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The Most Common Traditional Chinese Characters

Traditional characters ranked 201–300 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 201–300

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  1. #201代dài·ㄉㄞˋTo substitute for or act on behalf of someone; a generation, age, or period; a dynasty; a successor.TOCFL Level 4
  2. #202路lù·ㄌㄨˋRoad, street, path; journey, route; line (bus, etc.); sort, kind; method, way; surname Lu.TOCFL Novice 2
  3. #203打dǎ·ㄉㄚˇTo hit, strike, beat, or fight; to attack; to make a phone call or perform an action with an object; to inject; to remove; to emit; to make involuntary movements.TOCFL Novice 2
  4. #204接jiē·ㄐㄧㄝto receive or answer; to connect or join; to catch or take over; to meet or welcome; to continue or extendTOCFL Level 1
  5. #205見jiàn·ㄐㄧㄢˋto see; to meet; to appear; to interview; to encounter; opinion; view; surnameTOCFL Novice 2
  6. #206北běi·ㄅㄟˇThe cardinal direction north; northern; northward; a northern army; to be defeated; to flee in defeat.TOCFL Level 1
  7. #207產chǎn·ㄔㄢˇTo give birth; to reproduce; to produce; a product; a resource; an estate or property; also a surname.TOCFL Level 4
  8. #208處chù·ㄔㄨˋTo reside or dwell; to be situated at a place; to get along with someone; to deal with or handle a matter; to punish; a place or location; an office or department.TOCFL Level 4
  9. #209影yǐng·ㄧㄥˇShadow; reflection; image or likeness; photograph; film or movie; trace or hint; to cast a shadow; to imitate or copy.TOCFL Level 4
  10. #210像xiàng·ㄒㄧㄤˋto resemble; to be like; appearance; image; portrait; such as; to seemTOCFL Novice 2
  11. #211又yòu·ㄧㄡˋFunction word; indicates repetition or recurrence; also; and; moreover; furthermore; indicates a turn or contrast; connects parallel items.TOCFL Novice 2
  12. #212題tí·ㄊㄧˊtopic; subject; exam question; to inscribe; to write on; headline; title; forehead; surname TiTOCFL Level 2
  13. #213資zī·ㄗResources; capital; wealth; money; expense; to provide; to supply; to support; experience; qualifications; innate talent; basis; leverage.
  14. #214每měi·ㄇㄟˇEach; every; all; always; whenever; often; frequently; a surname.TOCFL Novice 2
  15. #215特tè·ㄊㄜˋSpecial; unique; distinguished; unusual; especially; very; male (of animals); mate; secret agent.
  16. #216先xiān·ㄒㄧㄢBeforehand; first; earlier; originally; for the time being; for now; my late (prefix for deceased older relatives); ancestor; primary matter; former; previous; Mr. (abbreviation); surname.TOCFL Novice 2
  17. #217太tài·ㄊㄞˋVery; extremely; too much; greatest; highest; big; senior or highest in rank or generation.TOCFL Novice 2
  18. #218今jīn·ㄐㄧㄣNow; the present time; today; current; contemporary; this (day, year, etc.); modern era; opposite of ancient.
