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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

4,808 characters · page 28 of 49
  1. #2,701燦càn·ㄘㄢˋBright; brilliant; shining brightly; lustrous; resplendent; glorious; vivid.
  2. #2,702峻jùn·ㄐㄩㄣˋHigh or steep, like a mountain; stern or severe; great or majestic.
  3. #2,703甄zhēn·ㄓㄣA surname; to distinguish or evaluate; to examine or discern; to grade; to select or recommend.
  4. #2,704髓suǐ·ㄙㄨㄟˇBone marrow; the innermost part or essence of something; pith in plants.
  5. #2,705妒dù·ㄉㄨˋTo envy someone's success or talent; to be jealous of another's advantages; to feel resentful when others surpass oneself.
  6. #2,706駭hài·ㄏㄞˋto frighten; to shock; to startle; to terrify; to cause alarm; to hack (computing, loanword)
  7. #2,707掠lüè·ㄌㄩㄝˋTo rob or plunder by force; to skim or sweep over something lightly; a calligraphic stroke; to snatch.
  8. #2,708弘hóng·ㄏㄨㄥˊgreat; liberal; to enlarge; to expand; to promote; surname.
  9. #2,709簾lián·ㄌㄧㄢˊA curtain or screen, typically made of bamboo, cloth, or other materials; used to cover doors or windows.
  10. #2,710欽qīn·ㄑㄧㄣTo respect or admire; to venerate; a surname; used in ancient times as a respectful term for the emperor.
  11. #2,711滲shèn·ㄕㄣˋTo seep or ooze through; to infiltrate; to permeate; to horrify or unnerve.
  12. #2,712咸xián·ㄒㄧㄢˊAll; completely; everyone; widespread; harmonious; salted; salty; stingy; miserly; surname Xian.
  13. #2,713寢qǐn·ㄑㄧㄣˇTo sleep or rest; a bedroom or sleeping chamber; to cease or stop; to conceal or hide.
  14. #2,714糞fèn·ㄈㄣˋAnimal excrement; dung; feces; night soil; can also mean fertilizer; to fertilize; to sweep away.TOCFL Level 5
  15. #2,715桐tóng·ㄊㄨㄥˊA tree name, commonly referring to the Paulownia tree; also used for other similar trees like Firmiana or Aleurites.
  16. #2,716鯨jīng·ㄐㄧㄥWhale; a large marine mammal with fins and a blowhole on top of its head; the largest animal on Earth.
  17. #2,717芋yù·ㄩˋTaro; a starchy root vegetable; commonly refers to the plant Colocasia antiquorum or Colocasia esculenta.
  18. #2,718扔rēng·ㄖㄥTo throw; to hurl; to discard; to abandon; to cast aside.TOCFL Level 3
  19. #2,719闡chǎn·ㄔㄢˇTo open up or reveal; to explain or clarify; to propagate or make known.
  20. #2,720咽yè·ㄧㄝˋThroat or pharynx; to swallow food or drink; to choke or be choked up; to stop speaking abruptly.
  21. #2,721蝕shí·ㄕˊTo erode or wear away gradually; to eat into or nibble at; to suffer loss or damage; to disappear or diminish.
  22. #2,722沛pèi·ㄆㄟˋAbundant; copious; full; vigorous; flourishing; a place where water plants grow thickly; a surname.
  23. #2,723垮kuǎ·ㄎㄨㄚˇTo collapse or fall down; to fail or be defeated; to sag or droop.
  24. #2,724朕zhèn·ㄓㄣˋA royal pronoun used by an emperor or king to refer to himself; I; me; also, an omen or portent.
  25. #2,725吏lì·ㄌㄧˋA minor government official or functionary; a clerk or subordinate in public office; also used as a surname.
  26. #2,726匈xiōng·ㄒㄩㄥHungary; Hungarian; abbr. for 匈牙利; ancient northern nomadic people; chest; thorax; to clamor.
  27. #2,727歹dǎi·ㄉㄞˇBad; wicked; evil; depraved; a Kangxi radical (index 78); also refers to bone fragments or remnants of bones.
  28. #2,728綻zhàn·ㄓㄢˋTo split open or burst; to rip at a seam; (of a flower bud) to blossom; (of clothing) to come unstitched.
  29. #2,729喇lǎ·ㄌㄚˇOnomatopoeia for sounds like wind or rain; used in words like "horn" or "Lama".
  30. #2,730丞chéng·ㄔㄥˊAn official who assisted the emperor or a principal minister; to assist or aid.
