1200 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 万 | Mò | |
| 丈 | zhàng | measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) |
| 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 上 | shàng | on top |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) |
| 且 | qiě | and |
| 世 | Shì | surname Shi |
| 并 | bìng | and |
| 中 | zhòng | to hit (the mark) |
| 主 | zhǔ | owner |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) |
| 乎 | hū | (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 乱 | luàn | in confusion or disorder |
| 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 事 | shì | matter |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 互 | hù | mutual |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 些 | xiē | some |
| 亚 | Yà | second |
| 京 | Jīng | surname Jing |
| 亮 | liàng | bright |
| 人 | rén | man |
| 什 | shén | what |
| 今 | jīn | today |
| 介 | jiè | to introduce |
| 仍 | réng | still |
| 他 | tā | he or him |
| 付 | Fù | surname Fu |
| 代 | dài | to substitute |
| 以 | Yǐ | to use |
| 件 | jiàn | item |
| 任 | Rén | surname Ren |
| 企 | qǐ | to plan a project |
| 休 | Xiū | surname Xiu |
| 伴 | bàn | partner |
| 似 | shì | see 似的[shi4 de5] |
| 但 | dàn | but |
| 位 | wèi | position |
| 低 | dī | low |
| 住 | zhù | to live |
| 何 | Hé | surname He |
| 作 | zuò | to do |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 使 | shǐ | to make |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 例 | lì | example |
| 供 | gòng | sacrificial offering |
| 依 | yī | to depend on |
| 便 | biàn | plain |
| 促 | cù | urgent |
| 俗 | sú | custom |
| 保 | Bǎo | to defend |
| 信 | xìn | letter |
| 修 | Xiū | surname Xiu |
| 俩 | liǎ | two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) |
| 个 | gè | individual |
| 倍 | bèi | (two, three etc) -fold |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 倒 | dào | to place upside down |
| 候 | hòu | to wait |
| 借 | jiè | to lend |
| 值 | zhí | value |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake |
| 伟 | wěi | big |
| 做 | zuò | to do |
| 停 | tíng | to stop |
| 健 | jiàn | healthy |
| 伞 | sǎn | umbrella |
| 备 | bèi | to prepare |
| 传 | chuán | to pass on |
| 伤 | shāng | to injure |
| 仅 | jǐn | barely |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble |
| 价 | jià | price |
| 亿 | yì | 100 million |
| 优 | yōu | excellent |
| 元 | Yuán | surname Yuan |
| 兄 | xiōng | elder brother |
| 充 | chōng | to fill |
| 先 | xiān | first |
| 光 | guāng | light |
| 克 | kè | to be able to |
| 免 | miǎn | to excuse sb |
| 儿 | ér | child |
| 入 | rù | to enter |
| 内 | nèi | inside |
| 全 | Quán | surname Quan |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 公 | gōng | public |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 共 | gòng | common |
| 兵 | bīng | soldiers |
| 其 | qí | his |
| 具 | jù | tool |
| 典 | diǎn | canon |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 冒 | Mào | surname Mao |
| 冬 | dōng | winter |
| 冰 | bīng | ice |
| 冷 | Lěng | surname Leng |
| 出 | chū | to go out |
| 刀 | Dāo | surname Dao |
| 分 | fēn | to divide |
| 切 | qiē | to cut |
| 列 | liè | to arrange |
| 初 | chū | at first |
| 判 | pàn | to judge |
| 别 | Bié | surname Bie |
| 利 | Lì | surname Li |
| 到 | dào | to (a place) |
| 刷 | shuà | to select |
| 刺 | cì | thorn |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour) |
| 则 | zé | (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but |
| 前 | qián | front |
| 刚 | gāng | just now |
| 创 | chuàng | to begin |
| 划 | huà | to delimit |
| 剧 | jù | theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) |
| 力 | Lì | surname Li |
| 功 | gōng | meritorious deed or service |
| 加 | Jiā | surname Jia |
| 助 | zhù | to help |
| 努 | nǔ | to exert |
| 劲 | jìn | strength |
| 勇 | yǒng | brave |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move |
| 务 | wù | affair |
| 胜 | shèng | victory |
| 势 | shì | power |
| 包 | Bāo | surname Bao |
| 化 | huà | to make into |
| 北 | běi | north |
| 汇 | huì | to remit |
| 区 | Oū | surname Ou |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 升 | shēng | to ascend |
