Most Frequently used Chinese Characters

(possessive particle)/of, really and truly, aim/clear

one/1/single/a(n)

is/are/am/yes/to be

(negative prefix)/not/no

(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker), to know/to understand/to know, clear, look afar from a high place

(located) at/in/exist

man/person/people

to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be

I/me/myself

he/him

this/these, this/these/(sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing)

(a measure word)/individual

(plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns)

within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese, hit (the mark)

to come

on/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up

big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest, doctor

act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become, because of/for/to

and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union, cap (a poem)/respond in singing, soft/warm, mix together/to blend

country/state/nation

(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly, earth/ground/field/place/land

to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive

to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)

persuade (politically), to speak/to say

o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period

demand/ask/request/coerce, important/vital/to want/to be going to/must

at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake

to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/to put forth/to occur/to happen/(a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)

can/be possible/be able to/to assemble/to meet/to gather/to see/union/group/association, to balance an account/accounting

can/may/able to/certain(ly)/to suit/(particle used for emphasis)

also/too

you

couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right

to be born/to give birth/life/to grow

can/may/capable/energy/able

and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)

11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing, (noun suff.)

how/which, that/those, that/those/(sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing)

obtain/get/gain/proper/suitable/proud/contented/allow/permit/ready/finished, a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility, to have to/must/ought to/to need to

(surname), in/at/to/from/by/than/out of

catch/receive/suffer, part. indicates the successful result of a verb/to touch/to come in contact with/to feel/to be affected by/to catch fire/to fall asleep/to burn, -ing part. (indicates an action in progress)/part. coverb-forming after some verbs, to make known/to show/to prove/to write/book/outstanding, to wear (clothes)/to contact/to use/to apply

under/second (of two parts)/next (week, etc.)/lower/below/underneath/down(wards)/to decline/to go down/latter

from/self/oneself/since

(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it

year

(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/(surname)/excessively/too-

to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop, hair

empress/queen/surname, back/behind/rear/afterwards/after/later

to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make

inside/internal/interior, village/within/inside, Chinese mile/neighborhood/li, a Chinese unit of length = one-half kilometer/hometown

to use

direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk

a row/profession/professional, all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do, behavior/conduct

actually/place

correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly

furniture/tool, -ist/-er/-ian/home/family/a person engaged in a certain art or profession

kind/type/race/breed/seed/species (taxonomy), to plant/to cultivate

matter/thing/item/work/affair

finish/complete/accomplish/become/turn into/win/succeed/one tenth, finish/complete/accomplish/become/turn into/win/succeed/one tenth

square/quadrilateral/direction/just

many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-

classics/sacred book/pass through/to undergo/scripture

(interrog. part.), (interrog. suff.), one on dice/small

to go/to leave/to remove

law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist/France (abbrev.)

learn/study/science/-ology

as (if)/such as

all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already, (surname)/metropolis/capital city

like/same/similar/together/alike/with

appear/present/now/existing/current

to be/to act as/manage/withstand/when/during/ought/should/match equally/equal/same/obstruct/just at (a time or place)/on the spot/right/just at, at or in the very same.../to pawn/suitable/adequate/fitting/proper/replace/represent

(negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not, drowned/to end/to die/to inundate

to use/to act/to move/to change

fade/side/surface/aspect/top/face/flour/noodles, flour/noodles

to rise/to raise/to get up

to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard, it depends/think/to see/to look at

to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order

day/sky/heaven

to divide/minute/(a measure word)/(a unit of length = 0.33 centimeter), part

also/in addition/more/still/else/still/yet/(not) yet, (surname)/pay back/return

advance/enter/to come in

good/well, be fond of

small/tiny/few/young

ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/(a measure word)/(a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)

his/her/its/theirs/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)

some/few/several/(a measure word)

to own/to host/master/lord/primary

manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape

reason/logic/science/inner principle or structure

heart/mind

she

roots or stems of plants/origin/source/this/the current/root/foundation/basis/(a measure word)

before/in front/ago/former/previous/earlier/front

open/operate (vehicle)/start

but/yet/however/only/merely/still

cause/reason/because

earth-spirit/peace, (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.)/single/only, M for one of a pair, only/merely/just/but, but/only

lax/yielding/unhurried, from/obey/observe/follow, second cousin

to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss

real/true/honest/really/solid

Japan/day/sun/date/day of the month

army/military/arms

-ist, -er (person)/person (who does sth)

idea/meaning/wish/desire/(abbr.) Italy

-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-

power/force/strength

it

(interrog. part.), and/to give/together with, take part in

length/long/forever/always/constantly, chief/head/elder/to grow/to develop

(a measure word)/(marker for direct-object)/to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of, handle

machine/opportunity/secret

ten/10

the people/nationality/citizen

(prefix before a number, for ordering numbers, e.g. ""first"", ""number two"", etc)

just/honorable (designation)/public/common

this/these

already/to stop/then/afterwards

work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor

to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger

feeling/emotion/passion/situation

clear/bright/to understand/next/the Ming dynasty

sex/nature/surname/suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity

to know/to be aware

all/whole/entire/every/complete

three/3

(once) again/also/both... and.../again

(surname)/mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to involve

(downwards-right convex character stroke)/o'clock/(a measure word)/point/dot/(decimal) point)

