The Most Common Traditional Chinese Characters
Traditional characters ranked 2,701–2,800 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 2,701–2,800
4,974 characters · page 28 of 50- #2,701蘊ㄩㄣˋTo accumulate; to contain or hold within; to gather together; inner depth or profundity; a collection or store.
- #2,702遴ㄌㄧㄣˊTo select or choose carefully; a surname; greedy or stingy.
- #2,703瞞ㄇㄢˊTo conceal from someone; to keep someone in the dark about facts; to deceive or lie.TOCFL Level 5
- #2,704俯ㄈㄨˇTo look down; to bend down or stoop; to face downwards; (old formal) a humble term requesting permission.
- #2,705拱ㄍㄨㄥˇTo cup hands in salute; to arch or bend into a curve; to surround; to push or thrust upwards; to dig with snout; capable of being embraced by two hands.
- #2,706隙ㄒㄧˋA crack or crevice; an interval or gap; a loophole or opportunity; discord or rift; also, a vacant or incomplete state.
- #2,707嘯ㄒㄧㄠˋTo whistle; to screech or howl like an animal; to roar; to call out or rally people; a loud, high-pitched sound.
- #2,708唉ㄞAn interjection expressing sadness or regret; a sound of agreement or recognition; to sigh; to admonish.TOCFL Level 3
- #2,709槽ㄘㄠˊA trough or manger for feeding animals; a groove or channel; a container for liquids; (Taiwan) a hard drive.
- #2,710靖ㄐㄧㄥˋTo pacify or suppress; to govern or plan; peaceful or tranquil; respectful; a surname.
- #2,711燦ㄘㄢˋBright; brilliant; shining brightly; lustrous; resplendent; glorious; vivid.
- #2,712峻ㄐㄩㄣˋHigh or steep, like a mountain; stern or severe; great or majestic.
- #2,713甄ㄓㄣA surname; to distinguish or evaluate; to examine or discern; to grade; to select or recommend.
- #2,714髓ㄙㄨㄟˇBone marrow; the innermost part or essence of something; pith in plants.
- #2,715妒ㄉㄨˋTo envy someone's success or talent; to be jealous of another's advantages; to feel resentful when others surpass oneself.
- #2,716駭ㄏㄞˋto frighten; to shock; to startle; to terrify; to cause alarm; to hack (computing, loanword)
- #2,717掠ㄌㄩㄝˋTo rob or plunder by force; to skim or sweep over something lightly; a calligraphic stroke; to snatch.
- #2,718弘ㄏㄨㄥˊgreat; liberal; to enlarge; to expand; to promote; surname.
- #2,719簾ㄌㄧㄢˊA curtain or screen, typically made of bamboo, cloth, or other materials; used to cover doors or windows.
- #2,720欽ㄑㄧㄣTo respect or admire; to venerate; a surname; used in ancient times as a respectful term for the emperor.
- #2,721滲ㄕㄣˋTo seep or ooze through; to infiltrate; to permeate; to horrify or unnerve.
- #2,722咸ㄒㄧㄢˊAll; completely; everyone; widespread; harmonious; salted; salty; stingy; miserly; surname Xian.
- #2,723寢ㄑㄧㄣˇTo sleep or rest; a bedroom or sleeping chamber; to cease or stop; to conceal or hide.
- #2,724糞ㄈㄣˋAnimal excrement; dung; feces; night soil; can also mean fertilizer; to fertilize; to sweep away.TOCFL Level 5
- #2,725桐ㄊㄨㄥˊA tree name, commonly referring to the Paulownia tree; also used for other similar trees like Firmiana or Aleurites.
- #2,726鯨ㄐㄧㄥWhale; a large marine mammal with fins and a blowhole on top of its head; the largest animal on Earth.
- #2,727芋ㄩˋTaro; a starchy root vegetable; commonly refers to the plant Colocasia antiquorum or Colocasia esculenta.
- #2,728扔ㄖㄥTo throw; to hurl; to discard; to abandon; to cast aside.TOCFL Level 3
- #2,729闡ㄔㄢˇTo open up or reveal; to explain or clarify; to propagate or make known.
- #2,730咽ㄧㄝˋThroat or pharynx; to swallow food or drink; to choke or be choked up; to stop speaking abruptly.
- #2,731蝕ㄕˊTo erode or wear away gradually; to eat into or nibble at; to suffer loss or damage; to disappear or diminish.
- #2,732沛ㄆㄟˋAbundant; copious; full; vigorous; flourishing; a place where water plants grow thickly; a surname.