| 午 | wǔ | 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 南 | Nán | surname Nan |
| 占 | zhàn | to take possession of |
| 卡 | kǎ | to stop |
| 印 | Yìn | surname Yin |
| 危 | Wēi | surname Wei |
| 即 | jí | namely |
| 卷 | juǎn | to roll up |
| 却 | què | but |
| 厚 | hòu | thick |
| 原 | Yuán | Hara (Japanese surname) |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 参 | cān | to take part in |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 及 | jí | and |
| 友 | yǒu | friend |
| 反 | fǎn | contrary |
| 叔 | shū | uncle |
| 取 | qǔ | to take |
| 受 | shòu | to receive |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 古 | Gǔ | surname Gu |
| 句 | jù | sentence |
| 另 | lìng | other |
| 只 | zhǐ | only |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 召 | Shào | surname Shao |
| 可 | kè | see 可汗[ke4 han2] |
| 史 | Shǐ | surname Shi |
| 右 | yòu | right (-hand) |
| 叶 | xié | to be in harmony |
| 司 | Sī | surname Si |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 各 | gè | each |
| 合 | gě | 100 ml |
| 同 | tóng | like |
| 名 | míng | name |
| 向 | Xiàng | surname Xiang |
| 否 | fǒu | to negate |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) |
| 含 | hán | to keep |
| 吵 | chǎo | to quarrel |
| 吸 | xī | to breathe |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow |
| 呀 | ya | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) |
| 告 | gào | to say |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") |
| 周 | Zhōu | surname Zhou |
| 味 | wèi | taste |
| 呼 | hū | to call |
| 命 | mìng | life |
| 和 | Hé | surname He |
| 咖 | kā | coffee |
| 咱 | zá | see 咱[zan2] |
| 品 | pǐn | article |
| 哈 | hǎ | a Pekinese |
| 员 | yuán | person |
| 哥 | gē | elder brother |
| 哪 | nǎ | how |
| 哭 | kū | to cry |
| 售 | shòu | to sell |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing |
| 商 | Shāng | surname Shang |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 啡 | fēi | (phonetic component) |
| 啤 | pí | beer |
| 喂 | wéi | hello (when answering the phone) |
| 善 | shàn | good (virtuous) |
| 喊 | hǎn | to yell |
| 喜 | xǐ | to be fond of |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 单 | dān | bill |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth |
| 器 | qì | device |
| 严 | Yán | surname Yan |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 回 | huí | to circle |
| 因 | yīn | cause |
| 困 | kùn | sleepy |
| 固 | gù | hard |
| 圈 | quān | circle |
| 国 | Guó | surname Guo |
| 围 | Wéi | surname Wei |
| 园 | Yuán | surname Yuan |
| 圆 | yuán | circle |
| 图 | tú | diagram |
| 团 | tuán | round |
| 土 | Tǔ | surname Tu |
| 在 | zài | (located) at |
| 地 | dì | earth |
| 圾 | jī | see 垃圾[la1 ji1] |
| 址 | zhǐ | location |
| 均 | jūn | equal |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 垃 | lā | see 垃圾[la1 ji1] |
| 型 | xíng | mold |
| 城 | chéng | city walls |
| 培 | péi | to bank up with earth |
| 基 | jī | base |
| 堂 | táng | (main) hall |
| 坚 | jiān | strong |
| 报 | bào | to announce |
| 场 | chǎng | large place used for a specific purpose |
| 堵 | dǔ | to stop up |
| 块 | kuài | lump (of earth) |
| 塑 | sù | to model (a figure) in clay |
| 填 | tián | to fill or stuff |
| 境 | jìng | border |
| 增 | zēng | to increase |
| 压 | yà | see 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5] |
| 坏 | huài | bad |
| 士 | Shì | surname Shi |
| 夏 | Xià | surname Xia |
| 外 | wài | outside |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 夜 | yè | night |
| 够 | gòu | enough (sufficient) |
| 梦 | mèng | dream |
| 伙 | huǒ | companion |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 太 | tài | highest |
| 夫 | fú | (classical) this, that |
| 失 | shī | to lose |
| 奇 | jī | odd (number) |
| 套 | tào | to cover |
| 奋 | fèn | to exert oneself (bound form) |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 奶 | nǎi | breast |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 如 | rú | as |
| 妹 | mèi | younger sister |
| 妻 | qì | to marry off (a daughter) |
| 始 | shǐ | to begin |
| 姐 | jiě | older sister |
| 姑 | gū | paternal aunt |
| 姓 | xìng | family name |
| 姨 | yí | mother's sister |