Chinese 1st month of year, just (right)/main/upright/straight/correct/principle

business/occupation/study

outside/in addition/foreign/external

(will, shall, ""future tense"")/ready/prepared/to get/to use, a general

both/two/ounce/some/a few/tael

high/tall

between/among/space/(measure word), interstice/separate

follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due to/by/to/to leave it (to sb)

to ask

very/extremely

(the) most/-est

to double/to repeat/repetition/iteration/again/a layer, heavy/serious

and/furthermore/(not) at all/simultaneously/also/together with/to combine/to join/to merge, amalgamate/combine, and/also/together with

thing/object/matter

hand/convenient

ought, (surname)/to answer/to respond

to fight/fight/war/battle

direction/part/side/towards/to/guide/opposite to, guide/opposite to

head, suff. for nouns

language/culture/writing/formal/literary

body/form/style/system

political/politics/government

America/beautiful

each other/one another/mutually, appearance/portrait/picture

to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview, appear

by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear

advantage/benefit/profit/sharp

what, tenth (used in fractions)

two/2

class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/wait for/await/et cetera/and so on

to reproduce/to produce/give birth/products/produce/resources/estate/property

maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or

meso- (chem.)/new/newly

6th heavenly stem/self

system/to make/to manufacture/to control/to regulate, manufacture

body/torso/person/life/status/pregnancy/(a measure word used for clothes) suit

fruit/result

to add/plus

west

(phonetic)/this

moon/month

dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said

one-tenth of a peck, Chinese musical note/fit/to join

(a measure word for matters or actions) a time/to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to revolve/Islam

special/unusual/extraordinary, male animal/special (-ly)

substitute/replace/generation/dynasty/geological era/era/age/period

inside/inner/internal/within/interior

letter/true/to believe/sign/evidence

surface/exterior/to watch/to show/express/an example/a list or table/a meter/a watch/chart/external

to make into/to change into/-ization/to ... -ize/to transform

(a prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family to indicate affection or familiarity)/old (of people)

to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle), to supply/provide

life/age/generation/era/world/lifetime

position/location/(measure word for persons)/place/seat

nth/number (of times)/order/sequence/next/second(ary)/(measure word)

capacity/degree/standard

opening/door/gate/doorway/gateway/valve/switch/way to do something/knack/family/house/(religious) sect/school (of thought)/class/category/phylum or division (taxonomy)

to assign/to appoint/office/responsibility

always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant

early/prior/former/in advance/first

ocean/sea

go through/know well/to connect/to communicate/open

teach, religion/teaching

son, non-syllabic dimi. suff.

former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source

east

sound/voice/(a measure word, used for sounds)/tone/noise

carry (suspended), to carry/to lift/to put forward/(upwards character stroke)/lifting (brush stroke in painting)/to mention

set up/to stand

to reach/and

(particle used for comparison and ""-er than"")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio, associate with/be near

person/employee/member

to separate/to divide/to break up/to loosen/to explain/to untie/to emancipate, transport under guard, (surname)

water/river

name/(measure word for persons)/place (e.g. among winners)

real/true/genuine

the Analects (of Confucius), by the/per/discuss/theory/to talk (about)/to discuss

to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to stay/get along with/to be in a position of/deal with, a place/location/spot/point/office/department/bureau/respect

to walk/to go/to move

justice/righteousness/meaning

each/every

to enter

small table, almost, a few/how many, how much/how many/several/a few

mouth/(a measure word)

to recognize/to know/to admit

measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.)/a strip/item/article

flat/level/equal/to make the same score/to tie/to draw/calm/peaceful

be/connection/relation/tie up/bind, be/system/to tie/department/faculty, connect/to tie

air/anger/gas, gas/air/smell/weather/vital breath/to make sb. angry/to get angry/to be enraged

topic/subject/to inscribe/to superscribe

to live/alive/living/work/workmanship

thus/so/like that/you/thou

to change, more/even more/further/still/still more

leave/depart/separate/distinguish/classify/other/another/do not/must not/to pin, contrary/difficult/awkward

dozen, beat/strike/break/mix up/build/fight/fetch/make/tie up/issue/shoot/calculate/since/from

