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The Most Common Traditional Chinese Characters

Traditional characters ranked 101–200 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 101–200

4,974 characters · page 2 of 50
  1. #101本běn·ㄅㄣˇRoot or trunk of a plant; origin or source of something; basis; capital or principal; classifier for books or periodicals; this; current.TOCFL Novice 2
  2. #102面miàn·ㄇㄧㄢˋFace; side; surface; aspect; direction; classifier for flat objects or meetings; flour; noodles; soft (food); spineless (person).TOCFL Level 3
  3. #103理lǐ·ㄌㄧˇReason; logic; truth; to manage; to handle affairs; to tidy up; to pay attention to; inner essence; natural science; texture or grain.TOCFL Level 4
  4. #104及jí·ㄐㄧˊTo reach; to catch up to; to be equal to; to involve; and; to extend to.TOCFL Level 3
  5. #105市shì·ㄕˋmarket; city or town; administrative municipality; to buy and sell goods; to tradeTOCFL Level 1
  6. #106者zhě·ㄓㄜˇOne who; that which; person or thing; used as a suffix to denote a person or thing associated with a noun or verb; also a demonstrative pronoun or particle.TOCFL Level 4
  7. #107業yè·ㄧㄝˋOccupation or business; industry; employment; studies or learning; property; karma (Buddhism); surname.
  8. #108意yì·ㄧˋMeaning; idea; thought; intention; will; desire; feeling; interest; opinion; a prejudice; Italy.
  9. #109其qí·ㄑㄧˊPronoun: his; her; its; their; that; such; it; function word: used at end of sentence to indicate doubt; used in middle or end of sentence after 彼 or 何.TOCFL Level 4
  10. #110進jìn·ㄐㄧㄣˋTo go forward or advance; to enter or go in; to submit or present; to put in; to take in or admit; to start an official career; to recommend; to strive.TOCFL Novice 2
  11. #111全quán·ㄑㄩㄢˊWhole; entire; complete; all; every; to maintain or keep intact; surname.TOCFL Level 3
  12. #112等děng·ㄉㄥˇTo wait for; to await; to be equal to; same as; and so on; etc.; class; rank; grade; plural suffix.TOCFL Novice 1
  13. #113間jiān·ㄐㄧㄢSpace between things; a room or place; a period of time; classifier for rooms; gap; to separate; to sow discord.TOCFL Level 1
  14. #114無wú·ㄨˊNot to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less; used in Buddhist phrases like 'namo'.TOCFL Level 3
  15. #115工gōng·ㄍㄨㄥWork; a worker or laborer; skill or craft; a trade or profession; large-scale construction; industry.
  16. #116外wài·ㄨㄞˋOutside; external; foreign; in addition; not belonging to a certain scope; referring to relatives on the mother's or wife's side; a role in traditional opera playing an elderly man.TOCFL Novice 2
  17. #117重zhòng·ㄓㄨㄥˋheavy; serious; to attach importance to; to repeat; again; re-TOCFL Level 1
  18. #118實shí·ㄕˊReal; true; honest; solid; actually; to fill; to make real; fruit; seed; deed; event.
  19. #119讓ràng·ㄖㄤˋto permit; to let someone do something; to yield or concede; to make someone feel something; to pass something to someone else; to give up a rightTOCFL Level 1
  20. #120文wén·ㄨㄣˊWriting; language; culture; literary; gentle; a pattern or design; surname Wen.TOCFL Level 3
  21. #121只zhǐ·ㄓˇMainly a function word; only; merely; just; but; classifier for birds and animals, one of a pair, or certain vessels.TOCFL Novice 1
  22. #122政zhèng·ㄓㄥˋGovernment; politics; administration; policy; law; to govern; to correct (written words).
