| 阿 | ā | prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; used in transliteration; also pr. ; abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗 |
| 哎 | āi | interjection of surprise or disapprobation hey!; why?; look out!; How dare you! |
| 挨 | āi | in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to |
| 岸 | àn | bank; shore; beach; coast; CL:个 |
| 按 | àn | to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment |
| 暗 | àn | to close (a door); to eclipse; muddled; stupid; ignorantdark; gloomy; hidden; secret; obscure; in the dark |
| 拔 | bá | to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize |
| 败 | bài | be defeated; to defeat; loss |
| 板 | bǎn | see 老板, boss; board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:块; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious |
| 帮 | bāng | to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; group; gang; clique; party; secret society |
| 包 | bāo | to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; CL:个,只; surname Bao |
| 薄 | báo | thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile |
| 保 | bǎo | to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard; Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚 |
| 碑 | bēi | a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele; CL:块,面 |
| 背 | bēi | to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder |
| 背 | bèi | the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; unlucky (slang) |
| 笨 | bèn | stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy |
| 逼 | bī | to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on; used in the place of 屄, cunt |
| 避 | bì | to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from |
| 闭 | bì | to close; stop up; shut; obstruct |
| 编 | biān | to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate |
| 扁 | biǎn | flat; (old form of character 匾, horizontal tablet with inscription) |
| 便 | biàn | ordinary; plain; convenient; as convenient; when the chance arises; handy; easy; informal; simple; so; thus; to relieve oneself; to urinate; to defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards |
| 兵 | bīng | soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:个 |
| 冰 | bīng | ice; CL:块; methamphetamine (slang) |
| 并 | bìng | to combine; to amalgamate; and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to join; to merge |
| 捕 | bǔ | to catch; to seize; to capture |
| 补 | bǔ | to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement |
| 步 | bù | a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process |
| 部 | bù | ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc |
| 猜 | cāi | to guess |
| 踩 | cǎi | to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike) |
| 采 | cǎi | affairs; to gather; to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose |
| 藏 | cáng | to conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store; to collect |
| 册 | cè | book; booklet; classifier for books |
| 曾 | céng | once; already; former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) |
| 插 | chā | to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose |
| 拆 | chāi | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open |
| 尝 | cháng | to taste; to try; already; ever; once |
| 抄 | chāo | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms |
| 超 | chāo | to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross |
| 吵 | chǎo | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise |
| 趁 | chèn | to avail oneself of; to take advantage of |
| 称 | chēng | to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise |
| 乘 | chéng | to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (mathematics); Buddhist sect or creed; surname Cheng |
| 尺 | chǐ | a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支,把 |
| 冲 | chōng | thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash; (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to collide with |
| 重 | chóng | to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer |
| 愁 | chóu | worry about |
| 臭 | chòu | stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad) |
| 初 | chū | at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including |
| 处 | chǔ | to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish |
| 处 | chù | place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point |
| 传 | chuán | to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity) |
| 闯 | chuǎng | to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) |
| 创 | chuàng | to begin; to initiate; to inaugurate; to start; to create |
| 此 | cǐ | this; these |
| 刺 | cì | thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder |
| 粗 | cū | coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar |
| 催 | cuī | to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite |
| 存 | cún | exist; deposit; store; keep; survive |
| 寸 | cùn | a unit of length; inch; thumb |
| 搭 | dā | to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train) |
| 答 | dá | reply; answer; return; respond; echo |
| 呆 | dāi | foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay |
| 代 | dài | to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon |
