The Most Common Traditional Chinese Characters
Traditional characters ranked 2,701–2,800 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 2,701–2,800
4,974 characters · page 28 of 50- #2,701蘊ㄩㄣˋTo accumulate; to contain or hold within; to gather together; inner depth or profundity; a collection or store.
- #2,702遴ㄌㄧㄣˊTo select or choose carefully; a surname; greedy or stingy.
- #2,703瞞ㄇㄢˊTo conceal from someone; to keep someone in the dark about facts; to deceive or lie.TOCFL Level 5
- #2,704俯ㄈㄨˇTo look down; to bend down or stoop; to face downwards; (old formal) a humble term requesting permission.
- #2,705拱ㄍㄨㄥˇTo cup hands in salute; to arch or bend into a curve; to surround; to push or thrust upwards; to dig with snout; capable of being embraced by two hands.
- #2,706隙ㄒㄧˋA crack or crevice; an interval or gap; a loophole or opportunity; discord or rift; also, a vacant or incomplete state.
- #2,707嘯ㄒㄧㄠˋTo whistle; to screech or howl like an animal; to roar; to call out or rally people; a loud, high-pitched sound.
- #2,708唉ㄞAn interjection expressing sadness or regret; a sound of agreement or recognition; to sigh; to admonish.TOCFL Level 3
- #2,709槽ㄘㄠˊA trough or manger for feeding animals; a groove or channel; a container for liquids; (Taiwan) a hard drive.
- #2,710靖ㄐㄧㄥˋTo pacify or suppress; to govern or plan; peaceful or tranquil; respectful; a surname.
- #2,711燦ㄘㄢˋBright; brilliant; shining brightly; lustrous; resplendent; glorious; vivid.
- #2,712峻ㄐㄩㄣˋHigh or steep, like a mountain; stern or severe; great or majestic.
- #2,713甄ㄓㄣA surname; to distinguish or evaluate; to examine or discern; to grade; to select or recommend.
- #2,714髓ㄙㄨㄟˇBone marrow; the innermost part or essence of something; pith in plants.
- #2,715妒ㄉㄨˋTo envy someone's success or talent; to be jealous of another's advantages; to feel resentful when others surpass oneself.
- #2,716駭ㄏㄞˋto frighten; to shock; to startle; to terrify; to cause alarm; to hack (computing, loanword)
- #2,717掠ㄌㄩㄝˋTo rob or plunder by force; to skim or sweep over something lightly; a calligraphic stroke; to snatch.
- #2,718弘ㄏㄨㄥˊgreat; liberal; to enlarge; to expand; to promote; surname.
- #2,719簾ㄌㄧㄢˊA curtain or screen, typically made of bamboo, cloth, or other materials; used to cover doors or windows.
- #2,720欽ㄑㄧㄣTo respect or admire; to venerate; a surname; used in ancient times as a respectful term for the emperor.
- #2,721滲ㄕㄣˋTo seep or ooze through; to infiltrate; to permeate; to horrify or unnerve.
- #2,722咸ㄒㄧㄢˊAll; completely; everyone; widespread; harmonious; salted; salty; stingy; miserly; surname Xian.
- #2,723寢ㄑㄧㄣˇTo sleep or rest; a bedroom or sleeping chamber; to cease or stop; to conceal or hide.
- #2,724糞ㄈㄣˋAnimal excrement; dung; feces; night soil; can also mean fertilizer; to fertilize; to sweep away.TOCFL Level 5
- #2,725桐ㄊㄨㄥˊA tree name, commonly referring to the Paulownia tree; also used for other similar trees like Firmiana or Aleurites.
- #2,726鯨ㄐㄧㄥWhale; a large marine mammal with fins and a blowhole on top of its head; the largest animal on Earth.
- #2,727芋ㄩˋTaro; a starchy root vegetable; commonly refers to the plant Colocasia antiquorum or Colocasia esculenta.
- #2,728扔ㄖㄥTo throw; to hurl; to discard; to abandon; to cast aside.TOCFL Level 3
- #2,729闡ㄔㄢˇTo open up or reveal; to explain or clarify; to propagate or make known.
- #2,730咽ㄧㄝˋThroat or pharynx; to swallow food or drink; to choke or be choked up; to stop speaking abruptly.
- #2,731蝕ㄕˊTo erode or wear away gradually; to eat into or nibble at; to suffer loss or damage; to disappear or diminish.
- #2,732沛ㄆㄟˋAbundant; copious; full; vigorous; flourishing; a place where water plants grow thickly; a surname.
