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The Most Common Traditional Chinese Characters

Traditional characters ranked 301–400 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 301–400

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  1. #301·ㄐㄧˇHow many; how much; several; a few; almost; nearly; how; what.TOCFL Novice 1
  2. #302chuán·ㄔㄨㄢˊto pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to conduct electricity; biography; historical narrative; commentary; relay stationTOCFL Level 2
  3. #303hái·ㄏㄞˊChild or young person; a baby; to treat as a child; young; small; a surname.
  4. #304zhàn·ㄓㄢˋTo fight; war; battle; a fight; to debate or refute; to fear or tremble; related to war; a surname.
  5. #305·ㄒㄩˇTo allow or permit; to promise; to betroth or agree to marriage; to praise; somewhat or perhaps.TOCFL Level 4
  6. #306fēng·ㄈㄥWind; air; news; style; custom; manner; atmosphere; scene; habit; behavior; event.TOCFL Novice 2
  7. #307qiú·ㄑㄧㄡˊTo seek or look for; to request or demand; to beg or beseech; to desire or covet something; to attract or invite.TOCFL Level 3
  8. #308dǎo·ㄉㄠˇTo lead; to guide; to direct; to conduct; to transmit; to educate or enlighten.
  9. #309gāi·ㄍㄞShould; ought to; must; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn; that; the above-mentioned; to encompass; to include.TOCFL Level 3
  10. #310huā·ㄏㄨㄚFlower or blossom; a pattern or design; to spend money or time; a surname; (Taiwan) a beautiful woman; (Taiwan) having flowers or patterns.TOCFL Novice 2
  11. #311·ㄧˋJustice; righteousness; right conduct; meaning; artificial; foster (father); relationship; friendship; Italy (abbr. in Taiwan).
  12. #312·ㄌㄜˋHappy; cheerful; to laugh; enjoyment; pleasure; music; a surname; used in place names.TOCFL Level 3
  13. #313qīng·ㄑㄧㄥClear; clean; pure; uncorrupted; quiet; still; to settle accounts; the Qing dynasty.TOCFL Level 3
  14. #314nán·ㄋㄢˊdifficult; hard to do; problem; disaster; calamity; to scold; to blameTOCFL Novice 1
  15. #315·ㄊㄚPronoun for an animal; it; other; a different one; used after a verb for emphasis.TOCFL Novice 2
  16. #316dǎng·ㄉㄤˇA political party or organization; a group of people with shared interests or goals; a faction; a clique; a surname.
  17. #317jūn·ㄐㄩㄣArmy; military forces; soldiers; troops; a strategic unit larger than a division; to station troops; to encamp.TOCFL Level 4
  18. #318·ㄐㄧFoundation; base; basis; the fundamental part of something; radical (chemistry); gay (loanword).
  19. #319·ㄉㄚˊTo reach or attain a goal or state; to communicate or make understood; to achieve or realize; eminent or distinguished; to understand principles.TOCFL Level 5
  20. #320gǎi·ㄍㄞˇto change; to alter; to correct mistakes; to revise; to improve; to remodel; also a surnameTOCFL Level 2
  21. #321chuàng·ㄔㄨㄤˋTo create, initiate, or establish something new; to achieve for the first time; a wound or sore.TOCFL Level 5
  22. #322gòng·ㄍㄨㄥˋTogether; with; to share; common; general; total; altogether; abbr. for Communist Party; also used as a surname.TOCFL Novice 2
  23. #323wǎng·ㄨㄤˇTo go towards; to; bound for; past; previous; to associate with; to give or send to someone.TOCFL Level 1
  24. #324jiàn·ㄐㄧㄢˋClassifier for events, things, or clothes; item; component; matter; a piece or article.TOCFL Novice 2
  25. #325·ㄐㄧˊnamely; that is; i.e.; to approach; to come into contact; to assume office; at once; immediately; at present; even ifTOCFL Level 5
  26. #326shāng·ㄕㄤCommerce; business; trade; merchant; to consult; quotient in arithmetic; the Shang Dynasty; a surname.
  27. #327shì·ㄕˋto see, look at, observe; to regard, treat; to inspect, manage; to display, show; to compare.TOCFL Level 4
  28. #328yǒu·ㄧㄡˇFriend, companion; to befriend; friendly relations; brotherly love.
  29. #329zhù·ㄓㄨˋto live or reside in a place; to stay temporarily; to stop or cease an action; to firmly secure something.TOCFL Novice 1
  30. #330shēng·ㄕㄥSound; voice; noise; tone; music; speech; reputation; news; classifier for sounds or utterances.TOCFL Level 1
  31. #331shén·ㄕㄣˊGod; deity; supernatural being; spirit; mind; consciousness; energy; mysterious; magical; awesome; expressive look.TOCFL Level 4
  32. #332·ㄇㄚˇA horse; a knight in chess; a surname; a counting tool; a radical in Chinese chess.TOCFL Level 1
  33. #333gēn·ㄍㄣTo follow; to go with; to accompany; with; and; to; towards; compared with; heel of foot or shoe.TOCFL Novice 2
  34. #334cān·ㄘㄢTo participate in; to join; to attend; to take part; to counsel; to mix in; ginseng; a constellation.