  19. #219向xiàng·ㄒㄧㄤˋTowards; direction; to face; to turn towards; to support; to side with; formerly; surname.TOCFL Level 1
  20. #220師shī·ㄕteacher; master; expert; model; army division; troops; to dispatch troops; surname Shi
  21. #221氣qì·ㄑㄧˋgas; air; vapor; breath; vital energy; spirit; mood; manner; to annoy; to get angryTOCFL Level 3
  22. #222總zǒng·ㄗㄨㄥˇOverall; general; to sum up; to bind together; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; to collect.TOCFL Level 2
  23. #223原yuán·ㄩㄢˊOriginal; former; primary; raw; cause; source; beginning; to forgive; a surname; a wide flat area.TOCFL Level 5
  24. #224書shū·ㄕㄨA book or document; a letter; writings; a style of calligraphy; surname.TOCFL Novice 1
  25. #225計jì·ㄐㄧˋto calculate; to plan; to reckon; to consider important; a stratagem; a scheme; a meter or gauge; surname JiTOCFL Level 5
  26. #226少shǎo·ㄕㄠˇFew; less; not many; to lack; to be missing; to stop; seldom; young; immatureTOCFL Novice 2
  27. #227解jiě·ㄐㄧㄝˇTo untie or loosen; to solve or explain; to divide or separate; to remove or eliminate; to understand or know; to melt or dissolve.TOCFL Level 4
  28. #228通tōng·ㄊㄨㄥTo go through; to connect or communicate; to be open or clear; to know well; expert; common; fluent; smooth; classifier for letters or calls.TOCFL Level 3
  29. #229變biàn·ㄅㄧㄢˋTo change or transform into something different; to vary; to alter; a rebellion or sudden disturbance; strange or peculiar.TOCFL Level 1
  30. #230安ān·ㄢCalm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; content; to install; to fix; surname An; ampere (abbr.).
  31. #231建jiàn·ㄐㄧㄢˋTo establish, found, or set up; to build or construct; to propose or put forward an idea; to appoint or enfeoff; to pour or spill.TOCFL Level 4
  32. #232話huà·ㄏㄨㄚˋSpeech; language; words; talk; conversation; to speak; to say; to discuss; story; dialect.
  33. #233指zhǐ·ㄓˇFinger or toe; to point at or indicate; to refer to; to count on or depend on; a unit of width.TOCFL Level 3
  34. #234使shǐ·ㄕˇto make or cause to happen; to enable; to use or employ; to send on a mission; an envoy or messengerTOCFL Level 4
  35. #235平píng·ㄆㄧㄥˊFlat; level; even; calm; peaceful; to tie or draw (in a score); surname.TOCFL Level 3
  36. #236結jié·ㄐㄧㄝˊTo tie or bind; to form or create; to conclude or finish; to develop or produce; a knot or bond; to check out of a hotel.TOCFL Level 3
  37. #237目mù·ㄇㄨˋEye; to look; to see; item; section; list; catalogue; order (taxonomy); title; name; mesh; leader.
  38. #238展zhǎn·ㄓㄢˇTo spread out or open up; to exhibit or display; to extend or lengthen; to put into effect or implement; to postpone or prolong.
  39. #239東dōng·ㄉㄨㄥThe direction east; the place where the sun rises; host or landlord; a surname.TOCFL Level 1
  40. #240什shí·ㄕˊWhat; assorted; miscellaneous; ten (used in fractions or financial contexts); a collection of ten soldiers; a chapter or section of a book, especially in classical poetry.
  41. #241真zhēn·ㄓㄣReally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; authentic; Daoist immortal;; natural disposition;; portrait;; substantive official post.TOCFL Novice 1
  42. #242保bǎo·ㄅㄠˇTo protect; to safeguard; to defend; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; to take responsibility for; to look after; to preserve; to store safely.TOCFL Level 4
  43. #243利lì·ㄌㄧˋAdvantage; benefit; profit; interest; sharp; favorable; to do good to; surname.TOCFL Level 4
  44. #244給gěi·ㄍㄟˇTo give; to allow; to do something for someone; to supply or provide; used as a preposition meaning to, for, with, or by; also used as a passive marker.TOCFL Novice 1
  45. #245數shù·ㄕㄨˋnumber; figure; several; to count; to enumerate; to regard as; to blame; to be the most outstandingTOCFL Level 3
  46. #246則zé·ㄗㄜˊA function word indicating contrast or consequence; a rule or standard; a classifier for written items or paragraphs; to imitate or follow.TOCFL Level 4
  47. #247議yì·ㄧˋTo discuss or deliberate; to comment on or criticize; a speech or statement; a genre of writing for argumentation.