female/woman

to change/to become different/to transform/to vary/rebellion

four/4

God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being

always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general/in every case

carry/what/how/why/which

electric/electricity/electrical

to count, number/figure/to count/to calculate/several, frequently/repeatedly

content/calm/still/quiet/to pacify/peace

few/little/lack, young

to announce/to inform/report/newspaper/recompense/revenge

ability/talent/endowment/gift/an expert/only (then)/only if/just, just/not until

knot/sturdy/to bear (fruit)/bond/to tie/to bind

wrong side out or up/anti-

to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive

eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order (taxonomy)/goal/name/title

highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely

to measure, capacity/quantity/amount/to estimate

again/once more/re-/second/another

to feel/to move/to touch/to affect

to establish/to found/to set up/to build/to construct

affair/business/matter

to do/to make/to produce

to extend/to connect/to receive/to join

certainly/must/will/necessarily

a courtyard/open space/place/field/a measure word/(a measure word, used for sport or recreation)

a measure word for thing, clothes, item

to calculate/to compute/to count/reckon/ruse/to plan

to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of/to look after/to run/tube/pipe

a period of time/phase/stage/(used for issue of a periodical, courses of study)/time/term/period/to hope

market/city

straight/vertical/frank/directly/straightly/upright

Germany/virtue/goodness/morality/ethics/kindness/favor/character/kind

resources/capital/to provide/to supply/to support/money/expense

life/fate

mountain/hill

metal/money/gold

finger/to point/to direct/to indicate

gram/subdue/to restrain/to overcome, subdue

to allow/to permit/to praise/(surname)

to gather/to unite/to unify/whole

Ou (surname), area/region/district/small/distinguish

to defend/to protect/to insure or guarantee/to maintain/hold or keep/to guard

arrive/most/to/until

squadron/team/group

to appear/to look/form/shape

society/group

ordinary/plain/convenient/handy/easy/then/so/thus/to relieve oneself, advantageous/cheap

air/sky/empty/in vain, emptied/leisure

breach (a dyke)/to decide/to determine

to rule/to govern/to manage/to control/to harness (a river)/cure/treatment/to heal

to use/to spread out/to postpone/to unfold

horse/horse chess piece/Surname

branch of study/administrative section/division/field/branch/stage directions/family (taxonomy)/rules/laws/to mete out (punishment)/to levy (taxes, etc.)/to fine somebody

company/control

five/5

base/foundation/basic/radical (chem.)

eye

book/letter

non-/not-/un-

(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause)/standard/norm/rule/to imitate/to follow/then/principle

listen/hear/obey, let/allow

white/snowy/empty/blank/bright/clear/plain/pure/gratuitous

but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless

boundary/scope/extent/circles/group/kingdom (taxonomy)

attain/pass through/achieve/reach/realize/clear/inform/notify/dignity

light/ray/bright

to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out

strength/force/power/powerful/better

namely/right away/to approach/to draw near

(look) like/similar (to)/appearance/to appear/to seem/image/portrait/resemble/seem

difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good, disaster/distress/to scold

further/moreover

authority/power/right

to think/to consider

king/Wang (proper name)

shape/form/appearance/elephant/image under a map (math.)

to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire

to set up/to arrange/to establish/to found/to display

type/form/pattern/style

color/look/appearance, color/dice

(surname)/road/path/way

to remember/to note/mark/sign/to record

south

conduct/grade/thing/product/good

to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop

to tell/to inform/to say

kind/type/class/category/similar/like/to resemble

to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech

sickness of hand, act in accordance with/seize, according to/to act in accordance with/to depend on/to seize/to occupy

rule/order/regulations/formula/journey/procedure/sequence/a surname

north

side/edge/margin/border/boundary

to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid

(a measure word)/(a surname)/open up

that/the above-mentioned/most likely/to deserve/should/ought to/owe

to deliver/to turn over/to make friends/to intersect (lines)/to pay (money)

compass/rule

Wan (surname)/ten thousand/a great number

to take/to get/to choose/to fetch

to pull/to play (string instruments)/to drag/to draw

frame/rule

hope/expect/to visit/to gaze (into the distance)/look towards/towards

a nap/a sleep, feel/find that/thinking/awake/aware

method/technique, Atractylis lancea var. ovata

neck/collar/to lead/to receive

all together/in while/to share/common/general/together

authenticated/solid/firm, authenticated/solid/firm/real/true

to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to circulate/to pass on/to conduct (electricity), biography

a division (milit.)/teacher/master/expert/model

to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold, Taoist monastery

clear/distinct/complete/pure

today/modern/present/current/this/now

to cut/to slice, close to

courtyard/institution

to ask/to let/permit/have (someone do something)/to yield/to allow

to know/knowledge, to record/write a footnote

wait

band/belt/girdle/ribbon/area/zone/region/wear/carry/lead/bring/consists of/show/and

