The Most Common Traditional Chinese Characters
Traditional characters ranked 4,701–4,800 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
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- 39.0%
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- 89.1%
- top 2,500
- 98.6%
cumulative share of the COCT corpus covered by its most frequent characters
Traditional characters, ranks 4,701–4,800
4,808 characters · page 48 of 49- #4,701洌ㄌㄧㄝˋClear; pure; to cleanse; cold; chilly
- #4,702仳ㄆㄧˇTo separate; to part company; to split up; to divide.
- #4,703玟ㄇㄧㄣˊA beautiful stone; streaks or veins in jade; a gem.
- #4,704漯ㄌㄨㄛˋName of a river in China; also a city name in Henan province.
- #4,705儔ㄔㄡˊComrades; friends; companions; mates; colleagues; peers; to match; to compare.
- #4,706嬝ㄋㄧㄠˇDelicate and graceful; slender and soft; swaying or moving gently.
- #4,707銻ㄊㄧˋAntimony; a chemical element (Sb) with atomic number 51; a brittle, silvery-white metalloid used in alloys and semiconductors.
- #4,708鐃ㄋㄠˊA type of large ancient Chinese cymbal; to disturb or agitate.
- #4,709崆ㄎㄨㄥName of a mountain; refers to Kongtong Mountain.
- #4,710祆ㄒㄧㄢThe creator deity in Zoroastrianism; the supreme god in Zoroastrianism; a follower of Zoroastrianism.
- #4,711蟈ㄍㄨㄛA small green frog; a cicada; also used in compound words for insects like grasshoppers.
- #4,712爨ㄘㄨㄢˋA surname; to cook food using fire; a cooking stove or oven; a minority ethnic group in China; a type of short performance in ancient drama.
- #4,713菰ㄍㄨManchurian wild rice; a plant cultivated for its edible swollen stem; in mainland China, a general term for fungi or mushrooms.
- #4,714倥ㄎㄨㄥˇIgnorant; blank-minded; boorish; urgent; pressed.
- #4,715傯ㄗㄨㄥˇBusy; hurried; despondent; urgent; often used in the compound 倥傯 to describe being rushed and flustered.
- #4,716勦ㄐㄧㄠˇTo exterminate or annihilate; to suppress or put down; to copy or plagiarize; vigorous or agile.
- #4,717剴ㄎㄞˇTo sharpen; to grind; used in the idiom 剴切 (kǎiqiè) meaning earnest or sincere.
- #4,718玀ㄌㄨㄛˊA type of wild pig; used in the term for a pig or a derogatory term for a person.
- #4,719缶ㄈㄡˇA pottery jar or vessel, often for holding liquids; also a type of percussion instrument made of pottery.
- #4,720貊ㄇㄛˋName of an ancient northern tribe; silent; leopard.
- #4,721紇ㄍㄜInferior silk; tassel or fringe; a surname; used in names of ancient peoples like Uyghur.
- #4,722耒ㄌㄟˇThe handle of an ancient farming tool; a type of hand plow; one of the 214 Kangxi radicals.
- #4,723鼕ㄉㄨㄥOnomatopoeia for the sound of beating drums; also a surname.
- #4,724薜ㄅㄧˋA type of medicinal herb; a plant that grows in the mountains; to break or rupture; see also '薜荔' and '薜羅'.
- #4,725幛ㄓㄤˋA hanging scroll with a congratulatory or memorial message written on silk or cloth; to cover or block.
- #4,726玨ㄐㄩㄝˊTwo pieces of jade joined together; a gem or jade ornament made of two pieces.
- #4,727踫ㄆㄥˋTo collide or bump into something; to meet by chance; to risk or gamble.
- #4,728坩ㄍㄢCrucible; earthenware vessel used for holding food or other substances; also used in the compound 'crucible'.
- #4,729樅ㄘㄨㄥFir tree; a surname; to collide or strike.
- #4,730蟯ㄖㄠˊA parasitic worm; specifically, the human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis).
- #4,731戢ㄐㄧˊTo collect and store weapons; to restrain oneself; to cease; to hoard; a surname.
- #4,732蚶ㄏㄢA type of edible saltwater clam, often called a blood clam; also known as Arca inflata or a small clam.