  48. #248未wèi·ㄨㄟˋNot yet; have not; did not; no; the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches, representing 1-3 p.m. or the sixth solar month; a surname.TOCFL Level 4
  49. #249近jìn·ㄐㄧㄣˋNear; close to; intimate; recent; approximate; to approach; to get close to; to draw near.TOCFL Level 1
  50. #250別bié·ㄅㄧㄝˊto separate; to distinguish; don't; other; another; different; to fasten with a pin; to insert; categoryTOCFL Novice 2
  51. #251口kǒu·ㄎㄡˇMouth; opening; entrance; gate; classifier for people, animals, or mouthfuls; sharp edge of a weapon or tool; place of rupture or crack.TOCFL Level 2
  52. #252程chéng·ㄔㄥˊA surname; a journey or trip; a procedure, sequence, or set of rules; a distance or section of a road.
  53. #253覺jué·ㄐㄩㄝˊto feel; to realize; to become aware; to wake up; to perceive; a nap; a sleep
  54. #254海hǎi·ㄏㄞˇThe sea or ocean; a large body of saltwater; a great number of people or things; a vast expanse.TOCFL Level 1
  55. #255式shì·ㄕˋStyle; form; pattern; type; ceremony; ritual; rule; formula; a set of symbols in science indicating a law.
  56. #256設shè·ㄕㄜˋto set up; to establish; to arrange; to display; to suppose; if; to plan; to designTOCFL Level 5
  57. #257西xī·ㄒㄧThe west; west-facing; western countries, especially in Europe and America; abbr. for Spain.TOCFL Level 1
  58. #258量liàng·ㄌㄧㄤˋTo measure; capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; a measure word; to consider or deliberate.TOCFL Level 4
  59. #259放fàng·ㄈㄤˋTo put or place something; to release or let go; to set off fireworks; to allow or permit; to abandon or discard.TOCFL Level 1
  60. #260社shè·ㄕㄜˋSociety; organization; association; agency; a company; a group; a club; a commune; a deity of soil and grain; a shrine to such a deity.
  61. #261觀guān·ㄍㄨㄢTo look at, watch, observe, or view; to behold; to advise; a concept or point of view; appearance; a surname; a Taoist monastery or palace gate watchtower.TOCFL Level 5
  62. #262何hé·ㄏㄜˊWhat; which; who; where; how; why; to carry; surname He.TOCFL Level 5
  63. #263持chí·ㄔˊTo hold or grasp; to support or maintain; to persevere; to manage or administer; to control or resist.TOCFL Level 5
  64. #264走zǒu·ㄗㄡˇTo walk; to go; to run; to leave or depart; to escape; to leak; to interact with; to move.TOCFL Novice 1
  65. #265調tiáo·ㄊㄧㄠˊto adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to tune; to change (position or duties); to investigate; accent; melodyTOCFL Level 4
  66. #266信xìn·ㄒㄧㄣˋto believe; to trust; to be convinced; letter; mail; message; news; truthful; confidence; at willTOCFL Level 1
  67. #267親qīn·ㄑㄧㄣParent; relative; close or intimate person; marriage; bride; to kiss; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-.TOCFL Level 3
  68. #268造zào·ㄗㄠˋto make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to create; to fabricate; to go to; to give life; to be bornTOCFL Level 4
  69. #269各gè·ㄍㄜˋEach; every; individual; all; various; different; separately; in turn.TOCFL Level 1
  70. #270色sè·ㄙㄜˋColor; appearance or facial expression; beauty; desire; sensuality or lust; a scene or view.
  71. #271統tǒng·ㄊㄨㄥˇTo unite or unify; to govern or control; the whole; a system or lineage; to lead or manage.
  72. #272四sì·ㄙˋThe cardinal number four; the fourth in order; a surname; a musical notation symbol.TOCFL Novice 1
  73. #273南nán·ㄋㄢˊSouth; southern; southward; the direction opposite of north; also used in Buddhist chants; a surname.TOCFL Level 1
  74. #274府fǔ·ㄈㄨˇGovernment office or residence; mansion; prefecture (historical administrative division); archive; honorific term for someone's home.