- #2,733垮ㄎㄨㄚˇTo collapse or fall down; to fail or be defeated; to sag or droop.
- #2,734朕ㄓㄣˋA royal pronoun used by an emperor or king to refer to himself; I; me; also, an omen or portent.
- #2,735吏ㄌㄧˋA minor government official or functionary; a clerk or subordinate in public office; also used as a surname.
- #2,736匈ㄒㄩㄥHungary; Hungarian; abbr. for 匈牙利; ancient northern nomadic people; chest; thorax; to clamor.
- #2,737歹ㄉㄞˇBad; wicked; evil; depraved; a Kangxi radical (index 78); also refers to bone fragments or remnants of bones.
- #2,738鉅ㄐㄩˋgreat; large; grand; steel; iron; (literary) how; what
- #2,739綻ㄓㄢˋTo split open or burst; to rip at a seam; (of a flower bud) to blossom; (of clothing) to come unstitched.
- #2,740喇ㄌㄚˇOnomatopoeia for sounds like wind or rain; used in words like "horn" or "Lama".
- #2,741丞ㄔㄥˊAn official who assisted the emperor or a principal minister; to assist or aid.
- #2,742濁ㄓㄨㄛˊturbid; muddy; impure; dirty; filthy; confused; chaotic; common; vulgar; low-pitched; hoarse
- #2,743萌ㄇㄥˊTo sprout or bud; the beginning or sign of something; (colloquial, especially in Taiwan and mainland China) cute or adorable; a surname.
- #2,744崖ㄧㄞˊA steep rock face or cliff; a precipice; can also refer to the edge or brink of something.TOCFL Level 5
- #2,745睞ㄌㄞˋTo glance sideways; to look askance; to look with eyes not looking straight ahead; to look.
- #2,746甦ㄙㄨTo revive or regain consciousness; to be resuscitated or reborn; to come back to life.
- #2,747磯ㄐㄧA rock or rocky shore jutting into the water; a breakwater or jetty; to agitate water with stones; to stir up.
- #2,748詔ㄓㄠˋTo proclaim or announce; an imperial edict or decree; to admonish or instruct.
- #2,749嚼ㄐㄩㄝˊTo chew food; to ruminate or regurgitate food (like a cow); to gnaw or erode; to ponder or savor; to chatter meaninglessly.
- #2,750澀ㄙㄜˋAstringent or tart taste; rough or unsmooth texture; obscure or difficult to understand; slow or hesitant speech.
- #2,751苑ㄩㄢˋImperial garden or park; enclosed area for growing trees or keeping animals; a place where things gather; surname Yuan.
- #2,752癱ㄊㄢTo be paralyzed; paralysis, palsy; to lie down or sit; extremely tired and unable to move.
- #2,753嗅ㄒㄧㄡˋTo smell or sniff with the nose; to detect an odor; the sense of smell.
- #2,754汀ㄊㄧㄥA sandbar or shoal in water; a small, flat area of land by the water's edge; a bank or shore.
- #2,755頌ㄙㄨㄥˋTo praise or eulogize in writing; a written ode or hymn; to offer good wishes in a letter; a literary genre of praise.
- #2,756蔽ㄅㄧˋto cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal; to obstruct; to deceive; to sum up; a fault or obstacle
- #2,757嚐ㄔㄤˊTo taste food or drink; to experience something; to try something out.TOCFL Level 2
- #2,758簿ㄅㄨˋA book or register; an account book; a notebook; a written document or statement; a court official title.
- #2,759咐ㄈㄨˋTo order or instruct; used in compound words like 吩咐 (to tell, to order) and 囑咐 (to urge, to admonish).
- #2,760溶ㄖㄨㄥˊto dissolve; soluble; to melt; overflowing with waterTOCFL Level 5
- #2,761焙ㄅㄟˋTo dry something using gentle heat; to bake or roast food over a fire.
- #2,762陋ㄌㄡˋUgly; humble or lowly; narrow or cramped; crude or poor quality; mean or vulgar; stingy; shallow in knowledge.
- #2,763婿ㄒㄩˋson-in-law; husband; a wife may refer to her husband as '婿'.
- #2,764熄ㄒㄧˊto extinguish or put out a fire; to stop burning; to go out; to die out; to come to an end; to wither away
- #2,765恕ㄕㄨˋTo forgive or excuse; to show mercy; to understand and be considerate of others' feelings.
- #2,766鶴ㄏㄜˋA crane, a large bird with long legs and neck; also a surname; can also mean white.