to transmit/to lead/to guide/to conduct/to direct

struggle/fight

to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate

laugh/smile

to fly

wind/news/style/custom/manner

a step/a pace/walk/march/stages in a process

to change/to alter/to transform/to correct

to receive/to accept/to collect/in care of (used on address line after name)

radical (chem.)/root/basis

dry/to concern/shield, to work/to do/to manage, manage/stem

to make/to build/to invent/to manufacture

to speak/to say/talk/word

to ally/to unite/to join

to grasp/to hold/support/manage/direct/maintain

to form/compose/make up/group/to organize/cord

each/every

aid/ferry/frugal

car/a vehicle/machine/to shape with a lathe, vehicle on land

dear/intimate/parent/relation/closely related, parents-in-law of one's offspring

extremely/pole (geography, physics)/utmost/top

woods/forest

clothes/dress/garment/submit/take (medicine)

fast/quick/swift

to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to deal with

criticize/discuss

to go (in a direction)/past/previous/towards, toward/(of a train) bound for

(dynasty)/dollar/primary/first

(surname)/English/brave

scholar/warrior/knight

prove, confirm, verify/proof, certificate/proof/to prove/to demonstrate/to confirm/certificate/proof

near/close (to)/approximately

to lose/to miss/to fail

to convey/to forward (mail)/to transfer/to turn/to shift, to revolve/to turn/to circle about/to walk about

porter, husband/man

make or cause to be/order/command/decree/honorable

to allow/to grant/to permit/accurate/standard, accurate/standard

diffuse/extend/notify, to declare/to announce/to spread/to make known/spread/(cotton) cloth

begin

how

(question particle), woolen material

exist/deposit/store/keep/survive

1-3 p.m./8th earthly branch/not yet/did not/have not/not

far/distant/remote

to (be) call(ed)

surname/(classical) you (in letters)/platform/Taiwan (abbr.), desk/platform, (measure word)/platform/stage/terrace/stand/support/desk/station/broadcasting station, typhoon

chieftain, bill/list/form/single/only/sole, (surname)

picture/image/reflection/shadow

tool/device/utensil/equipment/instrument

fussy/talkative, subordinate in a gang of bandits, (surname)/gauze/to collect/to gather/to catch/to shift

letter/symbol/character/word

to love/affection/to be fond of/to like

to hit/to strike/to break

to flow/to spread/to circulate/to move

to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip

soldiers/a force/an army/weapons/arms/military/warlike

(surname)/even/as/join/to link/successively

mode (music)/to move (troops)/tune/tone/melody/to transfer, harmonize/reconcile/blend/suit well/provoke/incite

deep/profound

commerce/consult

regard as/to figure/to calculate/to compute

hostage/substance/nature/quality

regiment/round/circular/group/society, dumpling

to gather/to collect/collected works

hundred

to require/to need/to want/necessity/need

price/value/valence (on an atom), great/good/middleman/servant

flower/blossom/to spend (money, time)/fancy pattern

party, party/association/club/society

(abbreviation for) China/(surname) Hua/magnificent/splendid/flowery, (surname)/name of a mountain

city walls/city/town

10 pecks, rock/stone

level/grade/rank/step

exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order/orderly

prefecture/mansion

to leave/to depart/to go away/from

moreover/situation

Asia/Asian/second/next to/inferior

to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal, etc)/to request

skill

border/edge/boundary/between/among/interval/while

weigh, appointment/agreement/to arrange/to restrict/approximately

to show/reveal

again/recover/reply to a letter/to repeat/to duplicate, repeat, double, overlap

ailment/sickness/illness/disease/fall ill/sick/defect

news/interest/breath/rest

after all/to investigate/to study carefully

thread/string/wire/line

to seem/to appear/similar/like/to resemble

official/government

fire

absolutely/decidedly (in negative constructions)/break/to judge

energy/perfect/excellent/refined/very/proficient

Manchurian/to fill/to fulfill/filled/packed

(a measure word)/to support/to sustain/to erect/to raise/branch/division/to draw money

to look at/to regard/to inspect

consume/news/subside/to disappear/to vanish

to exceed/to climb over/to surpass/the more ... the more

device/tool/utensil

to hold/to contain/to allow/appearance/look/countenance

according to/in accordance with/to shine/to illuminate/to reflect/photograph

beard/necessary/must, beard/mustache

nine/9

to increase/to expand/to add

grind fine/study/research

to write

balanced/to fit/well-off/suitable, to call/to praise/to weigh/to estimate/to consider/to call/to address/to name/to say/commend, steelyard

plan a project/stand on tiptoe

eight/8

merit/achievement/result/service/accomplishment

morphine, (question tag)

to cover/to wrap/to hold/to include/to take charge of/package/wrapper/container/bag/to hold or embrace/bundle/packet/to contract (to or for)

disc/sheet, a slice/piece/flake/thin/slice

history

crooked, give up/indeed/to commission

(interrog. part.)