| 待 | dài | to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to |
| 袋 | dài | a pouch; bag; sack; pocket |
| 单 | dān | bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:个 |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; only; merely; still |
| 淡 | dàn | insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen |
| 蛋 | dàn | egg; oval shaped; CL:个,打 |
| 党 | dǎng | party; association; club; society; CL:个; surname Dang |
| 挡 | dǎng | to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear |
| 当 | dàng | at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn |
| 岛 | dǎo | island; CL:个,座 |
| 倒 | dào | upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted |
| 登 | dēng | to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (eg in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers)(dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) |
| 滴 | dī | a drop; to drip |
| 递 | dì | to hand over; to pass on sth; to gradually increase or decrease; progressively |
| 店 | diàn | inn; shop; store; CL:家 |
| 吊 | diào | a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with; to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person |
| 调 | diào | to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody |
| 钓 | diào | to fish with a hook and bait |
| 跌 | diē | to drop; to fall; to tumble; Taiwan pr. [die2] |
| 顶 | dǐng | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; most; to replace; to substitute; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc; to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile (internet slang) |
| 定 | dìng | to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order |
| 订 | dìng | to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order |
| 冻 | dòng | to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly |
| 洞 | dòng | cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:个 |
| 逗 | dòu | to stay; to stop; to pause (while reading); to tease (play with) |
| 堵 | dǔ | to stop up; (to feel) stifled or suffocated; wall; classifier for walls |
| 度 | dù | to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences |
| 渡 | dù | to cross; to pass through; to ferry |
| 端 | duān | end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular |
| 断 | duàn | to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely, definitely,decidedly |
| 堆 | duī | to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount |
| 队 | duì | squadron; team; group; CL:个 |
| 吨 | dūn | ton; Taiwan pr. [dun4] |
| 蹲 | dūn | to crouch; to squat |
| 夺 | duó | to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose |
| 朵 | duǒ | flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc |
| 躲 | duǒ | to hide; to dodge; to avoid |
| 鹅 | é | goose; CL:只 |
| 而 | ér | and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) |
| 凡 | fán | ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale |
| 犯 | fàn | to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) |
| 方 | fāng | square; power or involution (mathematics); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); upright or honest; just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter; surname Fang |
| 防 | fáng | to protect; to defend; to guard (against) |
| 肥 | féi | fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure |
| 肺 | fèi | lung; CL:个 |
| 费 | fèi | to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses; surname Fei |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分 |
| 逢 | féng | to meet by chance; to come across; to fawn upon |
| 幅 | fú | width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures |
| 扶 | fú | to support with hand; to help sb up; to help |
| 浮 | fú | to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus |
| 付 | fù | to pay; to hand over to; surname Fu |
| 副 | fù | secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副词 adverb; classifier for pairs |
| 富 | fù | rich; abundant; wealthy; surname Fu |
| 盖 | gài | lid; top; cover; canopy; to build |
| 干 | gān | to concern; to interfere; shield; stem; dry; clean; surname Gan |
| 杆 | gān | pole; CL:条,根 |
| 肝 | gān | liver; CL:页,个 |
| 赶 | gǎn | to catch up; to overtake; to hurry; to rush; to drive away |
| 钢 | gāng | steel |
| 港 | gǎng | harbor; port; CL:个; Hong Kong, abbr. for 香港; surname Gang |
| 告 | gào | to tell; to inform; to say |
| 割 | gē | to cut; to cut apart |
| 搁 | gē | to place; to put aside; to shelve |
| 隔 | gé | to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of |
| 供 | gōng | to provide; to supply |
| 共 | gòng | common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共产党, Communist party |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog; CL:只,条 |
| 古 | gǔ | ancient; old; paleo-; surname Gu |
| 鼓 | gǔ | convex; drum; to rouse; to beat; CL:通,面 |
| 顾 | gù | to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to; surname Gu |
| 拐 | guǎi | to turn; to kidnap (esp. through trickery); to shanghai; a cane |
| 怪 | guài | bewildering; odd; queer; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; wonder at; to blame; quite; rather |
| 官 | guān | official; government; organ of body; CL:个; surname Guan |
| 管 | guǎn | to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; (spoken) to; towards; surname Guan |