  23. #123場chǎng·ㄔㄤˇAn open space or field; a venue for events or activities; a stage or scene; a classifier for events, spells, or bouts.TOCFL Level 1
  24. #124情qíng·ㄑㄧㄥˊEmotion or feeling; sentiment; affection or love; friendship; situation or circumstances; passion.TOCFL Level 3
  25. #125部bù·ㄅㄨˋA department or ministry of government; a section or division of an organization; a part or portion; troops; a classifier for films or machines.TOCFL Level 1
  26. #126此cǐ·ㄘˇThis; these; here; now; then; in this case; thus; so.TOCFL Level 3
  27. #127十shí·ㄕˊThe number ten; 10; complete; perfect; a radical in Chinese dictionaries.TOCFL Novice 1
  28. #128從cóng·ㄘㄨㄥˊFrom; through; to follow; to obey; to engage in; ever (used before a negative); retainer or attendant (Taiwan); related by common ancestor (Taiwan); subordinate (Taiwan).TOCFL Novice 2
  29. #129兩liǎng·ㄌㄧㄤˇTwo; a pair; both; some; a few; classifier for vehicles; unit of weight (tael).TOCFL Novice 1
  30. #130月yuè·ㄩㄝˋMoon; month; monthly; moonlight; a surname; a radical component.TOCFL Novice 2
  31. #131手shǒu·ㄕㄡˇHand; person skilled in a certain type of work; person engaged in certain work; classifier for skill; personal; convenient.TOCFL Novice 2
  32. #132樣yàng·ㄧㄤˋAppearance; shape; form; pattern; style; manner; way; classifier for kinds or types; standard item used for comparison.TOCFL Level 2
  33. #133種zhǒng·ㄓㄨㄥˇSeed; species; kind; type; classifier for types; to plant; to grow; to cultivate; race; offspring; lineage; courage.TOCFL Level 1
  34. #134已yǐ·ㄧˇAlready; finished; to stop; then; afterwards; to dismiss; to recover from illness; too; very.TOCFL Level 2
  35. #135美měi·ㄇㄟˇBeautiful; pretty; good; satisfactory; to beautify; pleased with oneself; the Americas; USA.TOCFL Novice 2
  36. #136點diǎn·ㄉㄧㄢˇdot; speck; spot; to touch briefly; to tap; to mark; to select; to order food; to hint; to nod; a small amount; a bit; o'clock; classifier for small amountsTOCFL Novice 1
  37. #137體tǐ·ㄊㄧˇBody; physical form; substance; essence; system; style; to experience; aspect; shape (geometry); calligraphy style.
  38. #138關guān·ㄍㄨㄢmountain pass; to close or shut; to turn off; to concern or involve; to confine; to collect or receive; surname.TOCFL Level 1
  39. #139名míng·ㄇㄧㄥˊName; noun (part of speech); reputation; fame; classifier for people or ranks.TOCFL Level 1
  40. #140機jī·ㄐㄧmachine; mechanism; aircraft; opportunity; crucial point; pivot; quick-witted; flexible; organic; the origin or cause of something; inner desires or worldly thoughts.
  41. #141三sān·ㄙㄢThe number three; 3; third in order; often used to indicate multiple or repeated instances; a surname.TOCFL Novice 1
  42. #142己jǐ·ㄐㄧˇSelf; oneself; personal; private; the sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems; sixth in order; a radical.
  43. #143加jiā·ㄐㄧㄚTo add; to increase; to augment; to put on; to apply; to make; Canada (abbr.); surname Jia.TOCFL Level 1
  44. #144或huò·ㄏㄨㄛˋPerhaps; maybe; possibly; or; either; else; sometimes used as a pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'something', or to ask 'who?'TOCFL Level 2
  45. #145更gèng·ㄍㄥˋMore; even more; further; still; to change or replace; to experience; a period of the night; a watch.TOCFL Level 1
  46. #146被bèi·ㄅㄟˋUsed to indicate passive voice; bedding or quilt; to cover; to suffer or encounter; a surname.TOCFL Level 1
  47. #147裡lǐ·ㄌㄧˇInterior; inside; lining of clothing; within a space or time range; also used as a final particle.TOCFL Novice 2
  48. #148些xiē·ㄒㄧㄝClassifier for a small amount or number; some, a few, several; somewhat, rather; used after adjectives to indicate a slight difference.
  49. #149身shēn·ㄕㄣBody; trunk; life; oneself; personal experience; one's character or conduct; the main part of something; pregnant; classifier for suits of clothes.
