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The Most Common Traditional Chinese Characters — page 5

Traditional characters ranked 401–500 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 401–500

4,974 characters · page 5 of 50
  1. #401曾céng·ㄘㄥˊSurname Zeng; once or already (past tense marker); great- (prefix for relatives two generations apart); formerly; previously.TOCFL Level 3
  2. #402士shì·ㄕˋBachelor; scholar or gentleman (historical); soldier or specialist worker; honorific term for men; a member of the lowest rank of nobility (historical).
  3. #403質zhí·ㄓˊquality; nature; essence; substance; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
  4. #404男nán·ㄋㄢˊMale, man; son; a male's self-address to parents; baron, the lowest of five noble ranks; surname.TOCFL Novice 2
  5. #405音yīn·ㄧㄣSound or noise; a musical note or tone; pronunciation of a character; news or message; a surname.TOCFL Level 5
  6. #406首shǒu·ㄕㄡˇHead; chief; leader; first or beginning; classifier for poems or songs; the front or side.TOCFL Level 3
  7. #407步bù·ㄅㄨˋA step or pace; to walk or march; stages in a process; a situation; to follow or imitate; to calculate; a surname.TOCFL Level 2
  8. #408節jié·ㄐㄧㄝˊJoint or segment of a plant stem or animal bone; section or paragraph; moral integrity or principles; classifier for lessons or train cars; seasonal festival or solar term.TOCFL Level 3
  9. #409媽mā·ㄇㄚMother; mom; mama; term of address for mother or elder women in mother's generation; also used for older women or female servants or generally older women.TOCFL Novice 1
  10. #410陸lù·ㄌㄨˋLand, continent; army; surname Lu; the number six (written form for anti-fraud purposes).
  11. #411九jiǔ·ㄐㄧㄡˇThe number nine; 9; used to indicate a large quantity or multiple times; a surname.TOCFL Novice 1
  12. #412林lín·ㄌㄧㄣˊWoods or forest; a collection of similar things; surname; forestry (abbreviation); numerous.
  13. #413類lèi·ㄌㄟˋKind; type; class; category; a classifier for kinds or types; to resemble or be similar to.TOCFL Level 2
  14. #414研yán·ㄧㄢˊTo grind or crush finely; to study or research deeply; to investigate thoroughly.
  15. #415萬wàn·ㄨㄢˋThe number ten thousand; a very large number; numerous; extremely; absolutely.TOCFL Novice 2
  16. #416病bìng·ㄅㄧㄥˋillness; disease; to fall ill; defect; to be sick; to worry about.TOCFL Novice 2
  17. #417希xī·ㄒㄧTo hope or wish for; to admire or look up to; rare or few; to stop or cease.
  18. #418查chá·ㄔㄚˊTo check; to investigate; to examine; to look up information; to research; surname.TOCFL Level 2
  19. #419食shí·ㄕˊto eat; food; meal; to feed; to live on; to farm; eclipse
  20. #420歲suì·ㄙㄨㄟˋClassifier for years of age; year; time; age; a year's harvest of grain.TOCFL Novice 1
  21. #421引yǐn·ㄧㄣˇto pull or draw (a bow); to lead or guide; to attract; to involve or implicate; to extend or stretch; to recommend or select.TOCFL Level 5
  22. #422例lì·ㄌㄧˋAn example or instance; a precedent or rule to follow; a case study; to use as an example; according to the rules.TOCFL Level 2
  23. #423驗yàn·ㄧㄢˋto test; to examine; to check; to verify; to inspect; evidence; proof; symptom
  24. #424深shēn·ㄕㄣDeep; depth; far; very; profound; intense; late; thick; dense; flourishing.TOCFL Level 2
  25. #425線xiàn·ㄒㄧㄢˋThread; string; wire; line; a thin, flexible object; a route or path; a boundary or limit; a clue.TOCFL Level 3
  26. #426死sǐ·ㄙˇTo die; dead; death; to lose one's life; to sacrifice one's life; to cease functioning; impassable; inflexible; extremely.TOCFL Level 2
  27. #427母mǔ·ㄇㄨˇMother; female elder; origin or source; female (of animals); female (gender).
