The Most Common Traditional Chinese Characters
Traditional characters ranked 301–400 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 301–400
4,974 characters · page 4 of 50- #301幾ㄐㄧˇHow many; how much; several; a few; almost; nearly; how; what.TOCFL Novice 1
- #302傳ㄔㄨㄢˊto pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to conduct electricity; biography; historical narrative; commentary; relay stationTOCFL Level 2
- #303孩ㄏㄞˊChild or young person; a baby; to treat as a child; young; small; a surname.
- #304戰ㄓㄢˋTo fight; war; battle; a fight; to debate or refute; to fear or tremble; related to war; a surname.
- #305許ㄒㄩˇTo allow or permit; to promise; to betroth or agree to marriage; to praise; somewhat or perhaps.TOCFL Level 4
- #306風ㄈㄥWind; air; news; style; custom; manner; atmosphere; scene; habit; behavior; event.TOCFL Novice 2
- #307求ㄑㄧㄡˊTo seek or look for; to request or demand; to beg or beseech; to desire or covet something; to attract or invite.TOCFL Level 3
- #308導ㄉㄠˇTo lead; to guide; to direct; to conduct; to transmit; to educate or enlighten.
- #309該ㄍㄞShould; ought to; must; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn; that; the above-mentioned; to encompass; to include.TOCFL Level 3
- #310花ㄏㄨㄚFlower or blossom; a pattern or design; to spend money or time; a surname; (Taiwan) a beautiful woman; (Taiwan) having flowers or patterns.TOCFL Novice 2
- #311義ㄧˋJustice; righteousness; right conduct; meaning; artificial; foster (father); relationship; friendship; Italy (abbr. in Taiwan).
- #312樂ㄌㄜˋHappy; cheerful; to laugh; enjoyment; pleasure; music; a surname; used in place names.TOCFL Level 3
- #313清ㄑㄧㄥClear; clean; pure; uncorrupted; quiet; still; to settle accounts; the Qing dynasty.TOCFL Level 3
- #314難ㄋㄢˊdifficult; hard to do; problem; disaster; calamity; to scold; to blameTOCFL Novice 1
- #315它ㄊㄚPronoun for an animal; it; other; a different one; used after a verb for emphasis.TOCFL Novice 2
- #316黨ㄉㄤˇA political party or organization; a group of people with shared interests or goals; a faction; a clique; a surname.
- #317軍ㄐㄩㄣArmy; military forces; soldiers; troops; a strategic unit larger than a division; to station troops; to encamp.TOCFL Level 4
- #318基ㄐㄧFoundation; base; basis; the fundamental part of something; radical (chemistry); gay (loanword).
- #319達ㄉㄚˊTo reach or attain a goal or state; to communicate or make understood; to achieve or realize; eminent or distinguished; to understand principles.TOCFL Level 5
- #320改ㄍㄞˇto change; to alter; to correct mistakes; to revise; to improve; to remodel; also a surnameTOCFL Level 2
- #321創ㄔㄨㄤˋTo create, initiate, or establish something new; to achieve for the first time; a wound or sore.TOCFL Level 5
- #322共ㄍㄨㄥˋTogether; with; to share; common; general; total; altogether; abbr. for Communist Party; also used as a surname.TOCFL Novice 2
- #323往ㄨㄤˇTo go towards; to; bound for; past; previous; to associate with; to give or send to someone.TOCFL Level 1
- #324件ㄐㄧㄢˋClassifier for events, things, or clothes; item; component; matter; a piece or article.TOCFL Novice 2
- #325即ㄐㄧˊnamely; that is; i.e.; to approach; to come into contact; to assume office; at once; immediately; at present; even ifTOCFL Level 5
- #326商ㄕㄤCommerce; business; trade; merchant; to consult; quotient in arithmetic; the Shang Dynasty; a surname.
- #327視ㄕˋto see, look at, observe; to regard, treat; to inspect, manage; to display, show; to compare.TOCFL Level 4
- #328友ㄧㄡˇFriend, companion; to befriend; friendly relations; brotherly love.
- #329住ㄓㄨˋto live or reside in a place; to stay temporarily; to stop or cease an action; to firmly secure something.TOCFL Novice 1
- #330聲ㄕㄥSound; voice; noise; tone; music; speech; reputation; news; classifier for sounds or utterances.TOCFL Level 1
- #331神ㄕㄣˊGod; deity; supernatural being; spirit; mind; consciousness; energy; mysterious; magical; awesome; expressive look.TOCFL Level 4
- #332馬ㄇㄚˇA horse; a knight in chess; a surname; a counting tool; a radical in Chinese chess.TOCFL Level 1
- #333跟ㄍㄣTo follow; to go with; to accompany; with; and; to; towards; compared with; heel of foot or shoe.TOCFL Novice 2
- #334參ㄘㄢTo participate in; to join; to attend; to take part; to counsel; to mix in; ginseng; a constellation.