| 娘 | niáng | mother |
| 婆 | pó | grandmother |
| 婚 | hūn | to marry |
| 妇 | fù | woman |
| 媒 | méi | medium |
| 妈 | mā | ma |
| 子 | zi | (noun suffix) |
| 字 | zì | letter |
| 存 | cún | to exist |
| 季 | Jì | surname Ji |
| 孩 | hái | child |
| 孙 | Sūn | surname Sun |
| 学 | xué | to learn |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 守 | shǒu | to guard |
| 安 | Ān | surname An |
| 完 | wán | to finish |
| 官 | Guān | surname Guan |
| 定 | dìng | to set |
| 宜 | Yí | surname Yi |
| 客 | kè | customer |
| 宣 | Xuān | surname Xuan |
| 室 | Shì | surname Shi |
| 害 | hài | to do harm to |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 容 | Róng | surname Rong |
| 寄 | jì | to send |
| 密 | Mì | surname Mi |
| 富 | Fù | surname Fu |
| 寒 | hán | cold |
| 察 | Chá | to examine |
| 实 | shí | real |
| 宁 | Níng | peaceful |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 宽 | Kuān | surname Kuan |
| 宝 | bǎo | jewel |
| 寸 | cùn | a unit of length |
| 封 | Fēng | surname Feng |
| 将 | jiàng | general |
| 专 | zhuān | for a particular person, occasion, purpose |
| 寻 | xún | to search |
| 对 | duì | right |
| 导 | dǎo | to transmit |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 少 | shǎo | few |
| 尚 | Shàng | surname Shang |
| 就 | jiù | at once |
| 尺 | chě | one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3] |
| 尾 | wěi | tail |
| 局 | jú | office |
| 居 | jī | (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude |
| 屋 | wū | house |
| 展 | Zhǎn | surname Zhan |
| 层 | céng | layer |
| 属 | shǔ | category |
| 山 | Shān | surname Shan |
| 工 | gōng | work |
| 左 | Zuǒ | surname Zuo |
| 巧 | qiǎo | opportunely |
| 巨 | jù | very large |
| 差 | chà | to differ from |
| 己 | jǐ | self |
| 已 | yǐ | already |
| 巴 | Bā | surname Ba |
| 巾 | jīn | towel |
| 市 | shì | market |
| 布 | bù | cloth |
| 帅 | Shuài | surname Shuai |
| 师 | Shī | surname Shi |
| 席 | Xí | surname Xi |
| 带 | dài | to take along |
| 常 | Cháng | surname Chang |
| 帽 | mào | hat |
| 币 | bì | money |
| 帮 | bāng | to help |
| 平 | Píng | surname Ping |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 幸 | Xìng | surname Xing |
| 干 | gàn | to do |
| 幼 | yòu | young |
| 几 | jǐ | how much |
| 床 | chuáng | bed |
| 序 | xù | order |
| 底 | dǐ | background |
| 店 | diàn | inn |
| 府 | fǔ | seat of government |
| 度 | dù | to pass |
| 座 | zuò | seat |
| 庭 | tíng | main hall |
| 康 | Kāng | surname Kang |
| 厂 | chǎng | factory |
| 广 | Guǎng | surname Guang |
| 延 | Yán | surname Yan |
| 建 | jiàn | to establish |
| 弄 | nòng | to do |
| 式 | shì | type |
| 引 | yǐn | to draw (e.g. a bow) |
| 弟 | dì | younger brother |
| 弱 | ruò | weak |
| 张 | Zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 强 | jiàng | stubborn |
| 弯 | wān | to bend |
| 形 | xíng | to appear |
| 彩 | cǎi | (bright) color |
| 影 | yǐng | picture |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction) |
| 待 | dài | to wait |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) |
| 律 | Lǜ | surname Lü |
| 后 | hòu | back |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 从 | Cóng | surname Cong |
| 复 | fù | to go and return |
| 微 | Wēi | surname Wei |
| 征 | zhēng | to invite |
| 彻 | chè | thorough |
| 心 | xīn | heart |
| 必 | bì | certainly |
| 志 | zhì | aspiration |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 快 | kuài | rapid |
| 念 | niàn | to read |
| 忽 | Hū | surname Hu |
| 怎 | zěn | how |
| 怕 | Pà | surname Pa |
| 思 | sī | to think |
| 急 | jí | urgent |
| 性 | xìng | nature |
| 怪 | guài | bewildering |
| 恐 | kǒng | afraid |
| 息 | xī | breath |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 情 | qíng | feeling |
| 恶 | è | evil |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think |
| 意 | Yì | idea |
| 爱 | ài | to love |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel |
| 态 | tài | (bound form) |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 惯 | guàn | accustomed to |
| 虑 | lǜ | to think over |
| 庆 | qìng | to celebrate |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand |
| 应 | Yìng | surname Ying |
| 怀 | Huái | surname Huai |
