List of Chinese characters ordered by frequency rank (from most common to least common). Based on Jun Da's Modern Chinese Character Frequency List. Using simplified characters.
9933 characters
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| Pinyin | Definition | Radical | Stroke count | HSK level | General Standard# | Frequency rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 仍 | réng | yet, still, as ever; again; keep -ing, continuing | 人 9.2 | 4 | 4 | 0135 | 601 |
| 男 | nán | male, man; son; baron; surname | 田 102.2 | 7 | 2 | 0733 | 602 |
| 钱 | qián | money, currency, coins | 金 167.5 | 10 | 1 | 1928 | 603 |
| 破 | pò | break, ruin, destroy; rout | 石 112.5 | 10 | 4 | 1867 | 604 |
| 网 | wǎng | net; network; KangXi radical 122 | 网 122.0 | 6 | 3 | 0442 | 605 |
| 热 | rè | hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal | 火 86.6 | 10 | 1 | 1809 | 606 |
| 助 | zhù | help, aid, assist | 力 19.5 | 7 | 2 | 0719 | 607 |
| 倒 | dào | fall over; lie down; take turns | 人 9.8 | 10 | 4 | 1960 | 608 |
| 育 | yù | produce, give birth to; educate | 肉 130.4 | 8 | 3 | 1225 | 609 |
| 属 | shǔ | class, category, type; belong to | 尸 44.9 | 12 | 5 | 2800 | 610 |
| 坐 | zuò | sit; seat; ride, travel by | 土 32.4 | 7 | 1 | 0797 | 611 |
| 帝 | dì | supreme ruler, emperor; god | 巾 50.6 | 9 | 6 | 1633 | 612 |
| 限 | xiàn | boundary, limit, line | 阜 170.6 | 8 | 5 | 1323 | 613 |
| 船 | chuán | ship, boat, vessel | 舟 137.5 | 11 | 3 | 2345 | 614 |
| 脸 | liǎn | face; cheek; reputation | 肉 130.7 | 11 | 3 | 2359 | 615 |
| 职 | zhí | duty, profession; office, post | 耳 128.5 | 11 | 4 | 2192 | 616 |
| 速 | sù | quick, prompt, speedy | 辵 162.7 | 10 | 4 | 1853 | 617 |
| 刻 | kè | carve, engrave; quarter hour | 刀 18.6 | 8 | 3 | 1224 | 618 |
| 乐 | lè | happy, glad; enjoyable; music | 丿 4.4 | 5 | 2 | 0287 | 619 |
| 否 | fǒu | not, no, negative; final particle | 口 30.4 | 7 | 4 | 0703 | 620 |
| 刚 | gāng | hard, tough, rigid, strong | 刀 18.4 | 6 | 3 | 0441 | 621 |
| 威 | wēi | pomp, power; powerful; dominate | 女 38.6 | 9 | 5 | 1444 | 622 |
| 毛 | máo | hair, fur, feathers; coarse | 毛 82.0 | 4 | 4 | 0123 | 623 |
| 状 | zhuàng | form; appearance; shape; official | 犬 94.3 | 7 | 5 | 0828 | 624 |
| 率 | lǜ | to lead; ratio; rate; limit | 玄 95.6 | 11 | 5 | 2395 | 625 |
| 甚 | shén | great extent; considerably | 甘 99.4 | 9 | 4 | 1400 | 626 |
| 独 | dú | alone, single, solitary, only | 犬 94.6 | 9 | 5 | 1602 | 627 |
| 球 | qiú | ball, sphere, globe; round | 玉 96.7 | 11 | 2 | 2155 | 628 |
| 般 | bān | sort, manner, kind, category | 舟 137.4 | 10 | 3 | 1980 | 629 |
| 普 | pǔ | universal, general, widespread | 日 72.8 | 12 | 4 | 2741 | 630 |
| 怕 | pà | to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive | 心 61.5 | 8 | 3 | 1269 | 631 |
| 弹 | dàn | pellet, bullet, shot, shell | 弓 57.8 | 11 | 4 | 2473 | 632 |
