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The Most Common Traditional Chinese Characters

Traditional characters ranked 1,501–1,600 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.

top 100
39.0%
top 1,000
89.1%
top 2,500
98.6%

cumulative share of the COCT corpus covered by its most frequent characters

Traditional characters, ranks 1,501–1,600

4,974 characters · page 16 of 50
  1. #1,501懼jù·ㄐㄩˋto fear; to be afraid of; to dread; to intimidate
  2. #1,502闆bǎn·ㄅㄢˇBoss; owner; person in charge; used in the word 老闆 (lǎobǎn).
  3. #1,503幻huàn·ㄏㄨㄢˋillusion; fantasy; unreal; deceptive; to trick or deceive; to change or transform.
  4. #1,504荷hé·ㄏㄜˊLotus flower; to carry on the shoulder; to bear or shoulder a responsibility; to receive or be subjected to; Holland (abbr. for 荷蘭).
  5. #1,505喪sàng·ㄙㄤˋfuneral rites; mourning; to lose something abstract like courage or life; to die; discouraged; a corpse
  6. #1,506橫héng·ㄏㄥˊhorizontal; across; crosswise; a horizontal stroke in writing; to place flat; to cross; harsh; unreasonable; unexpectedTOCFL Level 4
  7. #1,507肩jiān·ㄐㄧㄢThe part of the body between the neck and the arm; to bear or carry a burden or responsibility.TOCFL Level 3
  8. #1,508循xún·ㄒㄩㄣˊTo follow or abide by rules; to go along or proceed along a path; to patrol or inspect; gradually; kind and law-abiding.
  9. #1,509肌jī·ㄐㄧMuscle; flesh; skin; meat on the bones; often used in compounds like 'muscle'.
  10. #1,510漂piāo·ㄆㄧㄠto float; to drift; to wander or move about; to wash or bleach; used in the word for beautiful
  11. #1,511煮zhǔ·ㄓㄨˇTo cook food by boiling it in water or soup; to boil; to simmer; to stew.TOCFL Level 3
  12. #1,512拔bá·ㄅㄚˊTo pull out or up; to extract; to remove; to select or choose; to stand out; to surpass.TOCFL Level 4
  13. #1,513攤tān·ㄊㄢTo spread out or open up; a vendor's stand or stall; to expose or reveal; to cook by spreading thinly; to encounter or face; to share or apportion.
  14. #1,514寄jì·ㄐㄧˋto mail; to send by post; to entrust; to place in someone's care; to reside temporarily; to depend on; to attach oneself toTOCFL Level 1
  15. #1,515繞rào·ㄖㄠˋto wind or coil something; to go around or move around something; to make a detour; to surround; to perplex or confuseTOCFL Level 4
  16. #1,516干gān·ㄍㄢDry; to manage or do; capable; a tree trunk; to oppose or invade; a shield; surname; to fuck (vulgar); annoyed.
  17. #1,517莉lì·ㄌㄧˋJasmine flower; used in transliterating female names.
  18. #1,518孤gū·ㄍㄨOrphaned; fatherless; alone; solitary; lonely; a self-referential term used by ancient rulers.
  19. #1,519摸mō·ㄇㄛTo touch or feel with the hand; to stroke or caress; to grope; to steal; to guess or try to understand by feeling.TOCFL Level 3
  20. #1,520邦bāng·ㄅㄤCountry; nation; state; a feudal state or territory in ancient China; often used in compounds to refer to a country.
  21. #1,521壇tán·ㄊㄢˊaltar; platform for ceremonies or worship; rostrum; a group or circle; field; arena; a low platform made of earth.
  22. #1,522騙piàn·ㄆㄧㄢˋto deceive; to cheat; to swindle; to trick; to get on or ride something by swinging a leg overTOCFL Level 4
  23. #1,523餅bǐng·ㄅㄧㄥˇA round, flat cake or pastry made from flour or rice; can also refer to anything flat and round in shape.TOCFL Level 3
  24. #1,524瞭liǎo·ㄌㄧㄠˇTo understand clearly; to be clear-sighted; to watch from a distance; eyes bright.