- #4,733菴ㄢA small thatched hut; a small Buddhist temple or nunnery for worship.
- #4,734姘ㄆㄧㄣTo have an illicit sexual relationship; a mistress or lover; having a secret affair.
- #4,735慼ㄑㄧSorrowful; grief; sadness; mournful; unhappy; a variant of 戚.
- #4,736囀ㄓㄨㄢˇTo sing or chirp like a bird or insect; to warble or twitter.
- #4,737櫝ㄉㄨˊA wooden box or case; a casket; a coffin; to seal up or store away.
- #4,738鱖ㄍㄨㄟˋMandarin fish; Chinese perch; a type of freshwater fish known for its tender and delicious meat; also a variant pronunciation for 絕.
- #4,739僖ㄒㄧJoyful; merry; cautious; a surname; a posthumous honorific title.
- #4,740鉋ㄅㄠˋA tool with a blade for smoothing surfaces, especially wood; to plane wood; to hoe and level ground.
- #4,741繅ㄙㄠTo reel silk from cocoons; to draw out threads; elegant compositions.
- #4,742鬲ㄌㄧˋAn ancient three-legged cooking vessel, often made of pottery or iron; a surname; a type of cauldron with hollow legs; a specific acupuncture point.
- #4,743劬ㄑㄩˊTo labor hard; to toil; to be diligent; to endeavor; to exert oneself.
- #4,744懍ㄌㄧㄣˇTo fear or be in awe of someone or something; to be in a state of dread or apprehension.
- #4,745霪ㄧㄣˊContinuous heavy rain; prolonged rainfall.
- #4,746夤ㄧㄣˊDeep; remote; late at night; to cling to or seek advancement by association; to respect and fear.
- #4,747燧ㄙㄨㄟˋA tool or material used to start a fire by friction or sunlight; a beacon fire used as an alarm signal, especially one producing smoke.
- #4,748喱ㄌㄧˇA unit of weight, approximately 0.065 grams; a syllable.
- #4,749夔ㄎㄨㄟˊA one-legged mythical monster; a legendary inventor of music and dance; a rain god; a surname.
- #4,750穡ㄙㄜˋTo farm or cultivate crops; to harvest grain; to gather in the harvest; to be stingy or thrifty with resources.
- #4,751燐ㄌㄧㄣˊPhosphorus, the chemical element; a pale, greenish, flickering light seen at night in marshy areas, caused by the combustion of phosphine gas.
- #4,752嗾ㄗㄨˊTo set a dog on; to urge on or incite someone to do something bad; to instigate or prompt.
- #4,753遘ㄍㄡˋTo meet or encounter unexpectedly; to come across; to meet with; to bring about or cause.
- #4,754鼇ㄠˊA mythical giant sea turtle; a variant of the character for a mythical sea turtle.
- #4,755聱ㄠˊDifficult to pronounce; bent and twisted; too complicated; often used in the term '聱牙' (difficult to understand).
- #4,756櫂ㄓㄠˋA paddle or oar used for rowing a boat; to row a boat; sometimes refers to the boat itself.
- #4,757迆ㄧˇTo walk obliquely or crookedly; to slant; to lean to one side; winding; meandering.
- #4,758琍ㄌㄧˋA phonetic character used in transliterating foreign names; a variant of 璃 (glass, porcelain).
- #4,759篁ㄏㄨㄤˊBamboo; a grove or thicket of bamboo.
- #4,760肫ㄓㄨㄣThe gizzard of a bird; sincere or earnest, especially when used in the compound 肫肫.
- #4,761奩ㄌㄧㄢˊA small box for women's cosmetics and toiletries; a bridal trousseau or dowry of clothing and personal items.
- #4,762媼ㄠˇAn old woman; a respectful term for a mother or married woman; sometimes refers to a female earth deity.
- #4,763蘗ㄅㄛˋA tree yielding a yellow dye; also refers to the dye itself; archaic variant of a character meaning stump or sprout.
- #4,764勗ㄒㄩˋTo encourage or urge someone to do something; to stimulate or rouse; to advise or admonish.
- #4,765陴ㄆㄧˊA low protective wall along the top of a building or fortification; a parapet on a city wall.