to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to/to search, (surname)

light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small in number/unstressed/neutral/soft

(surname)/change/easy/simple

early/morning

(refers to something that happened previously)/already/at some time in the past/before/once, (surname)/great-grand (father)

remove/do away with/wipe out/divide/except

agriculture

to try to find/to look for/to call on (sb)/to find/to seek/to return/to look for

adornment/adorn/costume/dress/clothing

wide/numerous/to spread

prominent/conspicuous

(onomat.)/dumb, (modal particle indicating polite suggestion)/...right?/...OK?

an initial particle/prefix to names of people, (phonetic character), (final part.)/(interj.), flatter

(a surname)/plum

the topmost branches of a tree/surface/sign/to mark/(outward) sign/indication/prize/award/bid

to speak/to talk/to converse/to chat/to discuss/(surname)

eat/eradicate/destroy/receive, eat, stammer

diagram/to plan/picture/drawing/chart

read aloud, to read aloud

six/6

to lead/to divert (water)/to guide

calendar, to experience/to undergo/to pass through/all/each/every/calendar

head/chief/first (occasion)/first (thing)/measure word for poems

medical/medicine/doctor/to cure/to treat

narrow, (a measure word used for games) set or round office/situation/office

to dash/to move forward quickly

for a particular person, occasion, purpose/focused on one thing/special/expert/particular (to sth)/concentrated/specialized, concentrated/specialized

to cost/to spend/fee/wasteful/expenses/(surname)

roar/cry, day of a month/(suffix used after) name of a ship/(ordinal) number

to the utmost, to use up/to exhaust/to end/to finish/to the utmost/exhausted/finished/to the limit (of sth)

other/another/separate/separately

(surname)/complete/encircle/circuit/lap/week/cycle/all/every/attentive/thoughtful, bestow alms, cycle/week

clear/distinct/compare/comparatively

to inject/to pour into/to concentrate/to pay attention/to note/to comment on/to record/to register/to annotate, annotate

dialect/language/speech, tell to

barely/only/merely

to check/to verify/to test/to examine

leave behind, alight/to fall/to drop (behind)

green (blue, black)

to follow/to comply with/to allow/(surname)

to choose/to pick/to select/to elect

to arrange/to line up/row/file/series

martial/military

bonus/popular/red/revolutionary

to make a sound/to sound/to ring/(a measure word for sound)/loud

although/even though

push/refuse (responsibility)/shove

conditions/influence/tendency

take part in/participate/join/attend/to join/unequal/varied/irregular/to counsel/uneven/not uniform, ginseng

rare/infrequent

ancient/old

multitude

Broussonetia papyrifera/to construct/to form/to make up/to compose

house

half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half/half

festival/section/segment/point/part/to economize/to save/temperate

earth/dust

to throw/to send

(used before measure word and noun) some/(a) certain/so and so

(legal) case/incident/record/file/table

black/dark

to preserve/to maintain/to hold together/dimension

leather/remove

to row, to delimit/to transfer/to assign/to differentiate/to mark off/to draw (a line)/to delete/stroke of a Chinese character

enemy/match

fine and close, to send/to devote/to deliver/to cause/to convey

arrange/exhibit/narrate/tell/old/stale/a surname/to state/to display/to explain/(surname)

law

foot/to be sufficient

attitude

protect

seven/7

flourish/it is the fashion to/to become popular, interest

clique/school/group/faction/to dispatch

child

to examine/to test/to check

duty/responsibility/to reproach/to blame

army/to deal in/to trade/to operate/to run/camp/nourishment/to manage

star/satellite/small amount

to reach/to be enough

(surname)/chapter/seal/section

sound/noise/news

to follow/to go with/heel/with/and

the will, sign/mark/to record/write a footnote

(possessive part.)/(subor. part.), background/bottom/base

station/to stand/to halt/to stop

(air or water) tight/stern/serious/strict/severe

(suff. for certain nouns)/to hope/to wish/Palestinian, Palestine (abbrev.)/Pakistan (abbrev.)/Pascal (unit of pressure)

example/precedent/rule/case/instance

to protect/to defend/to guard (against)

race/nationality/ethnicity/clan

offer (information etc.)/supply, offer/sacrificial offering/trial statement/confession

imitate, effect/efficacy/imitate

continue/replenish

(surname)/distribute (alms)/to do/to execute/to carry out

leave (message)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve

to talk/speech/to speak/to tell/to explain

model

material/stuff/grain/feed/to expect/to anticipate/to guess

end/finish

to answer/agree, reply/answer/return/respond/echo

tight/nervous/strict

(surname)/sulfur/yellow

cut short/extinct/to disappear/to vanish/absolutely/by no means

odd (Num), strange/odd/weird/wonderful

examine/inquire/observe/inspect/look into/to examine

female/mother

capital/Beijing (abbrev.)