  25. #1,525拆chāi·ㄔㄞTo tear open; to tear down or demolish; to break apart or split open; to dismantle.TOCFL Level 4
  26. #1,526戒jiè·ㄐㄧㄝˋTo guard against or refrain from; to warn or admonish; to give up or stop doing something; Buddhist monastic discipline; a ring.TOCFL Level 5
  27. #1,527郵yóu·ㄧㄡˊPost office; mail; postal service; to send mail; stamp (short for 郵票); surname.
  28. #1,528拖tuō·ㄊㄨㄛto drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to delay; to prolong; to mop (the floor)TOCFL Level 4
  29. #1,529潔jié·ㄐㄧㄝˊClean, pure; to purify, to clean; upright, honest; to cultivate oneself.
  30. #1,530炸zhà·ㄓㄚˋTo deep fry food in oil; to explode or burst; to blow up; to fly into a rage; to scamper off.TOCFL Level 2
  31. #1,531匯huì·ㄏㄨㄟˋTo converge or flow together, like rivers; to gather or integrate; to remit money or exchange currency.TOCFL Level 5
  32. #1,532瑪mǎ·ㄇㄚˇA phonetic character used in transliterations; primarily seen in the word for agate.
  33. #1,533圾sè·ㄙㄜˋUsed in the word for garbage or trash; danger; precariousness.
  34. #1,534垃lè·ㄌㄜˋGarbage; refuse; waste; trash; rubbish; commonly seen in the word for trash.
  35. #1,535谷gǔ·ㄍㄨˇA valley or gorge; grain or corn; a surname; also refers to poverty or a radical in Chinese dictionaries.
  36. #1,536乳rǔ·ㄖㄨˇBreast; milk, especially mother's milk; to suckle or nurse; to hatch or incubate eggs.
  37. #1,537役yì·ㄧˋmilitary service; to use as servant; to enserf; servant; war; campaign; battle; to attract; to involve
  38. #1,538牽qiān·ㄑㄧㄢTo lead along or pull an animal by a tether; to involve or draw in; to be restrained or controlled; also a surname.TOCFL Level 4
  39. #1,539籌chóu·ㄔㄡˊTo plan or prepare; a token or chip used for counting or gambling; a resource or means; a counter for people in ancient times.
  40. #1,540膽dǎn·ㄉㄢˇGall bladder; courage or guts; the inner part of something that holds liquid or air.TOCFL Level 5
  41. #1,541姆mǔ·ㄇㄨˇA female tutor or governess, especially for children; a nanny or caregiver for children; used in compound words like mother.
  42. #1,542唐táng·ㄊㄤˊTang dynasty; surname Tang; China's alternative name; a path in a courtyard; vast; absurd
  43. #1,543鼻bí·ㄅㄧˊThe nose, the organ of smell; a projecting part of an object; a small hole; a point of land jutting into the sea; a Kangxi radical.TOCFL Novice 2
  44. #1,544徑jìng·ㄐㄧㄥˋA path or road; a way or method to achieve a goal; diameter of a circle; directly; to walk.
  45. #1,545脈mài·ㄇㄞˋArteries and veins; blood vessels; pulse; a lineage or branch; a system with branching structures.
  46. #1,546扶fú·ㄈㄨˊTo support with the hand; to help someone up or to support oneself by holding onto something; to assist or aid; to rely on or depend on.TOCFL Level 4
  47. #1,547販fàn·ㄈㄢˋto buy and sell; to trade; to retail; to peddle; a dealer or merchant
  48. #1,548彷fǎng·ㄈㄤˇTo hesitate or pace back and forth; to seem or appear like; resembling.
  49. #1,549恢huī·ㄏㄨㄟto restore; to recover; great; vast; immense; to expand; to enlarge
  50. #1,550丹dān·ㄉㄢCinnabar or vermilion pigment; a pellet or powder; a medicine or pill; red; sincere.