- #335空ㄎㄨㄥempty; vacant; unoccupied; air; sky; space; in vain; to empty; leisure; free time; bare; deserted; vast; highTOCFL Level 2
- #336案ㄢˋA table or desk; a legal case, file, or record; a proposal or plan; an author's note or commentary.TOCFL Level 4
- #337界ㄐㄧㄝˋBoundary; border; limit; a specific scope or domain; the world; a realm or classification level; to divide or separate.
- #338連ㄌㄧㄢˊto link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; even; surname; company (military unit)TOCFL Level 2
- #339局ㄐㄩˊAn office or bureau; a situation or circumstances; a classifier for games like chess or basketball; a part or section; a gathering.TOCFL Level 4
- #340包ㄅㄠTo wrap or cover; to hold or include; a package or container; to take responsibility for or guarantee; to contract for.TOCFL Level 1
- #341必ㄅㄧˋCertainly; must; will; necessarily; definitely; surely; must; if; assuming; firm; resolute; surname.TOCFL Level 5
- #342醫ㄧDoctor; physician; to treat or cure illness; medical science; medicine.TOCFL Level 4
- #343且ㄑㄧㄝˇand; moreover; also; for the time being; about to; will soon; both... and...; used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation; the sixth lunar month.TOCFL Level 2
- #344司ㄙTo manage or take charge of; a department or unit within a larger organization; a surname.
- #345治ㄓˋTo govern or rule; to manage or control; to treat or cure a disease; to research; to repair or put in order; to cultivate oneself.TOCFL Level 4
- #346告ㄍㄠˋTo tell or announce; to report or inform; to accuse or denounce; to file a lawsuit; a public announcement; a lawsuit; a vacation.TOCFL Level 4
- #347團ㄊㄨㄢˊA round object or lump; a group or organization of people; a unit of military organization; classifier for lumps or masses; to gather or roll into a ball.TOCFL Level 4
- #348收ㄕㄡto receive; to accept; to collect; to harvest; to put away; to stop; to restrain; to take back; to getTOCFL Level 2
- #349約ㄩㄝTo make an appointment or invite; to restrict or bind; approximately; a pact or treaty; to economize or reduce; to weigh.TOCFL Level 2
- #350流ㄌㄧㄡˊTo flow, move, or drift; to circulate or spread; a stream; a class or grade; to banish or exile.TOCFL Level 2
- #351決ㄐㄩㄝˊto decide or determine; to judge; to execute or kill; to breach or burst; to compete and win; to open up or split apartTOCFL Level 4
- #352球ㄑㄧㄡˊA ball or sphere used in games; a round object; a globe; a ball game or match.TOCFL Novice 2
- #353舉ㄐㄩˇTo lift or raise something; to cite or enumerate; to propose or put forward; to act or perform; to elect or recommend; to fly or take off.TOCFL Level 3
- #354言ㄧㄢˊWords; speech; to say; to talk; to speak; to state; to tell; to ask.
- #355校ㄒㄧㄠˋSchool or college; to check or proofread; to collate or verify; military field officer.
- #356服ㄈㄨˊClothes; to wear; to obey; to be convinced; to take medicine; dose (of medicine); to serve (a sentence).TOCFL Level 4
- #357邊ㄅㄧㄢSide; edge; border; boundary; margin; vicinity; direction; simultaneously; a suffix for place names.TOCFL Novice 2
- #358推ㄊㄨㄟto push; to nominate or recommend; to deduce or infer; to decline or refuse; to delay or postpone; to massageTOCFL Level 3
- #359整ㄓㄥˇTo put in order; to repair or fix; whole or complete; tidy or neat; exactly; to give someone a hard time.TOCFL Level 2
- #360始ㄕˇTo begin or start; then or only then; formerly or once; initially or originally.
- #361候ㄏㄡˋto wait; to inquire after or visit someone; to watch; a season or period of time; climate; to diagnose or examine (medical).
- #362取ㄑㄩˇTo take; to get; to obtain; to choose; to fetch; to select; to capture; to seek.TOCFL Level 4
- #363聽ㄊㄧㄥto hear; to listen; to obey; to heed; to allow; to wait; a hall (less common)TOCFL Novice 1
- #364單ㄉㄢSingle; sole; only; individual; odd (number); thin; weak; a surname; a bill or list.TOCFL Level 4
- #365便ㄅㄧㄢˋConvenient; easy; informal; suitable; opportune; to urinate or defecate; then; in that case; soon afterwards; agile; used in names or specific to mean 'beautiful' or 'graceful'.TOCFL Level 4
- #366助ㄓㄨˋto help; to assist; to aid; to support; to boostTOCFL Level 3
- #367記ㄐㄧˋto record; to remember; to note down; a mark or sign; classifier for blows or shots; a written account or narrativeTOCFL Level 3
- #368請ㄑㄧㄥˇTo ask; to request; to invite; please (do something); to treat someone to a meal; to beg or implore.TOCFL Novice 1
- #369制ㄓˋsystem; to control; to regulate; to make; to manufacture; to establish; to decide
- #370客ㄎㄜˋguest; visitor; customer; client; traveler; a person with a certain skill or characteristic; classifier for meals or portions.