  31. #2,731濁zhuó·ㄓㄨㄛˊturbid; muddy; impure; dirty; filthy; confused; chaotic; common; vulgar; low-pitched; hoarse
  32. #2,732萌méng·ㄇㄥˊTo sprout or bud; the beginning or sign of something; (colloquial, especially in Taiwan and mainland China) cute or adorable; a surname.
  33. #2,733崖yái·ㄧㄞˊA steep rock face or cliff; a precipice; can also refer to the edge or brink of something.TOCFL Level 5
  34. #2,734睞lài·ㄌㄞˋTo glance sideways; to look askance; to look with eyes not looking straight ahead; to look.
  35. #2,735甦sū·ㄙㄨTo revive or regain consciousness; to be resuscitated or reborn; to come back to life.
  36. #2,736磯jī·ㄐㄧA rock or rocky shore jutting into the water; a breakwater or jetty; to agitate water with stones; to stir up.
  37. #2,737詔zhào·ㄓㄠˋTo proclaim or announce; an imperial edict or decree; to admonish or instruct.
  38. #2,738嚼jué·ㄐㄩㄝˊTo chew food; to ruminate or regurgitate food (like a cow); to gnaw or erode; to ponder or savor; to chatter meaninglessly.
  39. #2,739澀sè·ㄙㄜˋAstringent or tart taste; rough or unsmooth texture; obscure or difficult to understand; slow or hesitant speech.
  40. #2,740苑yuàn·ㄩㄢˋImperial garden or park; enclosed area for growing trees or keeping animals; a place where things gather; surname Yuan.
  41. #2,741癱tān·ㄊㄢTo be paralyzed; paralysis, palsy; to lie down or sit; extremely tired and unable to move.
  42. #2,742嗅xiù·ㄒㄧㄡˋTo smell or sniff with the nose; to detect an odor; the sense of smell.
  43. #2,743汀tīng·ㄊㄧㄥA sandbar or shoal in water; a small, flat area of land by the water's edge; a bank or shore.
  44. #2,744頌sòng·ㄙㄨㄥˋTo praise or eulogize in writing; a written ode or hymn; to offer good wishes in a letter; a literary genre of praise.
  45. #2,745蔽bì·ㄅㄧˋto cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal; to obstruct; to deceive; to sum up; a fault or obstacle
  46. #2,746嚐cháng·ㄔㄤˊTo taste food or drink; to experience something; to try something out.TOCFL Level 2
  47. #2,747簿bù·ㄅㄨˋA book or register; an account book; a notebook; a written document or statement; a court official title.
  48. #2,748咐fù·ㄈㄨˋTo order or instruct; used in compound words like 吩咐 (to tell, to order) and 囑咐 (to urge, to admonish).
  49. #2,749溶róng·ㄖㄨㄥˊto dissolve; soluble; to melt; overflowing with waterTOCFL Level 5
  50. #2,750焙bèi·ㄅㄟˋTo dry something using gentle heat; to bake or roast food over a fire.
  51. #2,751陋lòu·ㄌㄡˋUgly; humble or lowly; narrow or cramped; crude or poor quality; mean or vulgar; stingy; shallow in knowledge.
  52. #2,752婿xù·ㄒㄩˋson-in-law; husband; a wife may refer to her husband as '婿'.
  53. #2,753熄xí·ㄒㄧˊto extinguish or put out a fire; to stop burning; to go out; to die out; to come to an end; to wither away
  54. #2,754恕shù·ㄕㄨˋTo forgive or excuse; to show mercy; to understand and be considerate of others' feelings.
  55. #2,755鶴hè·ㄏㄜˋA crane, a large bird with long legs and neck; also a surname; can also mean white.
  56. #2,756恍huǎng·ㄏㄨㄤˇSeemingly; as if; appearing like; suddenly; abruptly; in a daze; absent-minded.
  57. #2,757倖xìng·ㄒㄧㄥˋtrusted; intimate; fortunate; lucky; to spoil or by good fortune; to dote on or spoil
  58. #2,758鞏gǒng·ㄍㄨㄥˇTo make firm and secure; to fix in place; a surname.
  59. #2,759盃bēi·ㄅㄟA cup or glass for drinking; a trophy awarded as a prize; a classifier for the volume of liquid a cup holds.
  60. #2,760犀xī·ㄒㄧrhinoceros; sharp, keen, well-tempered
  61. #2,761墳fén·ㄈㄣˊgrave; tomb; mound; embankment; ancient book; bulging; large; fertile soilTOCFL Level 5
  62. #2,762浦pǔ·ㄆㄨˇRiver bank or shore; surname; a confluence or estuary of a river; a body of water like a pond.