| 校 | xiào | school; military field officer | 木 75.6 | 10 | 1 | 1847 | 633 |
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter; hardship, suffering | 艸 140.5 | 8 | 4 | 0999 | 634 |
| 创 | chuàng | establish, create; knife cut | 刀 18.4 | 6 | 5 | 0494 | 635 |
| 假 | jiǎ | falsehood, deception; vacation | 人 9.9 | 11 | 3 | 2337 | 636 |
| 久 | jiǔ | long time (ago); time passage, grow late | 丿 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 0047 | 637 |
| 错 | cuò | error, blunder, mistake; wrong | 金 167.8 | 13 | 2 | 2936 | 638 |
| 承 | chéng | inherit, receive; succeed | 手 64.4 | 8 | 5 | 1315 | 639 |
| 印 | yìn | print, seal, stamp, chop, mark | 卩 26.4 | 5 | 4 | 0285 | 640 |
| 晚 | wǎn | night, evening; late | 日 72.7 | 11 | 2 | 2270 | 641 |
| 兰 | lán | orchid; elegant, graceful | 八 12.3 | 5 | 0306 | 642 | |
| 试 | shì | test, try, experiment | 言 149.6 | 8 | 2 | 1286 | 643 |
| 股 | gǔ | thighs, haunches, rump; share | 肉 130.4 | 8 | 5 | 1186 | 644 |
| 拿 | ná | take, hold, grasp; bring; with | 手 64.6 | 10 | 3 | 1983 | 645 |
| 脑 | nǎo | brain | 肉 130.6 | 10 | 1 | 2001 | 646 |
| 预 | yù | prepare, arrange; in advance | 頁 181.4 | 10 | 4 | 2148 | 647 |
| 谁 | shuí | who? whom? whose? anyone? | 言 149.8 | 10 | 1 | 2122 | 648 |
| 益 | yì | profit, benefit; advantage | 皿 108.5 | 10 | 5 | 2055 | 649 |
| 阳 | yáng | 阜 170.4 | 6 | 3 | 0572 | 650 | |
| 若 | ruò | if, supposing, assuming; similar | 艸 140.5 | 8 | 6 | 1002 | 651 |
| 哪 | nǎ | which? where? how? | 口 30.7 | 9 | 1 | 1515 | 652 |
| 微 | wēi | small, prefix micro-, trifling | 彳 60.10 | 13 | 4 | 2965 | 653 |
| 尼 | ní | Buddhist nun; transliteration | 尸 44.2 | 5 | 0326 | 654 | |
| 继 | jì | continue, maintain, carry on | 糸 120.7 | 10 | 4 | 2153 | 655 |
| 送 | sòng | see off, send off; dispatch, give | 辵 162.6 | 9 | 2 | 1645 | 656 |
| 急 | jí | quick, quickly; urgent, pressing | 心 61.5 | 9 | 3 | 1609 | 657 |
| 血 | xuè | blood; radical number 143 | 血 143.0 | 6 | 5 | 0479 | 658 |
| 惊 | jīng | frighten, surprise, startle | 心 61.8 | 11 | 4 | 2445 | 659 |
| 伤 | shāng | wound, injury; fall ill from | 人 9.4 | 6 | 4 | 0468 | 660 |
| 素 | sù | white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally | 糸 120.4 | 10 | 5 | 1775 | 661 |
| 药 | yào | leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine | 艸 140.6 | 9 | 2 | 1423 | 662 |
| 适 | shì | go, reach; appropriate, suitable | 辵 162.6 | 9 | 4 | 1546 | 663 |
| 波 | bō | waves, breakers; undulations | 水 85.5 | 8 | 6 | 1261 | 664 |
| 夜 | yè | night, dark; in night; by night | 夕 36.5 | 8 | 5 | 1209 | 665 |
| 省 | shěng | province; save, economize | 目 109.4 | 9 | 4 | 1474 | 666 |
| 初 | chū | beginning, initial, primary | 刀 18.5 | 7 | 5 | 0889 | 667 |
| 喜 | xǐ | like, love, enjoy; joyful thing | 口 30.9 | 12 | 1 | 2523 | 668 |