  75. #275交jiāo·ㄐㄧㄠto intersect; to cross; to exchange; to deliver; to pay; to make friends; to associate; to have sexual intercourse.TOCFL Level 1
  76. #276世shì·ㄕˋA generation or lifetime; an era or period of time; the world or society; a surname.TOCFL Level 4
  77. #277院yuàn·ㄩㄢˋCourtyard; institution or establishment (like a hospital or school); classifier for institutions.TOCFL Level 2
  78. #278畫huà·ㄏㄨㄚˋTo draw or paint; a picture or painting; to delineate; to sign or endorse; to terminate; to plan or design.TOCFL Novice 2
  79. #279直zhí·ㄓˊStraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; vertical; continuing motion or action; but; only; however.TOCFL Level 3
  80. #280望wàng·ㄨㄤˋTo gaze into the distance or look towards something; to hope or expect; to visit or pay respects; to approach or be near; to resent or blame.TOCFL Level 4
  81. #281務wù·ㄨˋbusiness; affair; to attend to; to pursue; must; to be engaged in
  82. #282完wán·ㄨㄢˊTo finish or be over; whole, complete, entire; to settle or pay; to preserve or repair; solid; perfect.TOCFL Level 2
  83. #283山shān·ㄕㄢMountain; hill; peak; surname; a component of Chinese characters; (archaic) tomb.TOCFL Novice 2
  84. #284辦bàn·ㄅㄢˋto handle a matter or task; to manage or run an organization or enterprise; to organize an event; to deal with procedures; to establish or set up; to investigate or prosecute a case; also means office.TOCFL Level 2
  85. #285運yùn·ㄩㄣˋto move; to transport; to use; luck; fortune; fate; short for sports meetTOCFL Level 5
  86. #286帶dài·ㄉㄞˋA band or belt; to wear or carry something; to bring or lead someone; to have or bear; a region or zone; a classifier for long, flexible things.TOCFL Novice 2
  87. #287強qiáng·ㄑㄧㄤˊStrong; powerful; vigorous; better; slightly more than; best in class; to force; to compel; to strive; stubborn; unyielding; stiff; rigid.TOCFL Level 4
  88. #288卻què·ㄑㄩㄝˋbut; yet; however; nevertheless; to decline; to refuse; to retreat; to go back; to turn around; to be just happen toTOCFL Level 3
  89. #289愛ài·ㄞˋTo love; to be fond of; to like; affection; a strong liking for someone or something; a tendency to do something.TOCFL Novice 2
  90. #290反fǎn·ㄈㄢˇTo reverse; to turn over; to return; to oppose; against; anti-; contrary; in reverse; to rebel; to use analogy; instead.TOCFL Level 4
  91. #291光guāng·ㄍㄨㄤLight; ray of light; bright; shiny; glory; honor; scenery; time; favor; benefit; only; merely; used up; finished.TOCFL Level 2
  92. #292非fēi·ㄈㄟNot; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; to oppose; to blame; to insist on; abbr. for Africa.TOCFL Level 3
  93. #293五wǔ·ㄨˇThe number five; 5; a surname.TOCFL Novice 1
  94. #294報bào·ㄅㄠˋTo report, inform, or announce; to reply or respond; a newspaper or periodical; to recompense or take revenge.TOCFL Level 4
  95. #295管guǎn·ㄍㄨㄢˇto manage; to be in charge of; to control; to look after; tube; pipe; woodwind instrument; surname GuanTOCFL Level 3
  96. #296兒ér·ㄦˊChild; son; offspring; a self-referential term used by children to parents; a term of address for a junior; a young man; also a surname.
  97. #297眾zhòng·ㄓㄨㄥˋA crowd or multitude of people; many or numerous; ordinary or common; abbr. for House of Representatives.
  98. #298門mén·ㄇㄣˊDoor; gate; entrance; opening; family; lineage; school of thought; sect; key point; method; classifier for courses or fields of study.TOCFL Novice 2
  99. #299演yǎn·ㄧㄢˇto perform on stage, act, or stage a show; to develop or play out; to carry out or exercise; to rehearse or practice.TOCFL Level 3
  100. #300論lùn·ㄌㄨㄣˋTo discuss or talk about; an opinion or theory; to regard or consider; to analyze or debate; short for The Analects.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.