  28. #428農nóng·ㄋㄨㄥˊAgriculture, farming; a farmer; related to farming; to work hard, diligent.
  29. #429官guān·ㄍㄨㄢGovernment official; public servant; governmental; a surname; an organ of the body; a position or rank.TOCFL Level 5
  30. #430領lǐng·ㄌㄧㄥˇNeck; collar; to lead or guide; to receive or accept; classifier for garments, mats, or screens; main points or outline.TOCFL Level 3
  31. #431找zhǎo·ㄓㄠˇTo look for, seek, or try to find; to visit or call on someone; to find or discover; to give change or return money.TOCFL Novice 1
  32. #432思sī·ㄙto think; to consider; to long for; to miss someone; to grieve; a thought; a state of mind; a surname.
  33. #433格gé·ㄍㄜˊA standard or norm; a pattern or style; a lattice or grid; a compartment or slot; classifier for compartments; disposition or moral quality.
  34. #434規guī·ㄍㄨㄟA compass for drawing circles; rules or regulations; customs or established practice; to plan or scheme; to admonish or correct.
  35. #435警jǐng·ㄐㄧㄥˇPolice; to warn or alert someone; to be on guard or vigilant; to awaken or realize something; a dangerous or urgent situation.
  36. #436營yíng·ㄧㄥˊA military camp or barracks; to manage or operate a business; to build or construct; to strive for or seek.
  37. #437輕qīng·ㄑㄧㄥNot heavy; easy; gentle; soft; to make light of; to disparage; unimportant; small in number; unstressed.TOCFL Level 1
  38. #438權quán·ㄑㄩㄢˊAuthority; power; right; influence; a surname; (literary) to weigh; temporary or expedient measure.
  39. #439具jù·ㄐㄩˋTo have; to possess; to provide; to furnish; to state; tool; device; utensil; equipment; talent; classifier for devices or coffins.TOCFL Level 4
  40. #440確què·ㄑㄩㄝˋCertain; sure; true; real; firm; solid; indeed; undoubtedly
  41. #441離lí·ㄌㄧˊTo leave; to part from; to be separated from; to be away from; to lack; to be distant; one of the eight trigrams symbolizing fire.TOCFL Level 1
  42. #442消xiāo·ㄒㄧㄠto diminish or subside; to vanish or melt away; to consume or use up; to dissolve; to pass or idle away timeTOCFL Level 4
  43. #443識shì·ㄕˋTo know or recognize; knowledge or understanding; to record or write down; a mark or sign; insight or viewpoint.
  44. #444六liù·ㄌㄧㄡˋThe number six; 6; used in place names; a surname.TOCFL Novice 1
  45. #445境jìng·ㄐㄧㄥˋBoundary or border; place or region; circumstances or situation; state or condition; level or degree.
  46. #446組zǔ·ㄗㄨˇTo form; to organize; a group or team; a classifier for sets, series, or units of people or things; a section or department.TOCFL Level 3
  47. #447落luò·ㄌㄨㄛˋTo fall or drop; to set (of sun); to decline or sink; to leave out or forget; to lag behind; to land or rest upon; to write down.TOCFL Level 4
  48. #448藝yì·ㄧˋSkill or art; talent or ability; a craft; sometimes refers to classical subjects or texts; can also mean writing or a limit; rarely, a surname or to plant.
  49. #449究jiù·ㄐㄧㄡˋto investigate thoroughly; to study carefully; to research; to explore; after all; ultimately
  50. #450環huán·ㄏㄨㄢˊRing; hoop; loop; bracelet; to surround; to encircle; surname.