(surname)/paragraph/section/segment

according to/depend on/near to

to ascertain/(measure word for batches, lots)/to act on/to criticize/to pass on

crowd/flock/group

(surname)/back of neck/item/thing

happening/instance/reason/cause/deceased/old

to press (with the hand)/to push/to control/to restrain/to check/pressing down (brush movement in painting)/according to/in the light of

river

(measure word) meter/rice

to circle/to surround

river

weave

to do harm to/to cause trouble to/harm/evil/calamity

Chinese peck, to fight/to battle/to struggle/to incite, fight/incite

two/double/pair/both

border/place/condition/boundary/circumstances/territory

customer/visitor/guest

discipline/age/era/period/order/record

to pick/to pluck/to collect/to select/to choose/to gather, affairs/gather, allotment to a feudal noble

to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to choose/to elect

to kill/to murder/to slaughter

to attack/to accuse/to study

father

loquacious/nag, revive, (plant)/place name/revive

secret/confidential/close/thick/dense

to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down/low/to incline/beneath/low

to face/towards/facing/direct/a dynasty/the imperial court/(abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea, morning

friend

complain/sue/tell

to stop/toe

fine/minutely/thin/slender

sincere/willing, hope/wish/desire/ready/willing

thousand, a swing

value/(to be) worth/to happen

still/yet/to remain

male

(surname)/coin/money

to break/to split/broken/damaged/worn out

net/network, a net

heat/to heat up/fervent/hot (of weather)/warm up

to help/to assist

to fall/to collapse/to topple/to change/to fail/bankrupt, upset/turn over/to tip/to pour/to go home/to the contrary/inverted

nourish/to rear

belong to/category/be subordinate to/genus (taxonomy)/be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals)/family members/dependants, join together/fix one's attention on/concentrate on

to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus, airplane etc.)

emperor

limit/bound

a boat/vessel/ship

face

office/duty

fast/rapid/quick

quarter (hour)/(a measure word)/to carve/to engrave/to cut/oppressive

(surname)/happy/laugh/cheerful, (surname)/music

to negate/to deny/not, clogged/evil

hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly

power/might/prestige

hair/pore/fur

accusation/suit/state/condition/strong/great

rate/frequency, to lead/command

very/extremely/more (than)

alone/independent/single/sole/only

ball/sphere

sort/kind/class/way/manner

general/popular/everywhere/universal

to be afraid/to fear

crossball/bullet/shot/shell/ball, impeach/to pluck a string/to play (a stringed musical instrument with fingers)

proofread/to check/to compare, school

bitter/intensely/miserable/painful

a wound/cut/injury/trauma, begin/initiate/inaugurate/start/create

fake/false/artificial/to borrow/if/suppose, vacation

(long) time/(long) duration of time

mistake/error/blunder/fault/cross/uneven/wrong

to bear/to carry/to hold/to continue/to undertake/to take charge/owing to/due to/to receive

stamp/seal/mark/print/India (abbrev.)

evening/night/late

orchid

to test/to try/experiment/examination/test

share/portion/section/part/thigh/(a measure word, e.g. use with electric current)/whiff

to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take

brain

to advance/in advance/beforehand/to prepare

who, who

benefit/increase

positive (electric.)/sun

to seem/like/as/if

how/which, (final part. preceded by N), which (followed by M or Num)

micro/tiny/miniature

Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)

to continue/to follow after/then/afterwards/to go on with/to succeed/to inherit

to deliver/to carry/to give (as a present)/to present (with)/to see off/to send

hurried/worried

blood, blood

to start/to be frightened/to be scared/alarm

injure/injury/wound

plain/element

medicine/drug/cure

to fit/to suit

wave/ripple/storm/surge

night

frugal/save/to omit/to leave out/to save (money)/province, comprehend/introspect/visit

at first/(at the) beginning/first/junior/basic

to be fond of/to like/to enjoy/to be happy/to feel pleased/happiness/delight/glad

to guard/to protect/to defend/(surname)

root/source/origin

animal feed/eat/food, to feed

danger (ous)/rugged

stay/delay, wait/treat/deal with/need/about/intending to do something

to state/to tell/to narrate/to relate

six (fraud-proof), (surname)/shore/land/continent

to practice/to study/habit

to install/to place/to put

reside

toil

money/wealth/riches/property/valuables

bracelet/ring (not for finger)/to surround/to loop/loop

a platoon/line up, row of logs or boards

good fortune

to accept/to pay (tax etc.)

