The Most Common Traditional Chinese Characters
Traditional characters ranked 1,301–1,400 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 1,301–1,400
4,808 characters · page 14 of 49- #1,301顆ㄎㄜClassifier for small spheres, pearls, or grains like corn; a kernel or grain; a lump of earth.TOCFL Level 2
- #1,302輔ㄈㄨˇto assist; to help; to support; auxiliary; to complement; cheekbone; protective
- #1,303洞ㄉㄨㄥˋCave or hole; a hollow place; used in spoken language for the number zero; to penetrate or understand deeply.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,304捕ㄅㄨˇTo catch; to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hunt or capture prey; historical term for a local law enforcement officer; a surname.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,305巡ㄒㄩㄣˊTo patrol or make rounds; to go on circuit; classifier for rounds of drinks served.
- #1,306借ㄐㄧㄝˋTo borrow; to lend; to make use of an opportunity or pretext; to avail oneself of; to rely on.TOCFL Level 1
- #1,307潛ㄑㄧㄢˊto dive; to submerge; to hide; to conceal; secret; latent; hidden
- #1,308杯ㄅㄟA cup or glass for drinking; a trophy awarded in a competition; classifier for liquids in a cup.TOCFL Novice 2
- #1,309齊ㄑㄧˊNeat; even; level; simultaneous; all together; to make even; surname; name of ancient states and dynasties.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,310瑞ㄖㄨㄟˋAuspicious; lucky; a good omen; a token or tally used in ancient times.
- #1,311娘ㄋㄧㄤˊYoung lady; mother; wife; term of address for an older woman or married woman; formerly, a respectful term for a female employer; (coll.) effeminate.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,312閒ㄒㄧㄢˊIdle; unoccupied; leisure time; peaceful; tranquil; calm; a light or simple job.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,313君ㄐㄩㄣMonarch; lord; ruler; sovereign; a respectful term for a father or husband; a general term of respect for a male; a surname.
- #1,314剩ㄕㄥˋTo remain; to be left over; to have as a remainder; surplus; excess.TOCFL Level 3
- #1,315輯ㄐㄧˊTo gather or collect; to edit or compile; a measure word for sets of books or periodicals.
- #1,316頁ㄧㄝˋPage or leaf of paper; also a classifier for pages; sometimes used for head or top.TOCFL Level 3
- #1,317冒ㄇㄠˋTo emit or give off; to brave or face danger; to feign or pretend; reckless; surname.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,318覽ㄌㄢˇto look at; to view; to read; to inspect; to perceive; to accept or adopt
- #1,319沿ㄧㄢˊTo follow along a line or path; to go along; to continue or adhere to a tradition or custom; to border or edge something; to sew along an edge.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,320儘ㄐㄧㄣˇTo the greatest extent; to the utmost; to give priority to; to allow freely without restriction; all; entirely.
- #1,321煩ㄈㄢˊto feel vexed or annoyed; to bother or trouble someone; to be complicated or confusing; to be restless or seem tiresomeTOCFL Level 2
- #1,322阻ㄗㄨˇTo block or obstruct; to hinder or impede; to refuse or decline; to rely on or depend on.
- #1,323楊ㄧㄤˊPoplar tree; surname Yang; referring to the philosopher Yang Zhu and his school of thought.
- #1,324蟲ㄔㄨㄥˊInsects, worms, or other crawling creatures; can refer to animals generally in ancient usage; also used figuratively for a contemptible person or as a surname.TOCFL Level 3
- #1,325箱ㄒㄧㄤA box, trunk, or chest for storage; also a classifier for boxed items; can refer to a compartment or warehouse.TOCFL Level 2
- #1,326豆ㄉㄡˋLegume; pulse; bean; pea; archaic stemmed cup or bowl; surname; one of the 214 radicals.
- #1,327啡ㄈㄟUsed phonetically in loanwords; coffee; morphine.
- #1,328汽ㄑㄧˋSteam or vapor; used in compounds for things related to gas or steam, such as soda water or gasoline.
- #1,329惜ㄒㄧˊTo cherish or treasure something; to pity or feel sorry for someone; to regret or be reluctant to part with something.
- #1,330弄ㄋㄨㄥˋTo do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with; to seek; to obtain; to shake; to stir; alley.TOCFL Level 2
- #1,331乏ㄈㄚˊTo lack; to be short of; to be tired or exhausted; poor or impoverished.
- #1,332疾ㄐㄧˊDisease or ailment; to be sick; to hate or detest; swift or rapid.
- #1,333駐ㄓㄨˋTo be stationed at a place; to halt or stay; to reside temporarily; to keep or maintain.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,334鄰ㄌㄧㄣˊNeighbor; people living nearby; close to; adjacent; nearby; to approach.
