The Most Common Traditional Chinese Characters
Traditional characters ranked 1,701–1,800 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 1,701–1,800
4,808 characters · page 18 of 49- #1,701稻ㄉㄠˋRice plant, especially when growing in a field; paddy; a surname.
- #1,702佔ㄓㄢˋTo occupy by force or usurp; to seize and possess; to spy or peer; visible or superficial.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,703歉ㄑㄧㄢˋto apologize; to regret; feeling sorry for others; insufficient; deficient; poor harvest
- #1,704瘋ㄈㄥMentally ill; insane; crazy; mad; wild; behaving erratically or uncontrollably.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,705袖ㄒㄧㄡˋSleeve of a garment; to tuck something into a sleeve.
- #1,706躲ㄉㄨㄛˇTo hide or conceal oneself; to dodge or evade something; to avoid or keep away from.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,707猜ㄘㄞto guess; to conjecture; to suspect; to be jealous or enviousTOCFL Level 3
- #1,708邁ㄇㄞˋTo stride or step forward; to pass by or exceed; to travel or go far; to patrol; can also mean old or decrepit.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,709夾ㄐㄧㄚˊTo press from both sides; to sandwich; to place between; to carry under the armpit; to intersperse or mix; a clip or folder; double-layered.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,710趁ㄔㄣˋTo take advantage of an opportunity or situation; to avail oneself of; to pursue; to chase after; to catch up with.TOCFL Level 3
- #1,711幽ㄧㄡSecluded; quiet; serene; peaceful; remote; hidden away; dark; dim; to imprison; the underworld.
- #1,712綜ㄗㄨㄥˋA heddle for weaving; to synthesize or combine; to govern or manage.
- #1,713脅ㄒㄧㄝˊThe side of the torso below the armpit and above the ribs; to coerce or threaten; to contract or draw in.
- #1,714糕ㄍㄠA food made from flour or starch, mixed with water, sugar, eggs, etc., then steamed or baked; cake or pastry.
- #1,715悟ㄨˋto comprehend; to realize; to become aware; to awaken to the truth; to enlighten others
- #1,716霧ㄨˋfog; mist; vapor; fine spray; a phenomenon of water vapor condensing into tiny water droplets or ice crystals near the ground, causing low visibility.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,717撐ㄔㄥTo support or prop up; to push a boat with a pole; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting; to maintain or hold.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,718迅ㄒㄩㄣˋFast, rapid, swift; quick or hasty; sudden or abrupt.
- #1,719鹽ㄧㄢˊSalt, a mineral with a salty taste used for seasoning and in industry; to salt food; to envy.TOCFL Level 2
- #1,720寺ㄙˋBuddhist temple or monastery; government office in ancient times; eunuch.
- #1,721彎ㄨㄢTo bend or curve; bent or curved; a bend or turn in a road; to stop or anchor a boat.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,722宴ㄧㄢˋA feast or banquet; to entertain guests with food and drink; to rest or repose; happy or peaceful.
- #1,723鑑ㄐㄧㄢˋA mirror or looking glass; to reflect or mirror; to examine or scrutinize; something serving as a warning or lesson; a credential or proof.
- #1,724墨ㄇㄛˋInk stick or China ink used for writing and painting; also refers to writing or knowledge; ancient punishment of tattooing the face.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,725艦ㄐㄧㄢˋWarship; large military vessel; naval ship; fleet (as a classifier) used for warships.
- #1,726逢ㄈㄥˊTo meet or come across by chance; to encounter; to fall on (a date); to fawn upon or flatter someone.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,727鬱ㄩˋLush or luxuriant vegetation; to accumulate or stagnate; to resent; depressed or melancholic; a surname.
- #1,728獵ㄌㄧㄝˋTo hunt animals; to seek or explore; to brush past or sweep over; an adjective meaning related to hunting.
- #1,729鑽ㄗㄨㄢTo bore or drill a hole; to penetrate; to study intensively; to dig into; to seek advancement; diamond.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,730勁ㄐㄧㄣˋStrength or power; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; interest; mood; expression; stalwart; sturdy; strong; powerful; unyielding; tough.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,731屍ㄕA dead body; a corpse; a carcass; remains of a dead person or animal.
- #1,732籃ㄌㄢˊBasket; a receptacle made of woven material; the hoop with a net in basketball; measure word for things in a basket.TOCFL Level 2
- #1,733厭ㄧㄢˋto be fed up with; to dislike or loathe; to be satiated or satisfied
- #1,734疼ㄊㄥˊto ache or hurt; to feel pain; to love dearly or be fond ofTOCFL Level 2
- #1,735澤ㄗㄜˊA marsh or swamp; luster or brilliance; damp or moist; favor or beneficence; a trace or mark; underwear.