| 光 | guāng | light; ray; CL:道; bright; only; merely; to use up |
| 逛 | guàng | to stroll; to visit |
| 鬼 | guǐ | ghost; sly; crafty; CL:个 |
| 跪 | guì | to kneel |
| 滚 | gǔn | to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! |
| 锅 | guō | pot; pan; boiler; CL:口,只 |
| 害 | hài | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity |
| 含 | hán | to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing) |
| 汗 | hàn | perspiration; sweat; CL:滴,头,身; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection) |
| 行 | háng | a row; series; age order (of brothers); profession; professional; relating to company |
| 好 | hào | to be fond of |
| 合 | hé | to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒 |
| 盒 | hé | small box; case |
| 嘿 | hēi | hey |
| 恨 | hèn | to hate; to regret |
| 哼 | hēng | to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! |
| 厚 | hòu | thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress |
| 呼 | hū | to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale |
| 壶 | hú | pot; classifier for bottled liquid |
| 户 | hù | a household; door; family |
| 划 | huá | to scratch; to row; to paddle; to scratch a surface; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth) |
| 滑 | huá | comical; cunning; slippery; smooth; surname Hua |
| 划 | huà | to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to differentiate; to mark off; to draw (a line); to delete; stroke of a Chinese character |
| 化 | huà | to make into; to change into; -ization; to... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 |
| 环 | huán | ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in; surname Huan |
| 慌 | huāng | to get panicky; to lose one's head |
| 挥 | huī | to wave; to brandish; to wipe away; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse |
| 灰 | huī | ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected |
| 混 | hùn | to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless |
| 火 | huǒ | fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); surname Huo |
| 或 | huò | maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or |
| 货 | huò | goods; money; commodity; CL:个 |
| 即 | jí | namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near |
| 极 | jí | extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top |
| 级 | jí | level; grade; rank; step; CL:个 |
| 集 | jí | to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode |
| 既 | jì | already; since; both... (and...) |
| 夹 | jiā | to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose |
| 架 | jià | to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc |
| 尖 | jiān | point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed |
| 肩 | jiān | shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc) |
| 减 | jiǎn | to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish |
| 剪 | jiǎn | scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate; surname Jian |
| 拣 | jiǎn | to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up |
| 捡 | jiǎn | to pick up; to collect; to gather |
| 建 | jiàn | to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct |
| 箭 | jiàn | arrow; CL:支 |
| 将 | jiāng | will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago |
| 奖 | jiǎng | prize; award; encouragement; CL:个 |
| 降 | jiàng | to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend |
| 较 | jiào | comparatively; (preposition comparing difference in degree); to contrast; to compare; rather; fairly; clearly (different); markedly; to haggle over; to quibble |
| 解 | jiě | to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection |
| 届 | jiè | to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures etc |
| 金 | jīn | gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音; surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) |
| 仅 | jǐn | barely; only; merely |
| 劲 | jìn | strength; energy; enthusiasm; CL:把 |
| 尽 | jìn | to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth) |
| 经 | jīng | classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; warp; longitude; abbr. for economics 经济; surname Jing |
| 井 | jǐng | a well; CL:口; neat; orderly; Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing |
| 静 | jìng | still; calm; quiet; not moving |
| 救 | jiù | to save; to assist; to rescue |
| 卷 | juǎn | to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on; roll; to roll up; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) |
| 决 | jué | to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly |
| 军 | jūn | army; military; arms; CL:个 |
| 砍 | kǎn | to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb |
| 扛 | káng | carry on one's shoulder |
| 烤 | kǎo | to roast; to bake; to broil |
| 考 | kǎo | to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam |
| 靠 | kào | to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend or rely on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) |
| 科 | kē | branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:个 |
| 颗 | kē | classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc |
| 可 | kě | can; may; able to; to approve; to permit; certain(ly); to suit; very (particle used for emphasis) |
| 肯 | kěn | to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do sth); willing |