- #1,335覆ㄈㄨˋTo cover or conceal; to overturn or capsize; to destroy or annihilate; to reply or answer; to examine or investigate.
- #1,336狂ㄎㄨㄤˊMad; insane; wild; unrestrained; arrogant; boastful; fierce; violent; a surname.
- #1,337謀ㄇㄡˊTo plan; to scheme; to seek; a plan or strategy; to plot against someone.
- #1,338冬ㄉㄨㄥwinter; the coldest season of the year; surname DongTOCFL Level 1
- #1,339嚇ㄒㄧㄚˋto scare; to frighten; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection) tut-tut; wowTOCFL Level 3
- #1,340傑ㄐㄧㄝˊOutstanding person; heroic; distinguished; prominent; excellent; remarkable; tall and prominent.
- #1,341撞ㄓㄨㄤˋTo collide with or bump into something; to knock against; to run into someone by chance; to clash or argue.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,342豬ㄓㄨPig; hog; swine; CL:口,頭; a place where water gathers.TOCFL Novice 2
- #1,343讚ㄗㄢˋTo praise or laud; to commend; to support or assist; a literary genre for eulogizing achievements.
- #1,344摩ㄇㄛˊTo rub or chafe; to scour or grind; to stroke or caress; to mutually exchange ideas or skills; to approach or draw near; to destroy or eliminate.
- #1,345忠ㄓㄨㄥLoyal; devoted; faithful; sincere; true; a virtue of treating people and matters with all one's heart and sincerity; a surname.
- #1,346俗ㄙㄨˊCommon; popular; secular; worldly; coarse; vulgar; custom; convention; habit; practice.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,347晨ㄔㄣˊmorning; dawn; daybreak; early morning; the time when the sun just rises in the morning; (verb) to crow at dawn
- #1,348閉ㄅㄧˋTo close or shut something; to obstruct or block up; to stop or end; to prohibit or cut off.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,349塑ㄙㄨˋTo mold or sculpt figures from clay or similar materials; to shape; to form; to foster or cultivate; plastic (as in synthetic material).
- #1,350鬼ㄍㄨㄟˇGhost or spirit of a dead person; devil; a person with a bad habit or vice; sly or crafty; a name for one of the ancient Chinese constellations.TOCFL Level 3
- #1,351廿ㄋㄧㄢˋtwenty; the twentieth; used in formal contexts for the number twenty.
- #1,352奮ㄈㄣˋTo exert oneself; to strive; to rouse oneself; to be brave and fearless; to flap wings; to raise or vibrate.
- #1,353欲ㄩˋTo want; to desire; to wish for; to intend; appetite; passion; lust; greed.
- #1,354奏ㄗㄡˋTo play music; to present a memorial to the emperor (historical); to achieve; to report; to appear or manifest.
- #1,355滑ㄏㄨㄚˊTo slip or slide; slippery or smooth; sly or untrustworthy; to move smoothly; a surname.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,356傾ㄑㄧㄥTo pour out; to collapse or overturn; to lean or incline; to tend towards; to admire or look up to; to overwhelm or surpass.
- #1,357貓ㄇㄠCat; a common domestic feline mammal; also used in a dialectal sense meaning to hide oneself.TOCFL Level 1
- #1,358慈ㄘˊCompassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane; parental love for children; deep affection; a respectful term for mother.
- #1,359鞋ㄒㄧㄝˊFootwear worn on the feet to protect them and aid walking; a shoe; a boot.TOCFL Novice 2
- #1,360殊ㄕㄨDifferent; special; unusual; remarkable; to surpass; to sever; to kill (literary).
- #1,361朱ㄓㄨVermilion or bright red color; cinnabar; a surname.
- #1,362游ㄧㄡˊTo swim; to roam or travel around; to wander; to float or drift; a surname.TOCFL Level 2
- #1,363陰ㄧㄣShady; overcast; cloudy; the negative principle in Chinese philosophy (yin); implicit; hidden; negative (electric); feminine; moon; genitalia; surname Yin.TOCFL Level 3
- #1,364遷ㄑㄧㄢto move or shift location; to change or transfer; to promote to a higher position; to demote to a lower positionTOCFL Level 4
- #1,365側ㄘㄜˋThe side; to lean or incline towards something; lateral; a position of inferiority or subservience; to be situated.