- #2,767恍ㄏㄨㄤˇSeemingly; as if; appearing like; suddenly; abruptly; in a daze; absent-minded.
- #2,768捍ㄏㄢˋTo defend or protect; to ward off or resist an attack or blow; to withstand; to disobey or defy; archaic: a protective leather armguard for archers.
- #2,769倖ㄒㄧㄥˋtrusted; intimate; fortunate; lucky; to spoil or by good fortune; to dote on or spoil
- #2,770鞏ㄍㄨㄥˇTo make firm and secure; to fix in place; a surname.
- #2,771盃ㄅㄟA cup or glass for drinking; a trophy awarded as a prize; a classifier for the volume of liquid a cup holds.
- #2,772犀ㄒㄧrhinoceros; sharp, keen, well-tempered
- #2,773墳ㄈㄣˊgrave; tomb; mound; embankment; ancient book; bulging; large; fertile soilTOCFL Level 5
- #2,774浦ㄆㄨˇRiver bank or shore; surname; a confluence or estuary of a river; a body of water like a pond.
- #2,775汐ㄒㄧˋThe evening ebb tide; refers to the tide that comes in during the evening; in Taiwan, pronounced differently.
- #2,776祿ㄌㄨˋGood fortune; prosperity; official salary or stipend; blessing; happiness.
- #2,777茅ㄇㄠˊReeds or rushes; surname; a type of grass.
- #2,778穌ㄙㄨTo revive; to come back to life; to rise again; archaic variant of 蘇.
- #2,779齣ㄔㄨA classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels; a stanza or act in a play; an occasion or time.
- #2,780崙ㄌㄨㄣˊUsed in the proper name Kunlun; refers to the Kunlun Mountains.
- #2,781瀕ㄅㄧㄣTo be near; to border on; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be imminent.
- #2,782豹ㄅㄠˋLeopard or panther; a type of wild cat; also used as a surname.
- #2,783紡ㄈㄤˇTo spin thread from fibers like cotton or hemp; fine woven silk fabric; to reel silk.
- #2,784哎ㄞAn interjection used to express surprise or to attract attention; also used to express regret or sadness; can also be a filler word to soften tone, especially in songs.TOCFL Level 3
- #2,785缸ㄍㄤA large open-mouthed container, typically made of earthenware or plastic, used for holding liquids or storing things; a vat or cistern.
- #2,786蟬ㄔㄢˊCicada, an insect known for its loud song; a decorative ornament shaped like a cicada; continuously, incessantly.TOCFL Level 5
- #2,787爪ㄓㄠˇClaw or talon of an animal; paw; a bird's foot; part of the 'foot' of a cooking pot; also a radical in Chinese characters.
- #2,788咕ㄍㄨOnomatopoeia for bird sounds; the sound of an empty stomach rumbling; to mumble or mutter indistinctly.
- #2,789淮ㄏㄨㄞˊName of a river in China, specifically the Huai River; also a surname.
- #2,790嫉ㄐㄧˊjealousy; to be jealous of; to envy; to hate
- #2,791嚮ㄒㄧㄤˋTo face; to tend toward; to guide or direct; formerly or previously.
- #2,792羈ㄐㄧA bridle or halter for a horse; to restrain or detain; to lodge or stay as a guest; archaic term for a young girl's hair knot.
- #2,793矽ㄒㄧˋSilicon (chemistry, element Si); a metalloid used in semiconductors; also used in compounds like silicon steel; mainland China uses the character 硅.
- #2,794柄ㄅㄧㄥˇThe part of an object that is held; stem of a flower or leaf; a basis for criticism or advantage; classifier for knives.TOCFL Level 5
- #2,795哨ㄕㄠˋA whistle; a sentry or guard post; the sound made by blowing a whistle or by a bird.
- #2,796諭ㄩˋTo inform or instruct; an order or edict from a superior; to understand or realize; to express or state; to compare or liken.
- #2,797卜ㄅㄨˇTo divine or tell fortunes by examining cracks in bones or shells; a general method of predicting good or bad fortune; a surname; a role in traditional opera.
- #2,798廓ㄎㄨㄛˋVast; wide; extensive; to expand or extend; outline or general shape; empty or hollow; to sweep clean.
- #2,799棺ㄍㄨㄢA coffin; a box for holding a corpse for burial or cremation.TOCFL Level 5
- #2,800樞ㄕㄨHinge or pivot, often figurative; the central or crucial part; a star name (Polaris).
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.