| 空 | kōng | empty; air; sky; in vain |
| 孔 | kǒng | hole; CL:个; classifier for cave dwellings; surname Kong |
| 扣 | kòu | button; to fasten; to button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash or spike (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); fig. to tag a label on sb |
| 跨 | kuà | to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span |
| 宽 | kuān | lenient; wide; broad; surname Kuan |
| 款 | kuǎn | section; paragraph; funds; CL:笔,个; classifier for versions or models (e.g. a version of a device, software etc) |
| 矿 | kuàng | ore; mine |
| 捆 | kǔn | bunch; to tie together; bundle; a bunch |
| 困 | kùn | sleepy; tired; to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute |
| 拦 | lán | cut off; hinder |
| 懒 | lǎn | lazy |
| 烂 | làn | soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly |
| 狼 | láng | wolf; CL:匹,只,条 |
| 浪 | làng | wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated |
| 捞 | lāo | to fish up; to dredge up |
| 雷 | léi | thunder; (internet slang) terrifying; terrific; surname Lei |
| 类 | lèi | kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble |
| 梨 | lí | pear; CL:个 |
| 例 | lì | example; precedent; rule; case; instance |
| 力 | lì | power; force; strength; ability; strenuously; surname Li |
| 立 | lì | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately; surname Li |
| 粒 | lì | grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) |
| 连 | lián | to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military); surname Lian |
| 练 | liàn | to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise |
| 凉 | liáng | cool; cold; the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) |
| 量 | liáng | to measure |
| 聊 | liáo | to chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly |
| 列 | liè | to arrange; to line up; row; file; series; column |
| 临 | lín | to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before |
| 铃 | líng | (small) bell; CL:只 |
| 领 | lǐng | neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc |
| 另 | lìng | other; another; separate; separately |
| 龙 | lóng | dragon; CL:条; imperial; surname Long |
| 漏 | lòu | to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) |
| 露 | lòu | to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose |
| 录 | lù | diary; record; to hit; to copy; surname Lu |
| 略 | lüè | plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize |
| 落 | luò | to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement |
| 骂 | mà | to scold; abuse; CL:通,顿 |
| 埋 | mái | to bury |
| 迈 | mài | take a step |
| 猫 | māo | cat; CL:只 |
| 冒 | mào | to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); brave; bold; to cover |
| 煤 | méi | coal; CL:块 |
| 美 | měi | America; beautiful; the Americas; abbr. for 美洲; USA; abbr. for 美国 |
| 梦 | mèng | dream; CL:场,个 |
| 密 | mì | secret; confidential; close; thick; dense |
| 面 | miàn | flour; noodles; face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc |
| 秒 | miǎo | second (of time); unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree |
| 妙 | miào | clever; wonderful |
| 庙 | miào | temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座; temple fair |
| 灭 | miè | to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown |
| 名 | míng | name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people |
| 摸 | mō | to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse) |
| 磨 | mó | to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist |
| 某 | mǒu | some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such |
| 亩 | mǔ | classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare |
| 母 | mǔ | female; mother |
| 木 | mù | tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音; surname Mu |
| 闹 | nào | noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke |
| 泥 | ní | mud; clay; paste; pulp |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird; CL:只,群 |
| 扭 | niǔ | to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips |
| 浓 | nóng | concentrated; dense |
| 弄 | nòng | to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with |
| 暖 | nuǎn | warm; to heat; genial |
| 排 | pái | a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc |
| 牌 | pái | mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片,个,块 |
| 盘 | pán | plate; dish; tray; board; to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess |
| 旁 | páng | beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic |
| 胖 | pàng | fat; plump |
| 炮 | pào | cannon; CL:座; firecracker |
| 赔 | péi | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss |
| 陪 | péi | to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 |
| 喷 | pēn | to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt |
| 盆 | pén | basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters; CL:个 |
| 捧 | pěng | to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter |
| 批 | pī | to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) |
| 披 | pī | to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out |
| 皮 | pí | leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth); CL:张; surname Pi |
| 匹 | pǐ | classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr. [pi1]; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt |
| 偏 | piān | one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side; the left-hand side of split Chinese character, often the key or radical; to insist on |
| 骗 | piàn | to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to fool; to hoodwink; to trick |
| 飘 | piāo | to float |
| 平 | píng | flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; see also 平声; surname Ping |
| 坡 | pō | slope; CL:个; sloping; slanted |
| 扑 | pū | to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over |
| 铺 | pū | to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker |
| 期 | qī | a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2] |
| 齐 | qí | neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out; (name of states and dynasties at several different periods); surname Qi |
| 气 | qì | gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to anger; to get angry; to be enraged |
| 牵 | qiān | to pull (an animal on a tether); to lead along; to hold hands |
| 欠 | qiàn | deficient; to owe; to lack; yawn |
| 枪 | qiāng | gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支,把,杆,条,枝; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots; surname Qiang |
| 强 | qiáng | strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百强; surname Qiang |
| 抢 | qiǎng | fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch |
| 敲 | qiāo | to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge |
| 瞧 | qiáo | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit |
| 巧 | qiǎo | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely |
| 切 | qiē | to cut; to slice; tangent (math) |
| 且 | qiě | and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) |
| 清 | qīng | clear; distinct; quiet; just and honest; pure; to settle or clear up; to clean up or purge; Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911); surname Qing |
| 青 | qīng | nature's color; green or blue; greenish black; youth; young (of people); abbr. for Qinghai province 青海 |
| 穷 | qióng | exhausted; poor |
| 求 | qiú | to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech |
| 区 | qū | area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:个 |
| 渠 | qú | big; stream or canal; drain; ditch; CL:条; him (toplect); outer rim of a carriage wheel (old); surname Qu |
| 取 | qǔ | to take; to get; to choose; to fetch |
| 圈 | quān | circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:个; to surround; to circle |
| 劝 | quàn | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; exhort |
| 缺 | quē | deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of |
| 却 | què | but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though |
| 群 | qún | group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc |
| 染 | rǎn | to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add colour washes to a painting |
| 嚷 | rǎng | blurt out; to shout |
| 绕 | rào | to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex |
| 惹 | rě | to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) |
| 忍 | rěn | to bear; to endure; to tolerate |
| 认 | rèn | to recognize; to know; to admit |
| 扔 | rēng | to throw; to throw away |
| 仍 | réng | still; yet; to remain |
| 如 | rú | as; as if; such as |
| 入 | rù | to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入声 |
| 软 | ruǎn | soft; flexible |
| 弱 | ruò | weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than |
| 撒 | sā | to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to |
| 洒 | sǎ | to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed |
| 赛 | sài | to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel |
| 伞 | sǎn | umbrella; parasol; CL:把 |
| 扫 | sǎo | to sweep |
| 色 | sè | color; CL:种; look; appearance; sex |
| 杀 | shā | to kill; to murder; to fight; to weaken or reduce; to smart (topolect); to counteract; (used after a verb) extremely |
| 傻 | shǎ | foolish |
| 晒 | shài | to dry in the sun; to sunbathe; to share files (loan from "share") |
| 闪 | shǎn | to dodge; to duck out of the way; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; surname Shan |
| 伤 | shāng | to injure; injury; wound |
| 烧 | shāo | to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; fever |
| 稍 | shāo | somewhat; a little |
| 蛇 | shé | snake; serpent; CL:条 |
| 射 | shè | to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) |
| 伸 | shēn | to stretch; to extend |
| 身 | shēn | body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158 |
| 神 | shén | God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being; CL:个; abbr. for 神舟 |
| 升 | shēng | ascend; peaceful; to raise; to hoist; to promote; metric liter (also written 公升); measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 |
| 生 | shēng | to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw, uncooked |
| 胜 | shèng | victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (arch. pronunciation shēng) able to bear; equal to (a task) |
| 湿 | shī | moist; wet |
| 诗 | shī | poem; CL: 首; poetry; verse; abbr. for Book of Songs 诗经 |
| 拾 | shí | to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral) |
| 室 | shì | room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Shi |
| 首 | shǒu | head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc |
| 受 | shòu | to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive |
| 数 | shù | number; figure; several; CL:个 |
| 刷 | shuā | to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job |
| 摔 | shuāi | to throw down; to fall; to drop and break |
| 甩 | shuǎi | to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off |
| 顺 | shùn | to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable |
| 丝 | sī | silk; thread; trace; CL:条 |
| 撕 | sī | to tear |
| 私 | sī | personal; private; selfish |
| 松 | sōng | loose; to loosen; to relax; pine; CL:棵; surname Song |
| 随 | suí | to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; surname Sui |
| 碎 | suì | to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary |
| 缩 | suō | to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation |
| 所 | suǒ | actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:个 |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); CL:座 |
| 台 | tái | typhoon; platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines; Taiwan (abbr.); (classical) you (in letters); surname Tai |
| 弹 | tán | to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (eg with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials) |
| 探 | tàn | to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward |
| 烫 | tàng | to scald; to burn; to iron; hot |
| 趟 | tàng | classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time; a trip |
| 掏 | tāo | to fish out (from pocket); to scoop |
| 逃 | táo | to escape; to run away; to flee |
| 套 | tào | cover; sheath; to encase; a case; to overlap; to interleave; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); harness; classifier for sets, collections; tau (Greek letter Ττ) |
| 题 | tí | topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:个,道; surname Ti |
| 替 | tì | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for |
| 添 | tiān | to add; to increase; to replenish |
| 填 | tián | to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in |
| 甜 | tián | sweet |
| 田 | tián | field; farm; CL:片; surname Tian |
| 挑 | tiāo | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick |
| 贴 | tiē | to stick; to paste; to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip |
| 铁 | tiě | iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang); surname Tie |
| 同 | tóng | like; same; similar; together; alike; with |
| 铜 | tóng | copper (chemistry); see also 红铜; CL:块 |
| 桶 | tǒng | bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:个,只 |
| 痛 | tòng | ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly |
| 偷 | tōu | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealtily |
| 投 | tóu | to throw; to send; to invest |
| 透 | tòu | to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show |
| 图 | tú | diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:张; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek |
| 涂 | tú | variant of 途; surname Tu; to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; mud (literary) |
| 吐 | tǔ | to spit; to put; to say |
| 土 | tǔ | earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音; Tu (ethnic group); surname Tu |
| 吐 | tù | to vomit; to throw up |
| 团 | tuán | dumpling; regiment; round; circular; group; society |
| 托 | tuō | to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trustee; prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set |
| 拖 | tuō | to drag; to pull; to trail; to delay; to drag on |
| 挖 | wā | to dig; to excavate; to scoop out |
| 哇 | wa | replaces 啊 when following the vowel "u" or "ao" |
| 歪 | wāi | askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious |
| 弯 | wān | bend; bent; CL:道 |
| 望 | wàng | full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards |
| 围 | wéi | to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl); surname Wei |
| 未 | wèi | not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep |
| 胃 | wèi | stomach; CL:个 |
| 闻 | wén | to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at; surname Wen |
| 稳 | wěn | settled; steady; stable |
| 握 | wò | to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful |
| 屋 | wū | house; room; CL:间,个 |
| 无 | wú | -less; not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un- |
| 雾 | wù | fog; mist; CL:场,阵 |
| 吸 | xī | to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale |
| 戏 | xì | trick; drama; play; show; CL:出,场,台 |
| 吓 | xià | to frighten; to scare |
| 掀 | xiān | to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse |
| 鲜 | xiān | fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods; seldom |
| 闲 | xián | noccupied; leisure; free time; to stay idle; to be unoccupied; not busy; enclosure |
| 县 | xiàn | county |
| 献 | xiàn | to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) |
| 线 | xiàn | thread; string; wire; line; CL:条,股,根 |
| 乡 | xiāng | country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) |
| 相 | xiāng | each other; one another; mutually |
| 象 | xiàng | elephant, CL:只; shape; form; appearance; of that shape; comparable to; such as...; image under a map (math.) |
| 项 | xiàng | back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc; surname Xiang |
| 歇 | xiē | to rest |