- #1,366贏ㄧㄥˊTo win; to beat; to profit; to gain; surplus; to bear or shoulder; to increase or lengthen.TOCFL Level 3
- #1,367乃ㄋㄞˇPronoun: you or your; him or his; to be; thus, so, therefore; then, thereupon; but, yet; and.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,368賓ㄅㄧㄣvisitor; guest; to treat with courtesy; to submit; object (in grammar)
- #1,369寧ㄋㄧㄥˊpeaceful; to pacify; to calm down; to prefer; would rather; how (emphatic); surname Ning; abbr. for Ningxia or Nanjing
- #1,370嘗ㄔㄤˊto taste food; to try or experience something; to have once experienced; formerly; an ancient autumn sacrifice; a surname.TOCFL Level 2
- #1,371敬ㄐㄧㄥˋTo respect; to honor; to revere; to offer politely; a respectful manner; a gift expressing respect or congratulations.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,372刊ㄎㄢTo publish or print; a publication or periodical; to amend or correct; to carve or engrave.
- #1,373戀ㄌㄧㄢˋTo love or feel deep affection for someone or something; to long for or yearn for; to be attached to and unwilling to part with.
- #1,374麥ㄇㄞˋWheat; barley; oats; surname Mai; also used as an abbreviation for microphone.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,375汙ㄨFilthy, dirty, impure; polluted; to make dirty; to slander or defame; to decline or archaic for decline.
- #1,376衡ㄏㄥˊTo weigh or measure; a weight or scale; to judge or consider; the space between the eyebrows; a surname.
- #1,377擾ㄖㄠˇTo disturb or annoy; to agitate; to trouble; to make restless; to tame or domesticate; gentle or docile; livestock.
- #1,378雷ㄌㄟˊthunder; surname Lei; mine (weapon); to shock or astound; (Taiwan) spoiler; to reveal plot details.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,379瓜ㄍㄨㄚMelon; gourd; squash; a general term for plants in the Cucurbitaceae family; also used as a slang term for gossip.
- #1,380虎ㄏㄨˇTiger; fierce, brave; surname.TOCFL Level 3
- #1,381怨ㄩㄢˋTo blame; to resent; hatred; a grudge; dissatisfaction; sorrow.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,382寒ㄏㄢˊcold; chilly; poor; to tremble; a surname
- #1,383宿ㄙㄨˋTo lodge or stay overnight; a place to rest; old or former; a surname; a constellation; night.
- #1,384鬧ㄋㄠˋTo make noise, be noisy; to disturb, disrupt; to have an attack of illness, fall ill; to vent feelings; to joke, tease; to engage in an activity.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,385丈ㄓㄤˋA measure of length equal to ten Chinese feet (about 3.3 meters); to measure; husband; polite term for an older male or father-in-law.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,386繁ㄈㄢˊMany; numerous; complicated; complex; flourishing; prosperous; surname.
- #1,387聊ㄌㄧㄠˊTo chat; to talk idly; to discuss; to depend on; to rely on; temporarily; for a while; somewhat; slightly.TOCFL Level 2
- #1,388廚ㄔㄨˊA place for cooking food; a cupboard or cabinet; a bed curtain shaped like a cabinet.
- #1,389淚ㄌㄟˋTears; teardrops; the liquid that flows from the eyes when crying.TOCFL Level 3
- #1,390絡ㄌㄨㄛˋA net or web-like object; to wind or twist; to hold in place with a net; (TCM) channels in the body; fine threads or fibers.
- #1,391誌ㄓˋTo record or write down; a mark or sign; a type of literary composition for recording events; to remember.
- #1,392屏ㄆㄧㄥˊA screen or partition; to reject or dismiss; to hold back or suppress; to keep silent or hide.
- #1,393擬ㄋㄧˇto plan to; to draft a plan; to imitate or mimic; to assess or compare; pseudo- or quasi-TOCFL Level 5
- #1,394堆ㄉㄨㄟA pile or heap of things; to pile up or heap up; a large amount; also used as a measure word for piles or crowds.TOCFL Level 3
- #1,395週ㄓㄡweek; classifier for a week; turn or cycle; anniversary; surrounding area; to circle or aroundTOCFL Level 4
- #1,396閃ㄕㄢˇTo dodge, evade, or avoid; to sprain or pull a muscle; lightning; a flash; to leave suddenly; to disappearTOCFL Level 4
- #1,397尖ㄐㄧㄢpointed; sharp; tapering; acute; keen; the best or most outstanding person or thing; shrill (sound)TOCFL Level 4
- #1,398坡ㄆㄛA slope or hillside; sloping or slanted; can be used as a classifier for slopes.
- #1,399喔ㄛInterjection expressing realization or understanding; a sentence-final particle in Taiwan conveying a friendly tone; onomatopoeia for a rooster's crow.TOCFL Level 3
- #1,400欣ㄒㄧㄣHappy, joyous, delighted; to be pleased with; to admire and love (less common).
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). The same ranking is available as JSON for tutors and apps via the HanziDB API.