  35. #335kōng·ㄎㄨㄥempty; vacant; unoccupied; air; sky; space; in vain; to empty; leisure; free time; bare; deserted; vast; highTOCFL Level 2
  36. #336àn·ㄢˋA table or desk; a legal case, file, or record; a proposal or plan; an author's note or commentary.TOCFL Level 4
  37. #337jiè·ㄐㄧㄝˋBoundary; border; limit; a specific scope or domain; the world; a realm or classification level; to divide or separate.
  38. #338lián·ㄌㄧㄢˊto link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; even; surname; company (military unit)TOCFL Level 2
  39. #339·ㄐㄩˊAn office or bureau; a situation or circumstances; a classifier for games like chess or basketball; a part or section; a gathering.TOCFL Level 4
  40. #340bāo·ㄅㄠTo wrap or cover; to hold or include; a package or container; to take responsibility for or guarantee; to contract for.TOCFL Level 1
  41. #341·ㄅㄧˋCertainly; must; will; necessarily; definitely; surely; must; if; assuming; firm; resolute; surname.TOCFL Level 5
  42. #342·Doctor; physician; to treat or cure illness; medical science; medicine.TOCFL Level 4
  43. #343qiě·ㄑㄧㄝˇand; moreover; also; for the time being; about to; will soon; both... and...; used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation; the sixth lunar month.TOCFL Level 2
  44. #344·To manage or take charge of; a department or unit within a larger organization; a surname.
  45. #345zhì·ㄓˋTo govern or rule; to manage or control; to treat or cure a disease; to research; to repair or put in order; to cultivate oneself.TOCFL Level 4
  46. #346gào·ㄍㄠˋTo tell or announce; to report or inform; to accuse or denounce; to file a lawsuit; a public announcement; a lawsuit; a vacation.TOCFL Level 4
  47. #347tuán·ㄊㄨㄢˊA round object or lump; a group or organization of people; a unit of military organization; classifier for lumps or masses; to gather or roll into a ball.TOCFL Level 4
  48. #348shōu·ㄕㄡto receive; to accept; to collect; to harvest; to put away; to stop; to restrain; to take back; to getTOCFL Level 2
  49. #349yuē·ㄩㄝTo make an appointment or invite; to restrict or bind; approximately; a pact or treaty; to economize or reduce; to weigh.TOCFL Level 2
  50. #350liú·ㄌㄧㄡˊTo flow, move, or drift; to circulate or spread; a stream; a class or grade; to banish or exile.TOCFL Level 2
  51. #351jué·ㄐㄩㄝˊto decide or determine; to judge; to execute or kill; to breach or burst; to compete and win; to open up or split apartTOCFL Level 4
  52. #352qiú·ㄑㄧㄡˊA ball or sphere used in games; a round object; a globe; a ball game or match.TOCFL Novice 2
  53. #353·ㄐㄩˇTo lift or raise something; to cite or enumerate; to propose or put forward; to act or perform; to elect or recommend; to fly or take off.TOCFL Level 3
  54. #354yán·ㄧㄢˊWords; speech; to say; to talk; to speak; to state; to tell; to ask.
  55. #355xiào·ㄒㄧㄠˋSchool or college; to check or proofread; to collate or verify; military field officer.
  56. #356·ㄈㄨˊClothes; to wear; to obey; to be convinced; to take medicine; dose (of medicine); to serve (a sentence).TOCFL Level 4
  57. #357biān·ㄅㄧㄢSide; edge; border; boundary; margin; vicinity; direction; simultaneously; a suffix for place names.TOCFL Novice 2
  58. #358tuī·ㄊㄨㄟto push; to nominate or recommend; to deduce or infer; to decline or refuse; to delay or postpone; to massageTOCFL Level 3
  59. #359zhěng·ㄓㄥˇTo put in order; to repair or fix; whole or complete; tidy or neat; exactly; to give someone a hard time.TOCFL Level 2
  60. #360shǐ·ㄕˇTo begin or start; then or only then; formerly or once; initially or originally.
  61. #361hòu·ㄏㄡˋto wait; to inquire after or visit someone; to watch; a season or period of time; climate; to diagnose or examine (medical).
  62. #362·ㄑㄩˇTo take; to get; to obtain; to choose; to fetch; to select; to capture; to seek.TOCFL Level 4
  63. #363tīng·ㄊㄧㄥto hear; to listen; to obey; to heed; to allow; to wait; a hall (less common)TOCFL Novice 1
  64. #364dān·ㄉㄢSingle; sole; only; individual; odd (number); thin; weak; a surname; a bill or list.TOCFL Level 4
  65. #365便biàn·ㄅㄧㄢˋConvenient; easy; informal; suitable; opportune; to urinate or defecate; then; in that case; soon afterwards; agile; used in names or specific to mean 'beautiful' or 'graceful'.TOCFL Level 4
  66. #366zhù·ㄓㄨˋto help; to assist; to aid; to support; to boostTOCFL Level 3
  67. #367·ㄐㄧˋto record; to remember; to note down; a mark or sign; classifier for blows or shots; a written account or narrativeTOCFL Level 3
  68. #368qǐng·ㄑㄧㄥˇTo ask; to request; to invite; please (do something); to treat someone to a meal; to beg or implore.TOCFL Novice 1
  69. #369zhì·ㄓˋsystem; to control; to regulate; to make; to manufacture; to establish; to decide
  70. #370·ㄎㄜˋguest; visitor; customer; client; traveler; a person with a certain skill or characteristic; classifier for meals or portions.