  50. #150相xiāng·ㄒㄧㄤMutually; each other; one another; appearance; portrait; minister; to look at; to appraise; surname.TOCFL Level 4
  51. #151回huí·ㄏㄨㄟˊTo return; to go back; to reply or answer; to turn around; a time or occurrence; classifier for acts of a play or chapters; the Hui ethnic group.TOCFL Novice 1
  52. #152合hé·ㄏㄜˊto close; to join; to fit; to unite; to gather; to be suitable; to match; to be equal to; whole; togetherTOCFL Level 3
  53. #153並bìng·ㄅㄧㄥˋAnd; also; together; to combine or merge; side by side; simultaneously; used before a negative to strengthen it; not at all.TOCFL Level 4
  54. #154度dù·ㄉㄨˋDegree; extent; limit; standard; to pass or spend time; classifier for occurrences or units of measurement like temperature or electricity; to estimate.TOCFL Level 2
  55. #155性xìng·ㄒㄧㄥˋNature; character; personality; temperament; quality; attribute; sex; gender; sexuality; essence; life; suffix forming nouns like '-ness' or '-ity'.TOCFL Level 5
  56. #156化huà·ㄏㄨㄚˋTo change or transform; to make into; to convert; to dissolve; to die; suffix indicating -ization or -ize.TOCFL Level 4
  57. #157知zhī·ㄓTo know; to understand; to be aware of; to recognize; to distinguish; to associate with; to entertain or treat; knowledge or learning.TOCFL Level 3
  58. #158內nèi·ㄋㄟˋInside; inner; internal; within; interior; domestic; the heart or mind; a wife or concubine; the court or palace.TOCFL Level 2
  59. #159員yuán·ㄩㄢˊA person engaged in a certain field; a member of a group or organization; a classifier for people or staff.
  60. #160問wèn·ㄨㄣˋTo ask or inquire; to question or interrogate; to investigate or examine; to visit or pay respects; to interfere or meddle.TOCFL Novice 1
  61. #161次cì·ㄘˋNext in sequence; second; secondary; inferior quality; order; sequence; classifier for events or times.TOCFL Level 1
  62. #162常cháng·ㄔㄤˊAlways; often; frequently; common; normal; regular; constant; unchanging; surname.TOCFL Novice 2
  63. #163示shì·ㄕˋTo show or reveal something; to demonstrate or make manifest; to inform or announce; to teach or instruct; a sign or omen; a command or proclamation.
  64. #164車chē·ㄔㄜVehicle, car, or any wheeled transport; a machine using rotating wheels or axles; a surname; archaic war chariot; rook in chess.TOCFL Novice 1
  65. #165正zhèng·ㄓㄥˋProper; correct; upright; straight; main; principal; exactly; just; positive (math.); first month of the lunar year.TOCFL Level 2
  66. #166教jiào·ㄐㄧㄠˋTo teach or instruct; to cause or allow someone to do something; a religion; a surname; etiquette or rules.TOCFL Novice 2
  67. #167位wèi·ㄨㄟˋPosition; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); rank or status; (physics) potential; a standard or criterion.TOCFL Novice 1
  68. #168做zuò·ㄗㄨㄛˋTo do; to make or produce; to engage in; to become; to serve as; to hold an event; to pretend.TOCFL Novice 1
  69. #169明míng·ㄇㄧㄥˊbright; light; clear; to understand; to make clear; to shine; public; the Ming Dynasty.
