Common Chinese Characters
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一yīone; single; a (article)1画丁dīngmale adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1]; fourth (used like "4" or "D")2画七qīseven; 72画万mòused in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]; ten thousand; a great number3画丈zhàngmeasure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband3画三sānthree; 33画上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]; (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)3画下xiàdown; downwards; below3画不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-4画与yúand; to give; together with3画丐gàito beg for alms; beggar4画丑chǒuclown; ancient Chinese compass point: 30°; shameful4画专zhuānfor a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special4画且qiěand; moreover; yet5画世shìlife; age; generation5画丘qiūmound; hillock; grave5画丙bǐngthird of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; third in order; letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc5画业yèline of business; industry; occupation5画丛cóngcluster; collection; collection of books5画东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord5画丝sīsilk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc5画丢diūto lose; to put aside; to throw6画两liǎngtwo; both; some7画严yántight (closely sealed); stern; strict7画丧sāngmourning; funeral; (old) corpse8画个gěused in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]; (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual3画中zhōng(bound form) China; Chinese; within; among; in; middle; center4画丰fēngluxuriant; buxom; appearance4画串chuànto string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly7画临línto face; to overlook; to arrive9画丸wánball; pellet; pill3画丹dānred; pellet; powder4画为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as4画主zhǔowner; master; host5画丽líKorea; beautiful7画举jǔto lift; to hold up; to cite9画乃nǎito be; thus; so2画久jiǔ(of a period of time) long3画么yāoyoungest; most junior; tiny3画义yìjustice; righteousness; meaning3画之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her3画乌wūcrow; black; used in 烏拉|乌拉[wu4 la5]4画乍zhàat first; suddenly; abruptly5画乎hū(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from5画乏fáshort of; tired4画乐lèused in place names; happy; cheerful5画乒pīng(onom.) ping; bing6画乓pāng(onom.) bang6画乔qiáotall6画乖guāi(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd8画乘chéngto ride; to mount; to make use of10画乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc1画九jiǔnine; 92画乞qǐto beg3画也yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either; (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]3画习xí(bound form) to practice; to study; habit3画乡xiāngcountry or countryside; native place; home village or town3画书shūbook; letter; document4画买mǎito buy; to purchase6画乱luànin confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder7画乳rǔ(bound form) breast; (bound form) milk; (bound form) newborn; suckling8画乾qiánone of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven; male principle; ☰11画了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)2画予yú(archaic) I; me; (literary) to give4画争zhēngto strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate6画事shìmatter; thing; item8画二èrtwo; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid2画于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle3画亏kuīto lose (money); to have a deficit; to be deficient; to treat unfairly3画云yún(classical) to say; cloud4画互hùmutual4画五wǔfive; 54画井jǐngJing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; a well; neat4画亚yàAsia; Asian; Taiwan pr. [Ya3]6画些xiēclassifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several8画亡wángto die; to lose; to be gone3画交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect6画亥hàiancient Chinese compass point: 330°6画亦yìalso6画产chǎnto give birth; to reproduce; to produce6画亩mǔclassifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare7画享xiǎngto enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of8画京jīngJing ethnic minority; capital city of a country; big8画亭tíngpavilion; booth; kiosk9画亮liàngbright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear9画亲qīnparent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative9画人rénperson; people2画亿yì100 million3画什shénwhat; ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc); assorted4画仁rénhumane; kernel4画仅jǐnbarely; only; merely4画仆pūto fall forward; to fall prostrate; servant4画仇qiúhatred; animosity; enmity4画今jīnnow; the present time; current4画介jièto introduce; to lie between; between4画仍réngstill; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often4画从cóngfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey4画仑lúnto arrange; used in 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]4画仓cāngbarn; granary; storehouse4画仔zǎi(dialect) (bound form) young man; used in 仔肩[zi1 jian1]; (bound form) (of domestic animals or fowl) young5画
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