  63. #2,763汐xì·ㄒㄧˋThe evening ebb tide; refers to the tide that comes in during the evening; in Taiwan, pronounced differently.
  64. #2,764祿lù·ㄌㄨˋGood fortune; prosperity; official salary or stipend; blessing; happiness.
  65. #2,765茅máo·ㄇㄠˊReeds or rushes; surname; a type of grass.
  66. #2,766穌sū·ㄙㄨTo revive; to come back to life; to rise again; archaic variant of 蘇.
  67. #2,767齣chū·ㄔㄨA classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels; a stanza or act in a play; an occasion or time.
  68. #2,768崙lún·ㄌㄨㄣˊUsed in the proper name Kunlun; refers to the Kunlun Mountains.
  69. #2,769瀕bīn·ㄅㄧㄣTo be near; to border on; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be imminent.
  70. #2,770豹bào·ㄅㄠˋLeopard or panther; a type of wild cat; also used as a surname.
  71. #2,771紡fǎng·ㄈㄤˇTo spin thread from fibers like cotton or hemp; fine woven silk fabric; to reel silk.
  72. #2,772哎āi·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
  73. #2,773缸gāng·ㄍㄤA large open-mouthed container, typically made of earthenware or plastic, used for holding liquids or storing things; a vat or cistern.
  74. #2,774蟬chán·ㄔㄢˊCicada, an insect known for its loud song; a decorative ornament shaped like a cicada; continuously, incessantly.TOCFL Level 5
  75. #2,775爪zhǎo·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.
  76. #2,776咕gū·ㄍㄨOnomatopoeia for bird sounds; the sound of an empty stomach rumbling; to mumble or mutter indistinctly.
  77. #2,777淮huái·ㄏㄨㄞˊName of a river in China, specifically the Huai River; also a surname.
  78. #2,778嫉jí·ㄐㄧˊjealousy; to be jealous of; to envy; to hate
  79. #2,779嚮xiàng·ㄒㄧㄤˋTo face; to tend toward; to guide or direct; formerly or previously.
  80. #2,780羈jī·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.
  81. #2,781矽xì·ㄒㄧˋSilicon (chemistry, element Si); a metalloid used in semiconductors; also used in compounds like silicon steel; mainland China uses the character 硅.
  82. #2,782柄bǐng·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
  83. #2,783哨shào·ㄕㄠˋA whistle; a sentry or guard post; the sound made by blowing a whistle or by a bird.
  84. #2,784諭yù·ㄩˋTo inform or instruct; an order or edict from a superior; to understand or realize; to express or state; to compare or liken.
  85. #2,785卜bǔ·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.
  86. #2,786廓kuò·ㄎㄨㄛˋVast; wide; extensive; to expand or extend; outline or general shape; empty or hollow; to sweep clean.
  87. #2,787棺guān·ㄍㄨㄢA coffin; a box for holding a corpse for burial or cremation.TOCFL Level 5
  88. #2,788樞shū·ㄕㄨHinge or pivot, often figurative; the central or crucial part; a star name (Polaris).
  89. #2,789籬lí·ㄌㄧˊA fence or hedge made from woven bamboo or branches; a barrier.
  90. #2,790纜lǎn·ㄌㄢˇA thick rope or cable; to moor or tie up with a rope.
  91. #2,791欖lǎn·ㄌㄢˇOlive; refers to the fruit of the olive tree; also used in compound words like "olive branch".
  92. #2,792眨zhǎ·ㄓㄚˇTo blink one's eyelids; to wink; to flash or twinkle.
  93. #2,793杏xìng·ㄒㄧㄥˋApricot; the fruit or tree; also refers to almond, especially the kernel.
  94. #2,794棕zōng·ㄗㄨㄥBrown color; brown; palm tree; palm fiber.
  95. #2,795廖liào·ㄌㄧㄠˋA Chinese surname; also the name of an ancient Chinese state.
  96. #2,796繹yì·ㄧˋTo unravel or draw out silk; to interpret or explain; to state or narrate; continuously or incessantly.
  97. #2,797祇qí·ㄑㄧˊA variant of 只; only, merely, but; god of the earth; to calm oneself; large.
  98. #2,798啞yǎ·ㄧㄚˇMute or dumb; unable to speak; hoarse or husky voice; sound of cawing or an infant's first sounds; a dud (bullet, bomb).TOCFL Level 5
  99. #2,799沫mò·ㄇㄛˋFoam or suds; spit or saliva; to stop or cease.
  100. #2,800皂zào·ㄗㄠˋSoap; black; a dark color; formerly a menial servant.

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.