| 成 | Chéng | surname Cheng |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 或 | huò | maybe |
| 战 | zhàn | to fight |
| 戏 | xì | trick |
| 戴 | Dài | surname Dai |
| 户 | hù | a household |
| 房 | Fáng | surname Fang |
| 所 | suǒ | actually |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 打 | dá | dozen (loanword) |
| 批 | pī | to ascertain |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find |
| 承 | Chéng | surname Cheng |
| 技 | jì | skill |
| 抄 | chāo | to make a copy |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold |
| 抓 | zhuā | to grab |
| 投 | tóu | to cast |
| 折 | zhé | to break |
| 抱 | bào | to hold |
| 抽 | chōu | to draw out |
| 拉 | lā | to pull |
| 拍 | pāi | to pat |
| 招 | zhāo | to recruit |
| 括 | kuò | to enclose |
| 拿 | ná | to hold |
| 持 | chí | to hold |
| 指 | zhǐ | finger |
| 按 | àn | to press |
| 挑 | tiǎo | to raise |
| 挺 | tǐng | straight |
| 扫 | sào | broom |
| 授 | shòu | to teach |
| 掉 | diào | to fall |
| 排 | pái | a row |
| 挂 | guà | to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) |
| 接 | jiē | to receive |
| 推 | tuī | to push |
| 措 | cuò | to handle |
| 描 | miáo | to depict |
| 提 | tí | to carry (hanging down from the hand) |
| 扬 | Yáng | to raise |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange |
| 握 | wò | to hold |
| 挥 | huī | to wave |
| 摇 | Yáo | surname Yao |
| 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself) |
| 摸 | mō | to feel with the hand |
| 播 | bō | to sow |
| 择 | zé | to select |
| 操 | cāo | to grasp |
| 担 | dàn | picul (100 catties, 50 kg) |
| 据 | jù | according to |
| 擦 | cā | to wipe |
| 扩 | kuò | enlarge |
| 摆 | bǎi | to arrange |
| 支 | Zhī | surname Zhi |
| 收 | shōu | to receive |
| 改 | gǎi | to change |
| 放 | fàng | to put |
| 政 | zhèng | political |
| 故 | gù | happening |
| 效 | xiào | effect |
| 救 | jiù | to save |
| 败 | bài | to defeat |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare |
| 散 | sàn | to scatter |
| 整 | zhěng | exactly |
| 敌 | dí | enemy |
| 数 | shǔ | to count |
| 文 | Wén | surname Wen |
| 料 | liào | material |
| 斤 | jīn | catty |
| 新 | Xīn | new |
| 断 | duàn | to break |
| 方 | Fāng | surname Fang |
| 于 | yú | in |
| 施 | Shī | surname Shi |
| 旁 | páng | beside |
| 旅 | lǚ | trip |
| 族 | zú | race |
| 既 | jì | already |
| 日 | Rì | sun |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 明 | Míng | surname Ming |
| 易 | Yì | surname Yi |
| 星 | xīng | star |
| 映 | yìng | to reflect (light) |
| 春 | Chūn | surname Chun |
| 昨 | zuó | yesterday |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 时 | Shí | surname Shi |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening |
| 晨 | chén | morning |
| 普 | pǔ | general |
| 景 | Jǐng | surname Jing |
| 晴 | qíng | clear |
| 智 | zhì | wisdom |
| 暑 | shǔ | heat |
| 暖 | nuǎn | warm |
| 暗 | àn | dark |
| 晒 | shài | (of the sun) to shine on |
| 更 | gèng | more |
| 书 | Shū | book |
| 曾 | céng | once |
| 替 | tì | to substitute for |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 朋 | péng | friend |
| 服 | fú | clothes |
| 望 | wàng | full moon |
| 朝 | Cháo | imperial or royal court |
| 期 | qī | a period of time |
| 木 | Mù | surname Mu |
| 未 | wèi | not yet |
| 末 | mò | tip |
| 本 | běn | root |
| 李 | Lǐ | surname Li |
| 材 | cái | material |
| 村 | cūn | village |
| 束 | Shù | surname Shu |
| 杯 | bēi | cup |
| 东 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 板 | bǎn | board |
| 林 | Lín | surname Lin |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit |
| 架 | jià | to support |
| 某 | mǒu | some |
| 查 | chá | to research |
| 校 | jiào | to proofread |
| 根 | gēn | root |
| 格 | gé | square |
| 案 | àn | (legal) case |
| 桌 | zhuō | table |
| 条 | tiáo | strip |
| 梯 | tī | ladder |
| 森 | Sēn | Mori (Japanese surname) |
| 棵 | kē | classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc |
| 椅 | yǐ | chair |
| 植 | zhí | to plant |
| 楚 | Chǔ | surname Chu |
| 业 | Yè | surname Ye |
| 极 | jí | extremely |
| 概 | gài | general |
| 构 | gòu | to construct |
| 乐 | Lè | surname Le |
| 楼 | Lóu | surname Lou |
| 标 | biāo | mark |