| 卫 | wèi | guard, protect, defend | 乙 5.2 | 3 | 4 | 0065 | 669 |
| 源 | yuán | spring; source, head; surname | 水 85.10 | 13 | 5 | 3008 | 670 |
| 食 | shí | eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 | 食 184.0 | 9 | 5 | 1589 | 671 |
| 险 | xiǎn | narrow pass, strategic point | 阜 170.7 | 9 | 4 | 1733 | 672 |
| 待 | dài | treat, entertain, receive; wait | 彳 60.6 | 9 | 5 | 1580 | 673 |
| 述 | shù | narrate, state, express | 辵 162.5 | 8 | 5 | 1032 | 674 |
| 陆 | lù | land, continental; army | 阜 170.5 | 7 | 5 | 0912 | 675 |
| 习 | xí | practice; flapping wings | 冫 15.1 | 3 | 1 | 0070 | 676 |
| 置 | zhì | place, lay out; set aside | 网 122.8 | 13 | 5 | 2931 | 677 |
| 居 | jū | live, dwell, reside, sit | 尸 44.5 | 8 | 3 | 1308 | 678 |
| 劳 | láo | labor, toil, do manual work | 力 19.5 | 7 | 5 | 0674 | 679 |
| 财 | cái | wealth, valuables, riches | 貝 154.3 | 7 | 5 | 0756 | 680 |
| 环 | huán | jade ring or bracelet; ring | 玉 96.4 | 8 | 3 | 0945 | 681 |
| 排 | pái | row, rank, line | 手 64.8 | 11 | 4 | 2168 | 682 |
| 福 | fú | happiness, good fortune, blessing | 示 113.9 | 13 | 4 | 3033 | 683 |
| 纳 | nà | admit, take, receive, accept | 糸 120.4 | 7 | 5 | 0934 | 684 |
| 欢 | huān | happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy | 欠 76.2 | 6 | 1 | 0587 | 685 |
| 雷 | léi | thunder | 雨 173.5 | 13 | 5 | 2884 | 686 |
| 警 | jǐng | guard, watch; alert, alarm | 言 149.13 | 19 | 4 | 3453 | 687 |
| 获 | huò | obtain, get, receive; seize | 艸 140.7 | 10 | 4 | 1827 | 688 |
| 模 | mó | model, standard, pattern; copy | 木 75.11 | 14 | 5 | 3078 | 689 |
| 充 | chōng | fill, be full, supply | 儿 10.4 | 6 | 5 | 0525 | 690 |
| 负 | fù | load, burden; carry, bear | 貝 154.2 | 6 | 4 | 0503 | 691 |
| 云 | yún | say, speak; clouds | 二 7.2 | 4 | 4 | 0082 | 692 |
| 停 | tíng | stop, suspend, delay; suitable | 人 9.9 | 11 | 4 | 2333 | 693 |
| 木 | mù | tree; wood, lumber; wooden | 木 75.0 | 4 | 5 | 0087 | 694 |
| 游 | yóu | to swim; float, drift; wander, roam | 水 85.9 | 12 | 2 | 2766 | 695 |
| 龙 | lóng | dragon; symbolic of emperor | 龍 212.0 | 5 | 5 | 0221 | 696 |
| 树 | shù | tree; plant; set up, establish | 木 75.5 | 9 | 3 | 1439 | 697 |
| 疑 | yí | doubt, question, suspect | 疋 103.9 | 14 | 4 | 3136 | 698 |
| 层 | céng | storey, layer, floor, stratum | 尸 44.4 | 7 | 3 | 0902 | 699 |
| 冷 | lěng | cold, cool; lonely | 冫 15.5 | 7 | 1 | 0838 | 700 |
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HSK level - whether character appears on the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (Chinese Proficiency Test) word list and on what level.
General Standard# - index number in the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters.
Frequency rank - based on Jun Da's Modern Chinese Character Frequency List.
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