- #2,733垮ㄎㄨㄚˇTo collapse or fall down; to fail or be defeated; to sag or droop.
- #2,734朕ㄓㄣˋA royal pronoun used by an emperor or king to refer to himself; I; me; also, an omen or portent.
- #2,735吏ㄌㄧˋA minor government official or functionary; a clerk or subordinate in public office; also used as a surname.
- #2,736匈ㄒㄩㄥHungary; Hungarian; abbr. for 匈牙利; ancient northern nomadic people; chest; thorax; to clamor.
- #2,737歹ㄉㄞˇBad; wicked; evil; depraved; a Kangxi radical (index 78); also refers to bone fragments or remnants of bones.
- #2,738鉅ㄐㄩˋgreat; large; grand; steel; iron; (literary) how; what
- #2,739綻ㄓㄢˋTo split open or burst; to rip at a seam; (of a flower bud) to blossom; (of clothing) to come unstitched.
- #2,740喇ㄌㄚˇOnomatopoeia for sounds like wind or rain; used in words like "horn" or "Lama".
- #2,741丞ㄔㄥˊAn official who assisted the emperor or a principal minister; to assist or aid.
- #2,742濁ㄓㄨㄛˊturbid; muddy; impure; dirty; filthy; confused; chaotic; common; vulgar; low-pitched; hoarse
- #2,743萌ㄇㄥˊTo sprout or bud; the beginning or sign of something; (colloquial, especially in Taiwan and mainland China) cute or adorable; a surname.
- #2,744崖ㄧㄞˊA steep rock face or cliff; a precipice; can also refer to the edge or brink of something.TOCFL Level 5
- #2,745睞ㄌㄞˋTo glance sideways; to look askance; to look with eyes not looking straight ahead; to look.
- #2,746甦ㄙㄨTo revive or regain consciousness; to be resuscitated or reborn; to come back to life.
- #2,747磯ㄐㄧA rock or rocky shore jutting into the water; a breakwater or jetty; to agitate water with stones; to stir up.
- #2,748詔ㄓㄠˋTo proclaim or announce; an imperial edict or decree; to admonish or instruct.
- #2,749嚼ㄐㄩㄝˊTo chew food; to ruminate or regurgitate food (like a cow); to gnaw or erode; to ponder or savor; to chatter meaninglessly.
- #2,750澀ㄙㄜˋAstringent or tart taste; rough or unsmooth texture; obscure or difficult to understand; slow or hesitant speech.
- #2,751苑ㄩㄢˋImperial garden or park; enclosed area for growing trees or keeping animals; a place where things gather; surname Yuan.
- #2,752癱ㄊㄢTo be paralyzed; paralysis, palsy; to lie down or sit; extremely tired and unable to move.
- #2,753嗅ㄒㄧㄡˋTo smell or sniff with the nose; to detect an odor; the sense of smell.
- #2,754汀ㄊㄧㄥA sandbar or shoal in water; a small, flat area of land by the water's edge; a bank or shore.
- #2,755頌ㄙㄨㄥˋTo praise or eulogize in writing; a written ode or hymn; to offer good wishes in a letter; a literary genre of praise.
- #2,756蔽ㄅㄧˋto cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal; to obstruct; to deceive; to sum up; a fault or obstacle
- #2,757嚐ㄔㄤˊTo taste food or drink; to experience something; to try something out.TOCFL Level 2
- #2,758簿ㄅㄨˋA book or register; an account book; a notebook; a written document or statement; a court official title.
- #2,759咐ㄈㄨˋTo order or instruct; used in compound words like 吩咐 (to tell, to order) and 囑咐 (to urge, to admonish).
- #2,760溶ㄖㄨㄥˊto dissolve; soluble; to melt; overflowing with waterTOCFL Level 5
- #2,761焙ㄅㄟˋTo dry something using gentle heat; to bake or roast food over a fire.
- #2,762陋ㄌㄡˋUgly; humble or lowly; narrow or cramped; crude or poor quality; mean or vulgar; stingy; shallow in knowledge.
- #2,763婿ㄒㄩˋson-in-law; husband; a wife may refer to her husband as '婿'.
- #2,764熄ㄒㄧˊto extinguish or put out a fire; to stop burning; to go out; to die out; to come to an end; to wither away
- #2,765恕ㄕㄨˋTo forgive or excuse; to show mercy; to understand and be considerate of others' feelings.
- #2,766鶴ㄏㄜˋA crane, a large bird with long legs and neck; also a surname; can also mean white.