  51. #451早zǎo·ㄗㄠˇMorning; early; soon; long ago; prematurely; premature; not late; Good morning!TOCFL Novice 1
  52. #452寫xiě·ㄒㄧㄝˇTo write characters or words; to compose text; to draw or sketch; to record or copy; to express or vent feelings.TOCFL Novice 1
  53. #453華huá·ㄏㄨㄚˊMagnificent; splendid; flowery; illustrious; abbr. for China or Chinese; also refers to a flower or time.
  54. #454系xì·ㄒㄧˋsystem; department or faculty in a university; to connect or tie up; to relate to; to inherit; to be (literary); surname.TOCFL Level 4
  55. #455英yīng·ㄧㄥHero; outstanding; excellent; flower; blossom; the United Kingdom; British; England; English.
  56. #456育yù·ㄩˋTo give birth to; to raise or nurture; to educate or cultivate; to grow or develop.
  57. #457條tiáo·ㄊㄧㄠˊClassifier for long, thin objects like ropes or roads; item or article; clause in a law or treaty; a long strip or filament.TOCFL Level 1
  58. #458際jì·ㄐㄧˋBorder; edge; boundary; interval; between; occasion; opportunity; to meet; to encounter; to be between.
  59. #459房fáng·ㄈㄤˊHouse or building; a room within a house; classifier for rooms; a branch of a family; a surname.TOCFL Novice 2
  60. #460字zì·ㄗˋA written symbol representing a word or sound; a character; a letter; a word; a name or appellation; a contract or deed; also, a given name for a male at age twenty.TOCFL Novice 1
  61. #461另lìng·ㄌㄧㄥˋOther; another; separate; separately; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore.TOCFL Level 2
  62. #462父fù·ㄈㄨˋFather; male parent; term of respect for an elder male relative on the father's side; archaic term for a man.
  63. #463易yì·ㄧˋEasy, simple; amiable, gentle; to change, alter; to exchange, trade; to govern, manage; to slight, look down on.TOCFL Level 4
  64. #464標biāo·ㄅㄧㄠA mark or sign; a label or symbol; a target or quota; a prize or award; a standard or example; the top of a tree; the end or periphery.
  65. #465象xiàng·ㄒㄧㄤˋAn elephant; shape; form; appearance; to imitate; a law or regulation; a dance posture.TOCFL Level 4
  66. #466稱chēng·ㄔㄥTo call; to name; to state; to weigh; to praise; to fit; to suit; to have; to possess; to consider oneself.TOCFL Level 4
  67. #467八bā·ㄅㄚThe natural number eight; used as a numeral or adjective to denote eight; sometimes used adverbially to mean all around or many.TOCFL Novice 1
  68. #468功gōng·ㄍㄨㄥAchievement or accomplishment; merit or good result; work or effort; success; a type of mourning attire.
  69. #469精jīng·ㄐㄧㄥEssence; pure part of a substance; spirit or mind; mythical goblin; semen; highly perfected; elite; proficient; extremely.TOCFL Level 5
  70. #470雖suī·ㄙㄨㄟAlthough; even though; even if; admitting that; but; however; yet; in Taiwan, sometimes used as an adverb meaning 'only' or 'alone'.
  71. #471爭zhēng·ㄓㄥTo strive for or compete; to argue or debate; to contend or fight; a difference or gap; how or what (literary).TOCFL Level 4
  72. #472王wáng·ㄨㄤˊKing or monarch; best or strongest of its type; surname; (literary) to reign over.
  73. #473集jí·ㄐㄧˊto gather; to collect; to assemble; a collection or compilation; classifier for episodes or seriesTOCFL Level 4
  74. #474獲huò·ㄏㄨㄛˋTo obtain or get something; to capture or seize; to win; to receive; to suffer or encounter (bad things); a catch or prey.TOCFL Level 4
  75. #475仍réng·ㄖㄥˊStill; yet; to remain; to continue; frequently; often; (literary) as ever; then; therefore.TOCFL Level 3
  76. #476遊yóu·ㄧㄡˊTo roam or wander; to travel or tour; to play or amuse oneself; to socialize or associate with; to walk around; to study or seek knowledge.