- #1,736耗ㄏㄠˋTo consume or use up; to waste or squander; to delay or dawdle; news or information.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,737撫ㄈㄨˇto stroke or caress gently; to comfort or console; to pat or strike; to play or pluck an instrument; to nurture or protect
- #1,738贊ㄗㄢˋTo support or patronize; to aid or assist; to praise or laud; to recommend or introduce; to agree.
- #1,739糊ㄏㄨˊto paste or glue things together; paste or mush (food); blurry or unclear; scorched or burnt; to feed oneself
- #1,740薩ㄙㄚˋUsed in transliterations, especially for the Buddhist term 'bodhisattva'; also a surname.
- #1,741捨ㄕㄜˇTo give up; to abandon; to discard; to let go; to leave; to give alms; to donate.
- #1,742揭ㄐㄧㄝTo lift or raise something; to expose or unmask; to tear off something stuck; a surname.
- #1,743渡ㄉㄨˋto cross a body of water; to ferry; to pass over; to transfer or hand overTOCFL Level 5
- #1,744鹿ㄌㄨˋDeer; a square granary; metaphor for imperial throne or political power; a surname; a radical in Chinese dictionaries.
- #1,745叔ㄕㄨˊUncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; also used for a father's friend of similar age; can mean third-born brother or declining/late period.TOCFL Level 2
- #1,746耕ㄍㄥto plow; to till land; to cultivate crops; to farm; to metaphorically seek a livelihood
- #1,747悅ㄩㄝˋpleased; happy; to like; to enjoy; to be pleased with; to obey; surname.
- #1,748崇ㄔㄨㄥˊTo esteem, respect, or worship; lofty or high; to value or admire; a surname.
- #1,749吵ㄔㄠˇTo quarrel or argue loudly; to make a lot of noise; noisy; to disturb or annoy with noise.TOCFL Level 2
- #1,750郭ㄍㄨㄛSurname Guo; outer city wall; the external part of something.
- #1,751綁ㄅㄤˇTo tie or bind something securely; to fasten together; to kidnap or abduct someone.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,752頒ㄅㄢTo issue or grant officially; to promulgate or announce; to bestow or confer; black and white striped (less common).TOCFL Level 5
- #1,753陶ㄊㄠˊPottery or ceramics; to make pottery; pleased or happy; to cultivate or educate; surname Tao.
- #1,754暑ㄕㄨˇSummer heat; hot weather; hot (adjective).
- #1,755伏ㄈㄨˊTo lie prone or crouch down; to hide or conceal oneself; to subdue or yield; to accept or bear; to admire; the hottest days of summer; surname Fu.
- #1,756泛ㄈㄢˋTo float; to spread over; to cover; general; extensive; widespread; to flood; careless; to permeate; to suffuse.
- #1,757沖ㄔㄨㄥTo dash against or collide with; to mix with water; to infuse or steep; to rinse or flush; to rise upwards; to clash; to break a curse.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,758滋ㄗto grow; to increase; to nourish; to cause; juice; taste; to spout or spurt (dialect)
- #1,759貸ㄉㄞˋTo lend money or goods; to borrow money or goods; to forgive or pardon; to make excuses or shift blame; a mistake or error.
- #1,760璃ㄌㄧˊColored glaze; glass; often used in compounds for glass or porcelain items.
- #1,761爛ㄌㄢˋRotten; decomposed; mushy or well-cooked; worn out; messy; chaotic; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad; bright; prominent.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,762喬ㄑㄧㄠˊTall; surname Qiao; proud or stately; to pretend or feign; a curse word meaning wicked.
- #1,763妝ㄓㄨㄤMakeup or cosmetics for adorning oneself; to apply makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage costume and makeup.
- #1,764銅ㄊㄨㄥˊCopper; a reddish-brown metal element (Cu) used in industry, engineering, and art; forms alloys like brass and bronze; can oxidize to form verdigris.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,765貪ㄊㄢTo covet or desire excessively; greedy; corrupt; to pursue things without satisfaction; to seek undue profit.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,766殿ㄉㄧㄢˋA large hall or palace building; a temple; the rear guard of an army; to calm or suppress; to conclude or finish.