- #2,767恍ㄏㄨㄤˇSeemingly; as if; appearing like; suddenly; abruptly; in a daze; absent-minded.
- #2,768捍ㄏㄢˋTo defend or protect; to ward off or resist an attack or blow; to withstand; to disobey or defy; archaic: a protective leather armguard for archers.
- #2,769倖ㄒㄧㄥˋtrusted; intimate; fortunate; lucky; to spoil or by good fortune; to dote on or spoil
- #2,770鞏ㄍㄨㄥˇTo make firm and secure; to fix in place; a surname.
- #2,771盃ㄅㄟA cup or glass for drinking; a trophy awarded as a prize; a classifier for the volume of liquid a cup holds.
- #2,772犀ㄒㄧrhinoceros; sharp, keen, well-tempered
- #2,773墳ㄈㄣˊgrave; tomb; mound; embankment; ancient book; bulging; large; fertile soilTOCFL Level 5
- #2,774浦ㄆㄨˇRiver bank or shore; surname; a confluence or estuary of a river; a body of water like a pond.
- #2,775汐ㄒㄧˋThe evening ebb tide; refers to the tide that comes in during the evening; in Taiwan, pronounced differently.
- #2,776祿ㄌㄨˋGood fortune; prosperity; official salary or stipend; blessing; happiness.
- #2,777茅ㄇㄠˊReeds or rushes; surname; a type of grass.
- #2,778穌ㄙㄨTo revive; to come back to life; to rise again; archaic variant of 蘇.
- #2,779齣ㄔㄨA classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels; a stanza or act in a play; an occasion or time.
- #2,780崙ㄌㄨㄣˊUsed in the proper name Kunlun; refers to the Kunlun Mountains.
- #2,781瀕ㄅㄧㄣTo be near; to border on; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be imminent.
- #2,782豹ㄅㄠˋLeopard or panther; a type of wild cat; also used as a surname.
- #2,783紡ㄈㄤˇTo spin thread from fibers like cotton or hemp; fine woven silk fabric; to reel silk.
- #2,784哎ㄞAn interjection used to express surprise or to attract attention; also used to express regret or sadness; can also be a filler word to soften tone, especially in songs.TOCFL Level 3
- #2,785缸ㄍㄤA large open-mouthed container, typically made of earthenware or plastic, used for holding liquids or storing things; a vat or cistern.
- #2,786蟬ㄔㄢˊCicada, an insect known for its loud song; a decorative ornament shaped like a cicada; continuously, incessantly.TOCFL Level 5
- #2,787爪ㄓㄠˇClaw or talon of an animal; paw; a bird's foot; part of the 'foot' of a cooking pot; also a radical in Chinese characters.
- #2,788咕ㄍㄨOnomatopoeia for bird sounds; the sound of an empty stomach rumbling; to mumble or mutter indistinctly.
- #2,789淮ㄏㄨㄞˊName of a river in China, specifically the Huai River; also a surname.
- #2,790嫉ㄐㄧˊjealousy; to be jealous of; to envy; to hate
- #2,791嚮ㄒㄧㄤˋTo face; to tend toward; to guide or direct; formerly or previously.
- #2,792羈ㄐㄧA bridle or halter for a horse; to restrain or detain; to lodge or stay as a guest; archaic term for a young girl's hair knot.
- #2,793矽ㄒㄧˋSilicon (chemistry, element Si); a metalloid used in semiconductors; also used in compounds like silicon steel; mainland China uses the character 硅.
- #2,794柄ㄅㄧㄥˇThe part of an object that is held; stem of a flower or leaf; a basis for criticism or advantage; classifier for knives.TOCFL Level 5
- #2,795哨ㄕㄠˋA whistle; a sentry or guard post; the sound made by blowing a whistle or by a bird.
- #2,796諭ㄩˋTo inform or instruct; an order or edict from a superior; to understand or realize; to express or state; to compare or liken.
- #2,797卜ㄅㄨˇTo divine or tell fortunes by examining cracks in bones or shells; a general method of predicting good or bad fortune; a surname; a role in traditional opera.
- #2,798廓ㄎㄨㄛˋVast; wide; extensive; to expand or extend; outline or general shape; empty or hollow; to sweep clean.
- #2,799棺ㄍㄨㄢA coffin; a box for holding a corpse for burial or cremation.TOCFL Level 5
- #2,800樞ㄕㄨHinge or pivot, often figurative; the central or crucial part; a star name (Polaris).
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.