joyous/happy/pleased

(surname)/thunder

to alert/to warn

to catch/to obtain/to capture, reap/harvest

imitate/model/norm/pattern

fill/satisfy/fulfill/to act in place of/substitute/sufficient/full

lose/negative (math. etc.)/to bear/to carry (on one's back)

(classical) to say, cloud/(abbr.) for Yunnan/surname

to stop/to halt

tree/wood

to walk/to tour/to roam/to swim/to travel, to roam/travel

dragon/imperial/Long (a surname)

tree

to doubt/to misbelieve/to suspect

a measure word for layers/laminated/repeated/floor/story (of a building)/layer/(math.) sheaf

cold

continent/island

to rinse/to collide/to water/to rush/to dash (against)/to wash out/to charge/highway/public road, dash against, strong/powerful/forceful/dynamic/to punch, of great force/towards

radio- (chem.)/shoot

plan/strategy/outline/summary/slightly/rather/to rob/to plunder/to summarize

pattern/model/example/(surname)

unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed

(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse)/sentence

room

(interj.)/raise/to stop, different/unusual/strange

to arouse/to incite/to excite/to stimulate/sharp/fierce/violent

Chinese/name of a dynasty

village

laughter/yawn, a Pekinese/a pug

method/plan/policy/scheme

to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act

simple

to check/to stop/to block/card, customs station/to be choked/to fasten/to clip/to wedge/checkpost

guilt/crime/fault/blame/sin

to judge/to sentence/to discriminate/to discern

to undertake/to carry/to shoulder/to take responsibility, a picul (133.33 lbs.)/burden/a load/responsibility

(United States) state/province/sub-prefecture

still/calm/quiet/not moving

retreat/to decline/to move back/to withdraw

already/since/both... (and...)

clothes, gown/to dress/to wear

you (formal)

school/sect/purpose/model/ancestor/family

to amass/to accumulate/to store/old/long-standing

extra/surplus/remaining/after/I/me

ache/pain/sorrow

to check/to examine/to inspect

difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a mistake, differ from/short of/to lack/poor, send/a messenger/a mission/to commission, uneven

rich

alert/departed soul/efficacious/quick/effective/intelligence

cooperate/harmonize/to help/to assist/to join

angle/horn/horn-shaped, Chinese musical note/angle/horn

to observe/to divine, to divine, to occupy/to constitute/to make up/to account

to join/to fit/to mate/to mix/to match/to deserve/to make up (a prescription)

attack/levy (troops or taxes)/journey/trip/expedition

to decorate/to embellish/to repair/to build/to study/to write/to cultivate

leather/skin/fur

scatter/wield/wipe away

(also sheng4) able to do/competent enough to, peptide, victorious

to drop/to fall/to come down/to descend, surrender

rank or step/stairs

to examine/to investigate/carefully/to try (in court)

submerge/immerse/sink/deep/profound/to lower/to drop

strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute

good

ma/mamma

(surname)/to kill

comma/phrase marked by pause, to read/to study

(interj.)/ah, an interjection/to express doubt or to question/to show realization/to stress, (interj. for surprise), oh (interjection), (a modal particle showing affirmation, approval, or consent)

to exceed/overtake/surpass/transcend/ultra-/super-/to pass/to cross

to exempt/to remove/to avoid/to excuse

to press/to push down/to keep under (control), in the first place/to crush

silver

buy

(surname)/emperor

give birth/keep (pets)/to support/to bring sb. up/to raise (pig, etc.)

he/she/(surname)/Iraq (abbrev.)

to think of/to cherish/mind/heart/bosom

execute (a plan)/grasp

secondary/auxiliary/deputy/assistant/vice-/(measure word for a pair)

in confusion/disorderly

to resist/to fight/to defy

to violate/to offend

pursue (a problem)/to chase

to assist/to support/to help/group/gang/party

to declare (publicly)/to announce

Buddha/Buddhism, seemingly

year/years old/(a measure word)

boat/ship/vessel/craft/to navigate/to sail

excellent/superior

queer/to blame

fragrant/incense/(of food) savory/appetizing/sweet/scented/popular

(surname)/field/farm

iron

to accuse/to charge/to control/to sue

taxes/duties

left

right (-hand)