- #371術ㄕㄨˋMethod or technique; skill or art; a special feat or trick; a strategy or plan; archaic administrative region outside a city.
- #372投ㄊㄡˊto throw; to cast (a vote, a glance); to put in (money, a coin); to send (a letter); to jump into; to go to; to seek refugeTOCFL Level 3
- #373昨ㄗㄨㄛˊYesterday; the day before today; in the past; formerly.
- #374百ㄅㄞˇA number representing one hundred; numerous or many; all kinds of; a surname.TOCFL Novice 1
- #375除ㄔㄨˊTo remove or get rid of; to exclude or eliminate; to divide; except or not including; a step or stair.TOCFL Level 2
- #376費ㄈㄟˋto spend money or resources; to cost; expenses or fees; to consume; to waste; a surname.TOCFL Level 4
- #377轉ㄓㄨㄢˇTo turn; to change direction or state; to revolve; to transfer; to move; to rotate; to share content online; classifier for revolutions per minute.TOCFL Level 1
- #378片ㄆㄧㄢˋA thin flat piece or slice; a flake; a film or movie; classifier for slices, areas, or scenes; to slice thinly.TOCFL Level 1
- #379滿ㄇㄢˇto fill; full; completely; satisfied; contented; to reach a limit; the Manchu ethnic groupTOCFL Level 2
- #380需ㄒㄩTo need or require something; a necessity or need; to wait; a fee or expense; the hexagram 'xu' in the Book of Changes.TOCFL Level 2
- #381價ㄐㄧㄚˋPrice or cost; value or worth; (chemistry) valence; a structural particle similar to 'de' used between an adverb and a verb or adjective.
- #382續ㄒㄩˋTo continue or carry on; to replenish or add to; to succeed or inherit; a procedure or process; a surname.
- #383專ㄓㄨㄢFocused on one thing; concentrating the mind; special; particular; expert; to monopolize; to take sole possession; specialized.
- #384形ㄒㄧㄥˊForm; shape; appearance; image; figure; to seem; to appear; to look like; to take shape; to constitute.
- #385眼ㄧㄢˇEye; a look or glance; a hole or opening; classifier for wells; a key point or salient feature; a vacant spot in Go.
- #386張ㄓㄤTo open or spread out; a classifier for flat objects like paper or tables; to stretch; a surname.TOCFL Novice 2
- #387隊ㄉㄨㄟˋA team or group of people; a military unit or formation; also used as a measure word for groups.TOCFL Level 4
- #388考ㄎㄠˇto test; to examine; to check; to verify; to research; to investigate; deceased father; short for examTOCFL Level 2
- #389白ㄅㄞˊWhite; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; surname; spoken lines in opera.TOCFL Level 3
- #390失ㄕTo lose; to miss an opportunity or event; to fail; to make a mistake or error; to neglect; to be unable to find.TOCFL Level 5
- #391照ㄓㄠˋTo shine or illuminate; to reflect light or an image; to take a photograph; according to or in accordance with; to check or compare.TOCFL Level 3
- #392容ㄖㄨㄥˊto hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; to forgive; appearance; look; countenance; surname RongTOCFL Level 4
- #393命ㄇㄧㄥˋlife; destiny or fate; an order or command; to assign a name or title; to take or appoint.TOCFL Level 3
- #394快ㄎㄨㄞˋFast, rapid, quick; soon, almost; pleased, happy; sharp (of blades or wits); to make haste; smooth, comfortable.TOCFL Novice 2
- #395較ㄐㄧㄠˋTo compare; to dispute; comparatively; relatively; rather; slightly; somewhat; to make clear; an outline; a surname.TOCFL Level 1
- #396縣ㄒㄧㄢˋCounty; administrative division below province and above township; prefecture in Japan; to hang or suspend; to show or display; distant or far apart.
- #397習ㄒㄧˊTo practice or study; a habit or custom; to be familiar with; birds flapping wings; surname Xi.
- #398園ㄩㄢˊA place for growing plants; a park or garden; a public recreation site; also a surname.
- #399吃ㄔto eat; to consume; to absorb; to take in; to suffer; to be defeated; to capture (in a game); to swallowTOCFL Novice 1
- #400科ㄎㄜA branch of study or science; a department or division within an organization; a category or classification; rules or laws; to mete out punishment or levy taxes.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.