  51. #1,551梯tī·ㄊㄧLadder; stairs; steps; to climb; to ascend; shaped like stairs.
  52. #1,552嬰yīng·ㄧㄥinfant; baby; to surround; to entangle; to tie up; to wear; to offend
  53. #1,553插chā·ㄔㄚto insert; to stick into; to pierce; to plant; to put in; to join in; to interfereTOCFL Level 4
  54. #1,554搜sōu·ㄙㄡTo search for something; to seek; to investigate; to examine or inspect.
  55. #1,555扣kòu·ㄎㄡˋTo button or fasten clothing; to deduct money; to confiscate; to arrest; to knock or strike; to cover; to tag or label; (loanword) code.TOCFL Level 4
  56. #1,556液yè·ㄧㄝˋA liquid or fluid; sap or juice from a plant.
  57. #1,557辯biàn·ㄅㄧㄢˋTo debate or argue about right and wrong; to distinguish or discern; to change; skilled in argument; clever speech; a literary genre.TOCFL Level 5
  58. #1,558頗pǒ·ㄆㄛˇRather; quite; considerably; inclined; slanting; a surname; can; cannot.TOCFL Level 4
  59. #1,559鍋guō·ㄍㄨㄛA cooking vessel like a pot, pan, or wok; a cauldron; something pot-shaped; a classifier for pots.TOCFL Level 4
  60. #1,560迴huí·ㄏㄨㄟˊTo revolve or rotate; to return or turn back; to curve or zigzag; to avoid or evade.
  61. #1,561肥féi·ㄈㄟˊfat; plump; fertile; rich; loose-fitting (clothing); to fertilize; to enrich oneself illegallyTOCFL Level 4
  62. #1,562鳳fèng·ㄈㄥˋPhoenix; a mythical bird symbolizing auspiciousness; surname Feng.
  63. #1,563慘cǎn·ㄘㄢˇCruel; inhuman; miserable; wretched; tragic; disastrous; dim; gloomy; severely; terribly.TOCFL Level 4
  64. #1,564膚fū·ㄈㄨskin; superficial, shallow; large
  65. #1,565串chuàn·ㄔㄨㄢˋTo string together or skewer things; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; classifier for strings or bunches of items; to move in a line.TOCFL Level 3
  66. #1,566窮qióng·ㄑㄩㄥˊpoor; destitute; to exhaust; to use up; thoroughly; extremely; remote; to investigate thoroughlyTOCFL Level 3
  67. #1,567櫃guì·ㄍㄨㄟˋCupboard; cabinet; wardrobe; counter for storage or display.TOCFL Level 2
  68. #1,568羊yáng·ㄧㄤˊSheep or goat; a classifier for sheep or goats; surname Yang; also refers to auspiciousness.TOCFL Level 3
  69. #1,569剪jiǎn·ㄐㄧㄢˇScissors or similar cutting tool; to cut with scissors; to edit audio or video; to wipe out or exterminate.TOCFL Level 3
  70. #1,570臟zàng·ㄗㄤˋInternal organs; viscera; the collective term for organs within the chest and abdominal cavity.
  71. #1,571宇yǔ·ㄩˇEaves of a house; a building or room; territory or borders; the universe or space; a person's bearing or demeanor.
  72. #1,572泉quán·ㄑㄩㄢˊA spring or fountain; underground water; wealth or money (archaic); the afterlife (archaic); a surname.
  73. #1,573灰huī·ㄏㄨㄟAsh or dust; gray color; discouraged or dejected; lime (short for limestone).TOCFL Level 4
  74. #1,574彿fú·ㄈㄨˊAppears only in the word 彷彿 (fǎngfú); meaning like or as if; resembling.
  75. #1,575籲yù·ㄩˋTo call out loudly; to implore or request earnestly; to appeal to someone.
  76. #1,576襲xí·ㄒㄧˊto attack or raid; to wear or put on clothes; to continue a tradition or pattern; classifier for sets of clothing or bedding
  77. #1,577敦dūn·ㄉㄨㄣHonest, sincere, kindhearted; to urge on; to harmonize; archaic vessel for grain; lonely appearance; lonely.