| 模 | mó | to imitate |
| 样 | yàng | manner |
| 树 | shù | tree |
| 桥 | qiáo | bridge |
| 机 | Jī | surname Ji |
| 检 | jiǎn | to check |
| 台 | tái | desk |
| 权 | Quán | surname Quan |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence |
| 歌 | gē | song |
| 欢 | huān | joyous |
| 止 | zhǐ | to stop |
| 正 | zhèng | straight |
| 此 | cǐ | this |
| 步 | Bù | surname Bu |
| 武 | Wǔ | surname Wu |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 历 | lì | calendar |
| 归 | Guī | surname Gui |
| 死 | sǐ | to die |
| 殊 | shū | different |
| 段 | Duàn | surname Duan |
| 母 | mǔ | mother |
| 每 | měi | each |
| 比 | bì | to associate with |
| 毛 | Máo | surname Mao |
| 毫 | háo | hair |
| 民 | Mín | surname Min |
| 气 | qì | gas |
| 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 永 | yǒng | forever |
| 汁 | zhī | juice |
| 求 | qiú | to seek |
| 江 | Jiāng | surname Jiang |
| 决 | jué | to decide |
| 汽 | qì | steam |
| 沉 | chén | to submerge |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) |
| 冲 | chōng | (of water) to dash against |
| 沙 | Shā | surname Sha |
| 河 | hé | river |
| 油 | yóu | oil |
| 治 | zhì | to rule |
| 况 | kuàng | moreover |
| 泉 | quán | spring (small stream) |
| 法 | Fǎ | law |
| 泳 | yǒng | swimming |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash |
| 活 | huó | to live |
| 派 | pài | clique |
| 流 | liú | to flow |
| 浪 | làng | wave |
| 海 | Hǎi | surname Hai |
| 消 | xiāo | to disappear |
| 凉 | Liáng | cool |
| 泪 | lèi | tears |
| 淡 | dàn | insipid |
| 净 | jìng | clean |
| 深 | shēn | deep |
| 浅 | qiǎn | shallow |
| 清 | Qīng | surname Qing |
| 减 | jiǎn | to lower |
| 测 | cè | to survey |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 湖 | hú | lake |
| 汤 | shāng | rushing current |
| 源 | yuán | root |
| 准 | zhǔn | accurate |
| 温 | Wēn | surname Wen |
| 满 | Mǎn | to fill |
| 漂 | piào | elegant |
| 演 | yǎn | to develop |
| 汉 | Hàn | man |
| 渐 | jiàn | gradual |
| 潮 | cháo | tide |
| 澡 | zǎo | bath |
| 激 | jī | to arouse |
| 浓 | nóng | concentrated |
| 湿 | shī | moist |
| 济 | jì | to cross a river |
| 火 | Huǒ | surname Huo |
| 为 | wèi | because of |
| 烈 | liè | ardent |
| 无 | wú | not to have |
| 然 | rán | correct |
| 炼 | liàn | to refine |
| 烟 | yān | cigarette or pipe tobacco |
| 照 | zhào | according to |
| 烦 | fán | to feel vexed |
| 熟 | shú | cooked (of food) |
| 热 | rè | to warm up |
| 燃 | rán | to burn |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp |
| 烧 | shāo | to burn |
| 营 | yíng | camp |
| 爬 | pá | to crawl |
| 争 | zhēng | to strive for |
| 父 | fù | father |
| 爸 | bà | father |
| 爷 | yé | grandpa |
| 墙 | qiáng | wall |
| 片 | piàn | thin piece |
| 牌 | pái | mahjong tile |
| 牙 | yá | tooth |
| 牛 | Niú | surname Niu |
| 物 | wù | thing |
| 特 | tè | special |
| 状 | zhuàng | accusation |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 奖 | jiǎng | prize |
| 独 | dú | alone |
| 获 | huò | to reap |
| 率 | lǜ | rate |
| 玉 | yù | jade |
| 王 | Wáng | surname Wang |
| 玩 | wán | to play |
| 班 | Bān | surname Ban |
| 现 | xiàn | to appear |
| 球 | qiú | ball |
| 理 | lǐ | texture |
| 环 | Huán | surname Huan |
| 瓜 | guā | melon |
| 瓶 | píng | bottle |
| 甚 | shèn | what |
| 甜 | tián | sweet |
| 生 | shēng | to be born |
| 产 | chǎn | to give birth |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 由 | yóu | to follow |
| 申 | Shēn | surname Shen |
| 男 | nán | male |
| 界 | jiè | boundary |
| 留 | liú | to leave (a message etc) |
| 毕 | Bì | surname Bi |
| 当 | dāng | to be |
| 疑 | yí | to doubt |
| 疼 | téng | (it) hurts |
| 病 | bìng | illness |
| 痛 | tòng | ache |
| 疗 | liáo | to treat |
| 登 | dēng | to scale (a height) |
| 发 | fā | to send out |
| 白 | Bái | surname Bai |
| 百 | Bǎi | surname Bai |
| 的 | de | of |
| 皮 | Pí | surname Pi |
| 益 | Yì | surname Yi |
| 尽 | jìn | to use up |
| 盘 | pán | plate |
| 目 | mù | eye |
| 直 | Zhí | surname Zhi |
| 相 | xiàng | appearance |
| 省 | shěng | to save |
| 看 | kàn | to see |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye |
| 众 | Zhòng | many |
| 睛 | jīng | eye |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 知 | zhī | to know |