- #4,766偺ㄗㄚˊPronoun; we or us; same as 咱; used in some dialects.
- #4,767儐ㄅㄧㄣTo entertain guests; a best man; to guide or receive guests; to arrange or display; to reject or exclude.
- #4,768兕ㄙˋAn ancient, ox-like wild animal; sometimes described as a rhinoceros or a female rhinoceros.
- #4,769兗ㄧㄢˇA place name in Shandong province; historically one of nine ancient Chinese empire divisions.
- #4,770卮ㄓAn ancient wine vessel; a measuring cup; a unit of liquid measure equivalent to one cup.
- #4,771呶ㄋㄠˊTo make a loud noise; to clamor; to talk noisily; to pout.
- #4,772囌ㄙㄨTo be loquacious or nag; used in the compound 嚕囌 (lu1 su1) meaning tiresome or verbose.
- #4,773圬ㄨTo plaster or whitewash walls; a tool for plastering; the act of plastering.
- #4,774坼ㄔㄜˋTo split open; to crack or break apart; to chap (skin); to bloom or open (flowers); to divide; to destroy.
- #4,775壙ㄎㄨㄤˋtomb, grave; open wilderness, prairie; empty; vacant, abandoned
- #4,776姒ㄙˋA surname; historically, a wife or senior concubine of an elder brother; also, an elder sister.
- #4,777彞ㄧˊAn ancient wine vessel or ritual utensil used in ancestral temples; a constant way or rule; a Chinese ethnic minority group.
- #4,778愀ㄐㄧㄡˇTo change one's facial expression; to appear worried or anxious; to be on guard.
- #4,779慝ㄊㄜˋEvil or wicked; a hidden evil thought or intention; a bad person; disaster; to change or alter.
- #4,780柞ㄗㄜˊOak tree; to cut down trees; narrow; loud; used in place names.
- #4,781梃ㄊㄧㄥˇA club or cudgel; a stalk or stem; straight or upright; a classifier for long, stick-like objects.
- #4,782梱ㄎㄨㄣˇdoor sill; threshold; the wooden beam at the bottom of a door frame
- #4,783氖ㄋㄞˇNeon; a noble gas element (Ne) used in lighting; colorless, odorless, and unreactive.
- #4,784湔ㄐㄧㄢto wash; to cleanse; to redress a wrong; to splash or soil; name of a river
- #4,785灤ㄌㄨㄢˊA river in Hebei province; also a county in Hebei province named after the river.
- #4,786猓ㄍㄨㄛˇA type of monkey; often used in compound words referring to specific monkey species.
- #4,787甽ㄑㄩㄢˇA small ditch or channel between fields for irrigation or drainage; a furrow.
- #4,788疳ㄍㄢA traditional Chinese medicine term for chronic pediatric malnutrition; also refers to localized ulceration and pus formation.
- #4,789瘉ㄩˋto heal; to recover from illness; to get better; to surpass; more
- #4,790磴ㄉㄥˋStone step; ledge on a cliff or hill; a step on a mountain path.
- #4,791篛ㄖㄨㄛˋCuticle of a bamboo plant; the leaf of a bamboo plant; also refers to the bamboo plant itself.
- #4,792紼ㄈㄨˊA heavy rope; a large rope; specifically, the rope used to pull a coffin or bier into a grave.
- #4,793綞ㄉㄨㄛˇA type of thin silk; often used in the compound 綞子 to refer to a type of silk fabric or quality of silk.
- #4,794緇ㄗBlack silk; black color; a Buddhist monk; Buddhist clergy; to dye black.
- #4,795縑ㄐㄧㄢFine silk fabric; thick waterproof silk.
- #4,796縲ㄌㄟˊA thick rope or chain used to bind prisoners or criminals; a restraint.
- #4,797耜ㄙˋA spade-shaped tool for digging; a plow or plowshare; an ancient farming implement, often made of wood.
- #4,798芟ㄕㄢto cut down grass or weeds; to mow; to eliminate; a scythe
- #4,799跼ㄐㄩˊCrouched or bent over; unable to stretch out; confined or restricted in space; cramped.
- #4,800輜ㄗA covered wagon or military supply cart; an ancient vehicle with curtains on the front and back.
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.