  71. #371shù·ㄕㄨˋMethod or technique; skill or art; a special feat or trick; a strategy or plan; archaic administrative region outside a city.
  72. #372tóu·ㄊㄡˊto throw; to cast (a vote, a glance); to put in (money, a coin); to send (a letter); to jump into; to go to; to seek refugeTOCFL Level 3
  73. #373zuó·ㄗㄨㄛˊYesterday; the day before today; in the past; formerly.
  74. #374bǎi·ㄅㄞˇA number representing one hundred; numerous or many; all kinds of; a surname.TOCFL Novice 1
  75. #375chú·ㄔㄨˊTo remove or get rid of; to exclude or eliminate; to divide; except or not including; a step or stair.TOCFL Level 2
  76. #376fèi·ㄈㄟˋto spend money or resources; to cost; expenses or fees; to consume; to waste; a surname.TOCFL Level 4
  77. #377zhuǎn·ㄓㄨㄢˇTo turn; to change direction or state; to revolve; to transfer; to move; to rotate; to share content online; classifier for revolutions per minute.TOCFL Level 1
  78. #378piàn·ㄆㄧㄢˋA thin flat piece or slice; a flake; a film or movie; classifier for slices, areas, or scenes; to slice thinly.TOCFL Level 1
  79. #379滿mǎn·ㄇㄢˇto fill; full; completely; satisfied; contented; to reach a limit; the Manchu ethnic groupTOCFL Level 2
  80. #380·ㄒㄩTo need or require something; a necessity or need; to wait; a fee or expense; the hexagram 'xu' in the Book of Changes.TOCFL Level 2
  81. #381jià·ㄐㄧㄚˋPrice or cost; value or worth; (chemistry) valence; a structural particle similar to 'de' used between an adverb and a verb or adjective.
  82. #382·ㄒㄩˋTo continue or carry on; to replenish or add to; to succeed or inherit; a procedure or process; a surname.
  83. #383zhuān·ㄓㄨㄢFocused on one thing; concentrating the mind; special; particular; expert; to monopolize; to take sole possession; specialized.
  84. #384xíng·ㄒㄧㄥˊForm; shape; appearance; image; figure; to seem; to appear; to look like; to take shape; to constitute.
  85. #385yǎn·ㄧㄢˇEye; a look or glance; a hole or opening; classifier for wells; a key point or salient feature; a vacant spot in Go.
  86. #386zhāng·ㄓㄤTo open or spread out; a classifier for flat objects like paper or tables; to stretch; a surname.TOCFL Novice 2
  87. #387duì·ㄉㄨㄟˋA team or group of people; a military unit or formation; also used as a measure word for groups.TOCFL Level 4
  88. #388kǎo·ㄎㄠˇto test; to examine; to check; to verify; to research; to investigate; deceased father; short for examTOCFL Level 2
  89. #389bái·ㄅㄞˊWhite; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; surname; spoken lines in opera.TOCFL Level 3
  90. #390shī·To lose; to miss an opportunity or event; to fail; to make a mistake or error; to neglect; to be unable to find.TOCFL Level 5
  91. #391zhào·ㄓㄠˋTo shine or illuminate; to reflect light or an image; to take a photograph; according to or in accordance with; to check or compare.TOCFL Level 3
  92. #392róng·ㄖㄨㄥˊto hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; to forgive; appearance; look; countenance; surname RongTOCFL Level 4
  93. #393mìng·ㄇㄧㄥˋlife; destiny or fate; an order or command; to assign a name or title; to take or appoint.TOCFL Level 3
  94. #394kuài·ㄎㄨㄞˋFast, rapid, quick; soon, almost; pleased, happy; sharp (of blades or wits); to make haste; smooth, comfortable.TOCFL Novice 2
  95. #395jiào·ㄐㄧㄠˋTo compare; to dispute; comparatively; relatively; rather; slightly; somewhat; to make clear; an outline; a surname.TOCFL Level 1
  96. #396xiàn·ㄒㄧㄢˋCounty; administrative division below province and above township; prefecture in Japan; to hang or suspend; to show or display; distant or far apart.
  97. #397·ㄒㄧˊTo practice or study; a habit or custom; to be familiar with; birds flapping wings; surname Xi.
  98. #398yuán·ㄩㄢˊA place for growing plants; a park or garden; a public recreation site; also a surname.
  99. #399chī·to eat; to consume; to absorb; to take in; to suffer; to be defeated; to capture (in a game); to swallowTOCFL Novice 1
  100. #400·ㄎㄜA branch of study or science; a department or division within an organization; a category or classification; rules or laws; to mete out punishment or levy taxes.TOCFL Level 3

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.