(a measure word for gifts, copies of a newspaper)/copy (of newspaper, magazine, etc.)/share/portion/part/(a measure word)

to bore through/pierce/perforate/penetrate/pass through/to dress/to wear/to put on/to thread

skill/art

carry on one's back, to be burdened/to carry on the back or shoulder, learn by heart/the back of the body

disposition of troops/short period/wave/spate/burst/spell

grass/straw/draft (of a document)/careless/rough/manuscript/hasty

a kick/foot/role, role

general/approximate

nauseated, evil, to hate/to loathe

piece/chunk/lump/(measure word for chunks, lumps), yuan (unit of currency)/fast (of a watch)/swift/rapid/happy/joyful/soon/quick/(a measure word, for cloth, cake, soap)

a time/jerk/stop/meal/bout/spell/(measure for beating)

dare

to guard

wine/liquor/spirits

island

to hold in one's hand/to entrust/to support in one's palm, entrust

beg/center

a household/door/family

ardent/intense/split/crack/rend

foreign/ocean

elder brother

to search/to demand/to ask/to exact/large rope/isolated

(surname)/beard/what why how, beard/mustache

section/paragraph/funds

depend upon/lean on/near/by/against/to support

to discuss/to comment/to criticize/to judge/to choose (by public appraisal)

a register/a block of printing/an edition/version/page

a jewel or gem/a treasure/precious

seat/base/stand/measure word for large, solid things

explain/to release

bright/circumstance/scenery

look after/take into consideration/to attend to

younger brother

scale/climb/ascend/mount/go up/register/note/to publish/to issue/to record

goods/money/commodity

mutual

pay

father's elder brother/senior/paternal elder uncle/eldest of brothers/respectful form of address

slow

Europe

change/exchange

(surname)/hear/sniff at

danger/to endanger

busy

nuclear/atomic/stone (of fruit)

dark/gloomy/hidden/secret, to shut the door/unilluminated

older sister

introduce/lie between/between

bad/spoiled, bad

ask for/send punitive expedition/to demand/to marry

Korea, beautiful

good/very/very much

order/sequence/preface

to raise/to hoist/to promote/pint, ascend/peaceful, promoted

hard/strong/solid/firm/to supervise/to inspect/jail/prison, supervisor

to face/to overlook/to arrive/to be (just) about to/just before

light/bright

to show/to reveal/to expos/dew

forever/always/perpetual (ly)

to call/to cry/to shout/to breath out/to exhale

taste

field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/wild

to support/frame/rack/framework/measure word for planes, large vehicles, radios, etc.

field/region/area/domain (taxonomy)

granule/hoarse/raspy/sand/powder

to drop/to fall

enclose/include

warship

fish

mixed/miscellaneous/various/to mix

mistake/error/to miss/to harm/to delay/to neglect

bay/gulf

lucky

to lower/to decrease/to reduce/to subtract/to diminish

weave/plait/organize/group/arrange/edit/compile/write/compose/fabricate

(surname)/ancient place name/distinct/clear/orderly/pain/suffering/(a surname)

to agree/to consent/to be ready (to do sth)/willing

side/to lean/to survey/to measure/conjecture

be defeated/to defeat/loss

house/room

to run/to escape

to dream

leisurely/loosen/powdered medicine/to scatter/to come loose, adjourn/scatter

(luke)warm/to review

a bunch/tie together, distress/sleepy/doze off, sleepy/doze off

(double-edged) sword

imbue, gradual/gradually

to confer/to grant/to seal/(a measure word)

to save/to assist/to rescue

expensive/noble/your (name)/precious

gun/firearm/rifle/spear, rifle/spear

lack/scarce/vacant post/to run short of

house with more than 1 story/storied building/floor

a district/county

still/yet/to value/to esteem

hair/drawing brush/(in the) least/one thousandth

to move/to shift/to change/to alter/to remove

mother/young lady, mother/troubled

friend

draw/picture/painting

team/class/rank/squad/a work shift/a measure word/(a surname)

wisdom/knowledge

also

ear

kind act (from above)

lack/short

in charge of/palm of hand

afraid/frightened/to fear

to lose/to leave behind

hard/strong/solid/sure

banquet/woven mat/seat/place, woven mat

loose/pine, loose

secret

(surname)/to thank

crass/place name

meet with

peaceful/spongy (of radishes)

anxiety

lucky, fortunate/lucky

equal/even/all/uniform

to melt/to do away with/to sell

clock/time as measured in hours and minutes/bell

poem/poetry/verse

to hide away/to conceal/to harbor/store/accumulate, storehouse/depository/Buddhist or Taoist scripture/Zang/Tibet

to catch up/to overtake/to hurry/to rush/to drive away

drama/play/show/severe

bank note/ticket

to damage/injure/to lose/to harm

suddenly

very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic

cannon/gun/firecracker, gun/cannon

old (opposite of new)/former

end/extremity/item/port/to hold sth. level with both hands/to carry/regular

to explore/to search out/to scout/to visit

lake

to record/to hit/to copy

(surname)/leaf/page

spring (time)/gay/joyful/youthful/love/lust/life

country/village

to add/to attach/to be close to/to be attached

to breathe/to suck in/to absorb/to inhale

I, to give

gift/propriety/rite

harbor/Hong Kong (abbr.)

rain

(final part.)