- #1,767嫁ㄐㄧㄚˋTo marry (of a woman); to marry off a daughter; to shift blame or responsibility onto someone else.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,768胃ㄨㄟˋStomach, the organ that digests food; also a surname.TOCFL Level 5
- #1,769昏ㄏㄨㄣTwilight; dusk; to lose consciousness; to faint; to become muddle-headed; dark; unclear; ignorant; marriage (Taiwan usage).TOCFL Level 5
- #1,770斥ㄔˋto reprimand or scold; to expel or oust; to reconnoiter or scout; to expand (territory); saline marsh
- #1,771夕ㄒㄧˋDusk; sunset; evening; night; a radical in Chinese dictionaries.
- #1,772埔ㄆㄨˇUsed in place names; refers to a plain or flat area; also a port or market.
- #1,773棟ㄉㄨㄥˋClassifier for houses or buildings; the main beam or ridgepole of a house.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,774暢ㄔㄤˋSmooth; unimpeded; fluent; free from worry; at ease; comfortable; to express; to make flow freely; to enjoy oneself freely.
- #1,775盜ㄉㄠˋto steal; to rob; to plunder; a thief; a bandit; a robber; to take by dishonest means
- #1,776津ㄐㄧㄣSaliva; sweat; a ferry crossing or ford; a major transport route; to moisten; abbr. for Tianjin.
- #1,777喚ㄏㄨㄢˋto call out; to summon someone to come; to awaken; to name or call for; to be called
- #1,778菌ㄐㄩㄣˋGerm; bacteria; fungus; mold; mushroom; Taiwan pronunciation is jun4.
- #1,779鋪ㄆㄨTo spread out or arrange; a shop or store; a place to sleep or a bed; to set up or display; (old) holder for a door-knocker.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,780賠ㄆㄟˊTo compensate for a loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss; to make up for a deficiency.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,781辨ㄅㄧㄢˋto distinguish; to discern; to differentiate; to argue or debate; a type of literary essay (rare).
- #1,782孝ㄒㄧㄠˋfilial piety; devotion to parents; mourning clothes or rites; mourning rites; a surname
- #1,783晉ㄐㄧㄣˋTo advance or move forward; to promote; a surname; short name for Shanxi province; name of ancient states and dynasties, including the Jin Dynasties.
- #1,784趙ㄓㄠˋSurname Zhao; name of one of the seven Warring States; name of two historical kingdoms (Former Zhao and Later Zhao).
- #1,785潤ㄖㄨㄣˋTo moisten; sleek; glossy; to embellish or enhance; profit or remuneration; (slang, recent) to emigrate to escape adverse conditions.
- #1,786秦ㄑㄧㄣˊSurname Qin; the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC); short name for Shaanxi province in mainland China; ancient Central Asian name for China.
- #1,787凝ㄋㄧㄥˊTo congeal or freeze; to gather or concentrate; to stare intently; to form or solidify; to consolidate or strengthen.
- #1,788惑ㄏㄨㄛˋto confuse or mislead; to be puzzled or bewildered; doubt or suspicion; a difficult problem or question
- #1,789碗ㄨㄢˇA bowl or cup for food or drink; also a measure word for servings of food or drink in a bowl.TOCFL Novice 2
- #1,790躺ㄊㄤˇTo lie down; to recline; to be in a horizontal position; to be situated; to be in a certain state or condition.TOCFL Level 3
- #1,791玻ㄅㄛglass; used in compounds like 玻璃 (bōli) for glass; also in 玻瓈 (bōli) for glass.
- #1,792肝ㄍㄢThe liver, a vital organ; slang for working or playing late into the night; a video game requiring repetitive effort to advance.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,793臂ㄅㄧˋThe part of the body from the shoulder to the wrist; an animal's forelimb.
- #1,794喻ㄩˋTo explain or inform; to know or understand; an analogy or metaphor; a surname.
- #1,795咬ㄧㄠˇTo bite or nip with teeth; to clamp or grip with a tool; to slander or implicate; to enunciate or pronounce words; skin irritation from contact with plants or chemicals.TOCFL Level 3
- #1,796抑ㄧˋTo restrain or repress; to keep down or press down; to curb or hinder; to stop or prevent; sometimes used as a conjunction meaning 'or'.
- #1,797蜂ㄈㄥA bee or wasp; a stinging insect that often lives in colonies; can refer to hornet.TOCFL Level 4
- #1,798衰ㄕㄨㄞTo decline or decay; to wane; to falter; to decrease; to weaken; (archaic, Taiwan) to descend by rank; (archaic) mourning clothes made of coarse hemp.
- #1,799攜ㄒㄧTo carry; to take along; to bring; to hold hands; to lead by hand; to pull.
- #1,800龐ㄆㄤˊHuge or enormous; messy or disordered; face or countenance; a surname.
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.