  77. #477備bèi·ㄅㄟˋto prepare; to equip; to arrange beforehand; complete; fullyTOCFL Level 4
  78. #478聯lián·ㄌㄧㄢˊTo connect or join together; to unite or ally; a poetic couplet; a unit of tickets or coupons; a surname.TOCFL Level 5
  79. #479委wěi·ㄨㄟˇTo entrust or appoint someone to a task; to shift or cast aside blame; to accumulate; winding; dejected; committee member; to wither.
  80. #480態tài·ㄊㄞˋAppearance; state; manner; bearing; attitude; (grammar) voice, indicating the relationship between an action and its subject (active or passive).
  81. #481段duàn·ㄉㄨㄢˋSection; paragraph; segment; stage of a process; classifier for lengths of things, periods of time, or stories; a factory or railway work unit; surname.TOCFL Level 3
  82. #482念niàn·ㄋㄧㄢˋTo read aloud; to study or attend school; to miss someone; to think of or remember; to recite; to keep in mind.TOCFL Novice 2
  83. #483料liào·ㄌㄧㄠˋmaterial; stuff; ingredients; to expect; to anticipate; to guess; to consider; to conjecture; subject matter; feed for animals; measure word for traditional Chinese medicine doses.
  84. #484半bàn·ㄅㄢˋHalf; semi-; incomplete; in the middle; a very small amount; part of something; and a half (after a number).TOCFL Novice 1
  85. #485協xié·ㄒㄧㄝˊTo cooperate or harmonize; to assist or help; to obey or be pleased with; adverb meaning jointly or together.
  86. #486斯sī·ㄙThis; here; thus; such; emphatic particle; phonetic character used in transliterations; archaic pronoun for 'this' or 'here'; archaic adverb for 'all'; archaic conjunction for 'then'.
  87. #487網wǎng·ㄨㄤˇA net or web for catching things; a network; to catch with a net; to ensnare or gather.TOCFL Level 3
  88. #488預yù·ㄩˋto prepare; in advance; beforehand; to participateTOCFL Level 4
  89. #489史shǐ·ㄕˇHistory; annals; a chronicle; surname Shi; an official historian in ancient China; a document recording past events.
  90. #490嗎ma·˙ㄇㄚA particle used at the end of a sentence to form a yes-no question; also used to indicate a pause or prompt further information.TOCFL Novice 1
  91. #491歷lì·ㄌㄧˋto experience; to undergo; to pass through; to happen; to occur; all; each; history; past events; clear; distinct
  92. #492支zhī·ㄓTo support or sustain; a branch or division; classifier for rods, songs, or army units; to draw money; surname.TOCFL Level 1
  93. #493證zhèng·ㄓㄥˋProof; evidence; to prove or demonstrate; a certificate or testimonial; a symptom of illness (often written as 症).
  94. #494周zhōu·ㄓㄡA surname; the Zhou Dynasty; to circle or go around; circumference; a week; complete or thorough; all over.TOCFL Level 4
  95. #495技jì·ㄐㄧˋskill; technique; craft; ability; talent; ingenuity; sometimes refers to a craftsman or artisan.
  96. #496勢shì·ㄕˋPower; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals.
  97. #497響xiǎng·ㄒㄧㄤˇTo make a sound; echo; sound; noise; to ring; audio signal or message; a classifier for sounds.TOCFL Level 3
  98. #498語yǔ·ㄩˇlanguage; speech; words; to speak; to say; to talk; to tell; to express
  99. #499供gōng·ㄍㄨㄥTo supply or provide something; to offer; to confess or make a statement; to lay out offerings for worship.TOCFL Level 4
  100. #500算suàn·ㄙㄨㄢˋto calculate or count; to figure out; to consider or regard as; to be valid or count for something; to plan or scheme; to infer or guessTOCFL Level 1

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.