  70. #170應yīng·ㄧㄥShould, ought to, must; to answer, to respond, to comply with; to agree to do something; to deal with; surname Ying.TOCFL Novice 2
  71. #171電diàn·ㄉㄧㄢˋLightning; electricity; electric; to shock; to call or send a telegram; a romantic attraction; to be reprimanded.TOCFL Level 1
  72. #172感gǎn·ㄍㄢˇto feel; to sense; to be affected; emotion; to thank; to be grateful
  73. #173入rù·ㄖㄨˋTo enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to receive or take in; to put in; to fall into a state; to be involved in; to conform to.TOCFL Level 4
  74. #174果guǒ·ㄍㄨㄛˇfruit; result; outcome; consequence; indeed; if really; resolute; to achieve; to fulfill
  75. #175提tí·ㄊㄧˊto lift or carry something hanging down; to raise or put forward an issue; to mention; to bring forward an appointment; to lead or guide; to scoop.TOCFL Level 2
  76. #176再zài·ㄗㄞˋAgain; once more; re-; further; then; more; to repeat an action; to continue; to add; to supplement.TOCFL Novice 1
  77. #177二èr·ㄦˋThe number two; second in order; twice; a pair; dual; also used as a variant of 'to change' or 'to compare'.TOCFL Novice 1
  78. #178選xuǎn·ㄒㄩㄢˇTo choose; to pick; to select; to elect; to be chosen; a selection of works; an election; selected or excellent.TOCFL Level 2
  79. #179老lǎo·ㄌㄠˇOld; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.TOCFL Novice 1
  80. #180女nǚ·ㄋㄩˇFemale; woman; girl; daughter; feminine; relating to females; also a name for a lunar mansion and a radical.TOCFL Novice 2
  81. #181水shuǐ·ㄕㄨㄟˇWater; liquid; juice; river; to swim; surname Shui; additional cost or income; lacking substance; shoddy.TOCFL Novice 1
  82. #182受shòu·ㄕㄡˋto receive; to accept; to suffer; to bear; to be subjected to; to tolerate; to be suitable for; passive markerTOCFL Level 4
  83. #183物wù·ㄨˋthing; substance; creature; the external world or people other than oneself; content of works or speech; system or institution; to choose.
  84. #184至zhì·ㄓˋTo arrive or reach; extremely or very; until; to; the utmost; a conjunction indicating a turn.TOCFL Level 4
  85. #185第dì·ㄉㄧˋPrefix indicating ordinal number, as in 'sixth'; grades in imperial examinations; archaic residence of a high official; archaic but; archaic only.TOCFL Novice 1
  86. #186把bǎ·ㄅㄚˇTo hold or grasp; to guard; to give; to hold a baby for urination; a function word used to place the object before the verb; classifier for things with handles, bundles, or handfuls; also for a hand's action or a fire.TOCFL Level 1
  87. #187活huó·ㄏㄨㄛˊto live; alive; lively; to work; to save a life; livelihood; active; not fixedTOCFL Level 3
  88. #188頭tóu·ㄊㄡˊThe top part of the body; hair; a leader or boss; the beginning or end of something; a suffix for nouns, verbs, adjectives, or location words.TOCFL Novice 2
  89. #189立lì·ㄌㄧˋTo stand upright; to set up or establish; to found or create; to draw up or formulate; to exist or be present; surname Li.TOCFL Level 4
  90. #190才cái·ㄘㄞˊtalent; ability; capability; then and only then; just now; only (before a quantity); actually; reallyTOCFL Level 1
  91. #191期qí·ㄑㄧˊA period of time; a term or cycle; a phase or stage; to hope or expect; classifier for issues of a periodical or courses of study.TOCFL Level 3
  92. #192比bǐ·ㄅㄧˇTo compare; to contrast; than; ratio; to gesture; to liken; Belgium; Belgian.TOCFL Novice 2
  93. #193元yuán·ㄩㄢˊThe basic unit of Chinese currency; the first or beginning; origin; head; a surname; dynasty name; mathematical variable; geological eon.TOCFL Novice 2
  94. #194品pǐn·ㄆㄧㄣˇGoods; product; commodity; article; grade; rank; kind; type; variety; character; disposition; temperament; to taste; to sample; to criticize; to judge.
  95. #195由yóu·ㄧㄡˊIndicates cause or reason; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; to follow; to obey; to allow; to let.TOCFL Level 4
  96. #196灣wān·ㄨㄢA bay or gulf; a place where water curves or a boat can moor; to bend or curve; to anchor or moor a boat.
  97. #197任rèn·ㄖㄣˋTo assign or appoint to a post; to hold a position or office; to allow or let; no matter; surname.TOCFL Level 4
  98. #198區qū·ㄑㄩArea; region; district; administrative division; small; distinguish; surname Ou; also a surname in Taiwan (Ou).
  99. #199認rèn·ㄖㄣˋTo recognize or identify someone or something; to know; to admit or acknowledge; to consider or regard as; to adopt (a child).TOCFL Level 3
  100. #200金jīn·ㄐㄧㄣgold; chemical element Au; metal; money; golden; surname Jin; Jurchen Jin dynasty; one of the eight ancient musical instruments; one of the five elements; Venus.TOCFL Level 3

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.