xùn

inquire; ask; examine; reproach

站 zhàn

stand up; a stand, station

去 qù

go away, leave, depart

心 xīn

heart; mind, intelligence; soul

只 zhī

single, one of pair, lone

家 jiā

house, home, residence; family

知 zhī

know, perceive, comprehend

国 guó

nation, country, nation-state

台 tái

taiphoon

很 hěn

very, quite, much

信 xìn

trust, believe; letter

成 chéng

completed, finished, fixed

章 zhāng

composition; chapter, section

何 hé

what, why, where, which, how

同 tòng

alley, lane

道 dào

path, road, street; method, way

地 dì

earth; soil, ground; region

发 fǎ

hair

法 fǎ

law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French

无 wú

negative, no, not; lack, have no

然 rán

yes, certainly; pledge, promise

但 dàn

only; but, however, yet, still

吗 ma

final interrogative particle

当 dāng

bear, accept, undertake; just

于 yú

in, at, on; interjection alas!

本 běn

root, origin, source; basis

现 xiàn

appear, manifest, become visible

年 nián

year; new-years; person's age

前 qián

in front, forward; preceding

真 zhēn

real, actual, true, genuine

最 zuì

most, extremely, exceedingly

和 hé

harmony, peace; peaceful, calm

新 xīn

new, recent, fresh, modern

因 yīn

cause, reason; by; because (of)

果 guǒ

fruit; result

定 dìng

decide, settle, fix