| 斜 | xié | inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting |
| 血 | xiě | blood |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up; to awaken; to be awake |
| 性 | xìng | nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:个 |
| 胸 | xiōng | chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax |
| 雄 | xióng | male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence |
| 修 | xiū | to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write; to cultivate; surname Xiu |
| 许 | xǔ | to allow; to permit; to praise; somewhat; perhaps; surname Xu |
| 选 | xuǎn | to choose; to pick; to select; to elect |
| 压 | yā | to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure |
| 牙 | yá | tooth; ivory; CL:颗 |
| 沿 | yán | along; following (a line) |
| 盐 | yán | salt; CL:粒 |
| 演 | yǎn | to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); CL:只,双; classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) |
| 咽 | yàn | to swallow |
| 养 | yǎng | to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; CL:个 |
| 腰 | yāo | waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins |
| 摇 | yáo | shake; to rock |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite; to nip |
| 移 | yí | to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove |
| 以 | yǐ | to use; according to; so as to; by means of; in order to; by; with; because; abbr. for Israel 以色列 |
| 已 | yǐ | already; to stop; then; afterwards |
| 银 | yín | silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency |
| 印 | yìn | to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image; surname Yin; abbr. for 印度 |
| 应 | yīng | to answer; to respond; to agree (to do sth); should; ought to |
| 硬 | yìng | hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person) |
| 油 | yóu | oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning |
| 由 | yóu | to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; to; to leave it (to sb); by (introduces passive verb) |
| 于 | yú | in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname Yu; to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particlesurname Yu |
| 与 | yǔ | and; to give; together with |
| 遇 | yù | to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance; surname Yu |
| 员 | yuán | person; employee; member |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard; institution; CL:个 |
| 约 | yuē | to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise |
| 运 | yùn | to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate |
| 咋 | zǎ | dialectal equivalent of 怎么 |
| 灾 | zāi | disaster; calamity |
| 造 | zào | to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture |
| 则 | zé | conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause; standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle; classifier for written items (such as an official statement) |
| 扎 | zhā | to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer) |
| 摘 | zhāi | to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) |
| 窄 | zhǎi | narrow; narrow-minded; badly off |
| 粘 | zhān | to glue; to stick; to paste |
| 章 | zhāng | chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order; surname Zhang |
| 涨 | zhǎng | to rise (of prices, rivers) |
| 丈 | zhàng | ten feet |
| 着 | zháo | to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn |
| 照 | zhào | according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo |
| 折 | zhé | o fold; to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book |
| 针 | zhēn | injection; needle; pin; CL:根,支 |
| 阵 | zhèn | disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration |
| 争 | zhēng | to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (topolect); how or what (literary) |
| 睁 | zhēng | to open (one's eyes) |
| 织 | zhī | to weave; to knit |
| 直 | zhí | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters; surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 止 | zhǐ | to stop; to prohibit; until; only |
| 治 | zhì | to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal |
| 至 | zhì | to arrive; most; to; until |
| 种 | zhòng | to plant; to grow; to cultivate |
| 株 | zhū | tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; to involve others (in shady business) |
| 煮 | zhǔ | to cook; to boil |
| 抓 | zhuā | to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch |
| 转 | zhuǎn | to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to turn; to shift |
| 转 | zhuàn | to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for turns: revs; classifier for repeated actions |
| 撞 | zhuàng | to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into |
| 追 | zhuī | to chase after; to seek; to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth; to recall |
| 准 | zhǔn | horizontal (old); accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of |
| 捉 | zhuō | to clutch; to grab; to capture |
| 紫 | zǐ | purple; violet; amethyst; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye); Japanese: murasaki |
| 自 | zì | from; self; oneself; since |
| 组 | zǔ | to form; to organize; group; team; classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries; surname Zu |
| 钻 | zuān | to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain |
| 醉 | zuì | intoxicated |