| 短 | duǎn | short |
| 矮 | ǎi | low |
| 石 | dàn | dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 |
| 研 | yán | to grind |
| 破 | pò | broken |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl |
| 碰 | pèng | to touch |
| 确 | què | authenticated |
| 码 | mǎ | weight |
| 础 | chǔ | foundation |
| 矿 | kuàng | ore |
| 示 | shì | to show |
| 社 | shè | society |
| 祝 | Zhù | surname Zhu |
| 神 | Shén | deity |
| 票 | piào | ticket |
| 禁 | jìn | to prohibit |
| 福 | Fú | surname Fu |
| 礼 | Lǐ | surname Li |
| 离 | chī | mythical beast (archaic) |
| 秀 | xiù | handsome |
| 秋 | Qiū | surname Qiu |
| 科 | kē | branch of study |
| 秘 | bì | see 秘魯|秘鲁[Bi4 lu3] |
| 租 | zū | to hire |
| 移 | yí | to move |
| 程 | Chéng | surname Cheng |
| 种 | zhǒng | seed |
| 称 | chēng | to weigh |
| 积 | jī | to amass |
| 稳 | wěn | settled |
| 究 | jiū | after all |
| 空 | kōng | empty |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear |
| 突 | tū | to dash |
| 窗 | chuāng | shutter |
| 穷 | qióng | poor |
| 立 | Lì | surname Li |
| 站 | zhàn | station |
| 竟 | jìng | unexpectedly |
| 章 | Zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 童 | Tóng | surname Tong |
| 笑 | xiào | laugh |
| 符 | Fú | surname Fu |
| 笨 | bèn | stupid |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) |
| 笔 | bǐ | pen |
| 等 | děng | to await for |
| 答 | dá | reply |
| 筷 | kuài | chopstick |
| 算 | suàn | to regard as |
| 管 | Guǎn | surname Guan |
| 箱 | xiāng | box |
| 节 | jié | festival |
| 范 | fàn | pattern |
| 篇 | piān | sheet |
| 简 | jiǎn | simple |
| 篮 | lán | basket (receptacle) |
| 米 | Mǐ | surname Mi |
| 粗 | cū | coarse |
| 精 | jīng | essence |
| 糖 | táng | sugar |
| 粮 | liáng | grain |
| 纪 | jì | order |
| 约 | yāo | to weigh in a balance or on a scale |
| 红 | Hóng | surname Hong |
| 纯 | chún | pure |
| 纸 | zhǐ | paper |
| 级 | jí | level |
| 纷 | fēn | numerous |
| 累 | lèi | tired |
| 细 | xì | thin or slender |
| 绍 | Shào | surname Shao |
| 终 | zhōng | end |
| 组 | Zǔ | surname Zu |
| 结 | jié | knot |
| 绝 | jué | to cut short |
| 络 | lào | small net |
| 给 | gěi | to |
| 统 | tǒng | to gather |
| 经 | Jīng | surname Jing |
| 综 | zèng | heddle (device to form warp in weaving textiles) |
| 绿 | lǜ | green |
| 维 | Wéi | to preserve |
| 网 | wǎng | net |
| 紧 | jǐn | tight |
| 线 | xiàn | thread |
| 编 | biān | to weave |
| 缓 | huǎn | slow |
| 练 | liàn | to practice |
| 县 | xiàn | county |
| 缩 | suō | to withdraw |
| 总 | zǒng | always |
| 绩 | jì | to spin (hemp etc) |
| 系 | xì | system |
| 继 | jì | to continue |
| 续 | xù | to continue |
| 才 | cái | a moment ago |
| 缺 | quē | deficiency |
| 置 | zhì | to install |
| 羊 | Yáng | surname Yang |
| 美 | Měi | beautiful |
| 群 | qún | group |
| 义 | Yì | surname Yi |
| 习 | Xí | surname Xi |
| 翻 | fān | to turn over |
| 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity |
| 考 | kǎo | to check |
| 者 | zhě | (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... |
| 而 | ér | and |
| 耳 | ěr | ear |
| 聊 | liáo | to chat |
| 聚 | jù | to congregate |
| 闻 | Wén | to smell |
| 联 | lián | to ally |
| 声 | shēng | sound |
| 职 | zhí | office |
| 听 | tīng | to listen |
| 肉 | ròu | meat |
| 肚 | dù | belly |
| 肥 | féi | fat |
| 育 | yù | to have children |
| 背 | bèi | the back of a body or object |
| 胖 | pàng | fat |
| 胸 | xiōng | chest |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 脱 | tuō | to shed |
| 腐 | fǔ | decay |
| 脑 | nǎo | brain |
| 腰 | yāo | waist |
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg |
| 脸 | liǎn | face |
| 临 | lín | to face |
| 自 | zì | self |
| 至 | zhì | to arrive |
| 致 | zhì | to send |
| 与 | yǔ | and |
| 兴 | xìng | feeling or desire to do sth |
| 举 | jǔ | to lift |
| 旧 | jiù | old |
| 舒 | Shū | surname Shu |
| 舞 | wǔ | to dance |
| 航 | háng | boat |
| 般 | bān | sort |
| 船 | chuán | boat |
| 良 | liáng | good |
| 色 | sè | color |
| 花 | Huā | surname Hua |
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter |
| 英 | Yīng | hero |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 草 | cǎo | grass |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) |