  78. #1,578敘xù·ㄒㄩˋTo narrate or chat; to state or explain; to arrange in order; a preface or introduction; abbreviation for Syria.
  79. #1,579洪hóng·ㄏㄨㄥˊFlood; big, great; vast, immense; surname Hong.
  80. #1,580廷tíng·ㄊㄧㄥˊThe place where a ruler or local officials conduct state affairs; a court; a courtyard.
  81. #1,581償cháng·ㄔㄤˊto repay a debt or favor; to compensate for a loss or wrongdoing; to fulfill a wish or hope; the price or reward for something.
  82. #1,582偉wěi·ㄨㄟˇGreat; large; extraordinary; magnificent; outstanding; robust; tall; a surname.
  83. #1,583舍shè·ㄕㄜˋhouse or dwelling; to give up or abandon; to stop or cease; humble term for one's own residence; archaic unit of distance
  84. #1,584甘gān·ㄍㄢSweet tasting; pleasant; willing; surname; short for Gansu province.
  85. #1,585逼bī·ㄅㄧTo compel or pressure someone; to approach or close in on; to narrow or be tight; very; extremely.TOCFL Level 3
  86. #1,586凌líng·ㄌㄧㄥˊTo approach or rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat; to surpass or overcome; a surname.
  87. #1,587夥huǒ·ㄏㄨㄛˇCompanion or partner; a group of people; classifier for groups; to combine or join together; numerous.
  88. #1,588朗lǎng·ㄌㄤˇClear; bright; distinct; resonant; loud and clear; cheerful; open.
  89. #1,589添tiān·ㄊㄧㄢTo add; to increase; to supplement; to replenish something that is lacking or insufficient.TOCFL Level 5
  90. #1,590雕diāo·ㄉㄧㄠTo carve or engrave; a bird of prey, like an eagle or vulture; shrewd or cunning; referring to carving technique or finished products.
  91. #1,591爐lú·ㄌㄨˊA stove or furnace for burning things; a fireplace or oven used for heating or cooking.TOCFL Level 5
  92. #1,592菸yān·ㄧㄢTobacco, especially as a product made from the tobacco plant; also, to wither or be dried; faded.TOCFL Level 4
  93. #1,593秒miǎo·ㄇㄧㄠˇA unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute; a second; also used colloquially for 'instantly'.TOCFL Level 3
  94. #1,594蜜mì·ㄇㄧˋHoney; sweet liquid made by bees from nectar; sweet; nectar.TOCFL Level 5
  95. #1,595誕dàn·ㄉㄢˋBirth; birthday; to give birth; to boast or brag; to exaggerate; also means great or unrestrained.
  96. #1,596繫xì·ㄒㄧˋTo tie or fasten; to connect or link; to arrest or detain; to worry or be concerned.
  97. #1,597枝zhī·ㄓBranch of a tree; classifier for long, thin objects like pencils or sticks; limb; to branch off; a surname.TOCFL Novice 2
  98. #1,598恨hèn·ㄏㄣˋTo hate; to resent; to regret; a cause for regret or resentment.TOCFL Level 3
  99. #1,599宋sòng·ㄙㄨㄥˋThe Song dynasty (960–1279); a surname; a state in ancient China; the Southern Dynasties Song (420–479).
  100. #1,600尿niào·ㄋㄧㄠˋUrine; to urinate; liquid waste excreted from the body through the urinary tract; also used colloquially for urine.TOCFL Level 4

Frequency is derived from the COCT 通用詞頻表, a traditional-script word-frequency corpus published by Taiwan's National Academy for Educational Research. The inventory is the Ministry of Education's 常用國字標準字體表 (4,808 characters), plus 166 more that our Taiwan word data attests — 4,974 in total, ranked together by real frequency. The same ranking is available as JSON for tutors and apps via the Taiwan Mandarin API.