| 华 | Huá | magnificent |
| 落 | là | to leave out |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress |
| 著 | zhù | to make known |
| 盖 | gài | lid |
| 蕉 | jiāo | banana |
| 薄 | báo | thin |
| 蓝 | Lán | surname Lan |
| 艺 | yì | skill |
| 药 | yào | medicine |
| 苹 | píng | apple |
| 处 | chù | place |
| 号 | hào | ordinal number |
| 蛋 | dàn | egg |
| 虫 | chóng | lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures |
| 血 | xuè | blood |
| 行 | xíng | to walk |
| 术 | shù | method |
| 街 | jiē | street |
| 卫 | Wèi | surname Wei |
| 衣 | yì | to dress |
| 衫 | shān | garment |
| 袋 | dài | pouch |
| 被 | bèi | quilt |
| 裙 | qún | skirt |
| 补 | bǔ | to repair |
| 装 | zhuāng | adornment |
| 裹 | guǒ | to bind |
| 制 | zhì | to manufacture |
| 裤 | kù | underpants |
| 袜 | wà | socks |
| 衬 | chèn | (of garments) against the skin |
| 西 | Xī | west |
| 要 | yào | important |
| 见 | jiàn | to see |
| 规 | guī | compass |
| 视 | shì | to look at |
| 亲 | qīn | parent |
| 觉 | jiào | a nap |
| 观 | Guàn | surname Guan |
| 角 | jiǎo | angle |
| 解 | jiè | to transport under guard |
| 言 | yán | words |
| 订 | dìng | to agree |
| 计 | Jì | surname Ji |
| 讨 | tǎo | to invite |
| 训 | xùn | to teach |
| 记 | jì | to record |
| 访 | fǎng | to visit |
| 设 | shè | to set up |
| 许 | Xǔ | surname Xu |
| 诉 | sù | to complain |
| 注 | zhù | to register |
| 评 | píng | to discuss |
| 词 | cí | word |
| 试 | shì | to test |
| 诗 | Shī | poem |
| 话 | huà | dialect |
| 该 | gāi | should |
| 认 | rèn | to recognize |
| 语 | yù | to tell to |
| 诚 | chéng | sincere |
| 误 | wù | mistake |
| 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 课 | kè | subject |
| 调 | diào | to transfer |
| 谈 | Tán | surname Tan |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask |
| 论 | Lún | |
| 谓 | Wèi | surname Wei |
| 讲 | jiǎng | to speak |
| 谢 | Xiè | surname Xie |
| 识 | shí | to know |
| 警 | jǐng | to alert |
| 译 | yì | to translate |
| 议 | yì | to comment on |
| 护 | hù | to protect |
| 读 | dú | to read |
| 变 | biàn | to change |
| 让 | ràng | to yield |
| 豆 | dòu | bean |
| 丰 | Fēng | surname Feng |
| 象 | xiàng | elephant |
| 猪 | zhū | hog |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 贝 | Bèi | surname Bei |
| 负 | fù | to bear |
| 财 | cái | money |
| 货 | huò | goods |
| 责 | zé | duty |
| 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 费 | Fèi | surname Fei |
| 贴 | tiē | to stick |
| 资 | zī | resources |
| 赏 | shǎng | to bestow (a reward) |
| 卖 | mài | to sell |
| 质 | zhì | character |
| 购 | gòu | to buy |
| 赛 | sài | to compete |
| 赞 | zàn | to patronize |
| 赢 | yíng | to beat |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise |
| 超 | chāo | to exceed |
| 越 | Yuè | generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods |
| 赶 | gǎn | to overtake |
| 趣 | qù | interesting |
| 趋 | qū | to hasten |
| 足 | jù | excessive |
| 跑 | páo | (of an animal) to paw (the ground) |
| 距 | jù | at a distance of |
| 跟 | gēn | heel |
| 路 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 跳 | tiào | to jump |
| 身 | shēn | body |
| 躺 | tǎng | to recline |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 较 | jiào | to compare |
| 载 | zài | to carry |
| 轻 | qīng | light |
| 辆 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 轮 | lún | wheel |
| 输 | shū | to lose |
| 转 | zhuàn | to revolve |
| 辣 | là | hot (spicy) |
| 办 | bàn | to do |
| 辩 | biàn | to dispute |
| 农 | Nóng | surname Nong |
| 迅 | xùn | rapid |
| 迎 | yíng | to welcome |
| 近 | jìn | near |
| 迫 | pò | to force |
| 述 | shù | to state |
| 迷 | mí | to bewilder |
| 追 | zhuī | to chase after |
| 退 | tuì | to retreat |
| 送 | sòng | to deliver |
| 适 | kuò | see 李适[Li3 Kuo4] |
| 透 | tòu | to penetrate |
| 逐 | zhú | to pursue |
| 途 | tú | way |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 通 | tòng | classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) |
| 逛 | guàng | to stroll |
| 速 | sù | fast |
| 造 | zào | to make |
| 连 | Lián | surname Lian |
| 进 | jìn | to go forward |
| 遇 | Yù | surname Yu |
| 游 | yóu | to walk |
| 运 | yùn | to move |
| 遍 | biàn | everywhere |
| 过 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 道 | dào | road |
| 达 | Dá | surname Da |
| 递 | dì | to hand over |
| 远 | yuǎn | far |
| 迟 | Chí | surname Chi |
| 选 | xuǎn | to choose |
| 遗 | yí | to lose |
| 避 | bì | to avoid |
| 还 | hái | still |
| 边 | bian | suffix of a noun of locality |
| 那 | nà | that |
| 部 | bù | ministry |
| 邮 | yóu | post (office) |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 乡 | xiāng | country or countryside |
| 配 | pèi | to join |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) |
| 酸 | suān | sour |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up |
| 医 | yī | medical |
| 采 | cài | allotment to a feudal noble |
| 释 | shì | to explain |
| 里 | lǐ | inside |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy |
| 量 | liáng | to measure |
| 厘 | Lí | one hundredth |
| 金 | Jīn | surname Jin |
| 针 | zhēn | needle |
| 银 | yín | silver |
| 销 | xiāo | to melt (metal) |
| 录 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 错 | Cuò | surname Cuo |
| 表 | biǎo | wrist or pocket watch |
| 锻 | duàn | to forge |
| 镜 | jìng | mirror |
| 钟 | zhōng | clock |
| 铁 | Tiě | surname Tie |
| 长 | cháng | length |
| 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 闪 | Shǎn | surname Shan |
| 闭 | bì | to close |
| 开 | kāi | to open |
| 间 | jiàn | gap |
| 阅 | yuè | to inspect |
| 关 | Guān | surname Guan |
| 防 | fáng | to protect |
| 阻 | zǔ | to hinder |
| 阿 | Ā | prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity |
| 附 | fù | to add |
| 降 | jiàng | to drop |
| 限 | xiàn | limit |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard |
| 阵 | zhèn | disposition of troops |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of |
| 阴 | Yīn | surname Yin |
| 陆 | liù | six (banker's anti-fraud numeral) |
| 阳 | yáng | positive (electric.) |
| 队 | duì | squadron |
| 阶 | jiē | rank or step |
| 隔 | gé | to separate |
| 际 | jì | border |
| 随 | Suí | surname Sui |
| 险 | xiǎn | danger |
| 集 | jí | to gather |
| 虽 | suī | although |
| 双 | Shuāng | surname Shuang |
| 杂 | zá | mixed |
| 鸡 | jī | fowl |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...) |
| 雨 | yù | to rain |
| 雪 | Xuě | surname Xue |
| 云 | Yún | surname Yun |
| 零 | líng | zero |
| 雷 | Léi | surname Lei |
| 电 | diàn | electric |
| 需 | xū | to require |
| 青 | Qīng | nature's color |
| 静 | jìng | still |
| 非 | Fēi | to not be |
| 靠 | kào | to lean against or on |
| 面 | miàn | noodles |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe |
| 音 | yīn | sound |
| 响 | xiǎng | echo |
| 页 | yè | page |
| 顶 | dǐng | apex |
| 项 | Xiàng | surname Xiang |
| 顺 | shùn | to obey |
| 预 | yù | to advance |
| 顿 | dùn | to stop |
| 领 | lǐng | neck |
| 头 | tou | suffix for nouns |
| 题 | Tí | surname Ti |
| 颜 | Yán | surname Yan |
| 愿 | yuàn | to hope |
| 类 | lèi | kind |
| 顾 | Gù | surname Gu |
| 显 | xiǎn | prominent |
| 风 | fēng | wind |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 食 | shí | to eat |
| 饭 | fàn | food |
| 饱 | bǎo | to eat till full |
| 饺 | jiǎo | dumplings with meat filling |
| 养 | yǎng | to raise (animals) |
| 餐 | cān | meal |
| 饿 | è | to be hungry |
| 余 | yú | extra |
| 馆 | guǎn | building |
| 首 | shǒu | head |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant |
| 马 | Mǎ | surname Ma |
| 驾 | Jià | surname Jia |
| 骑 | qí | to ride (an animal or bike) |
| 验 | yàn | to examine |
| 惊 | jīng | to startle |
| 骨 | gǔ | bone |
| 脏 | zāng | dirty |
| 体 | tǐ | body |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 松 | sōng | loose |
| 须 | xū | beard |
| 斗 | dòu | to fight |
| 闹 | nào | noisy |
| 鱼 | Yú | surname Yu |
| 鲜 | xiǎn | few |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
| 咸 | xián | salted |
| 盐 | yán | salt |
| 丽 | Lí | |
| 麻 | Má | surname Ma |
| 么 | ma | interrogative final particle |
| 黄 | Huáng | surname Huang or Hwang |
| 黑 | Hēi | black |
| 默 | mò | silent |
| 点 | diǎn | point |
| 齐 | Qí | surname Qi |
| 龙 | Lóng | surname Long |
| 画 | huà | to draw |
| 份 | fèn | part |
| 交 | jiāo | to hand over |
| 证 | zhèng | certificate |
| 希 | xī | hope |