HSK 7–9 characters
The 1171 characters that first appear in HSK 7–9 vocabulary (new HSK 3.0 syllabus), ordered by how many HSK words use them. Open any character to see its stroke order, parts and word web.
- 筹chóuchip (in gambling)
- 迹jītrace, sign, mark, footprint
- 泄xiè(bound form) to leak out
- 夸kuāto boast
- 丝sīsilk
- 兼jiāndouble
- 妥tuǒsuitable
- 忌jìto be jealous of
- 惑huòto confuse, to mislead
- 抑yìto curb, to hinder
- 抚fǔto pat, to console
- 朴pǔplain, simple
- 疲píweak, tired, exhausted
- 碑bēia monument
- 胎tāifetus
- 脉màia pulse
- 苗miáosprout
- 荡dàngpond, pool
- 莫mòcannot
- 蜜mìhoney
- 衰shuāiweak, feeble
- 诈zhàto cheat, to defraud
- 诱yòuto tempt, to persuade, to entice
- 谜míriddle
- 赴fùto go
- 雇gùto employ
- 仇chóuhatred
- 伯bóolder brother
- 凑còuto gather together, pool or collect
- 割gēto cut
- 劣lièlow-quality, inferior, bad
- 劫jiéto rob
- 唤huànto call
- 堪kānto endure
- 塌tāto collapse
- 廉liánupright, honorable, honest
- 悠yōudistant, remote
- 愈yùto recover, to heal
- 拟nǐdoubtful
- 揽lǎnto monopolize
- 搁gēto place
- 晃huǎngto dazzle
- 晶jīngcrystal
- 涌yǒngto bubble up
- 涵hánto wet, to soak
- 滋zīto grow, to nourish
- 疏shūto neglect
- 疫yìepidemic, plague, pestilence
- 痴chīfoolish, stupid, dumb, silly
- 稀xīrare
- 竭jiéto exhaust
- 笼lóngbasket
- 耻chǐshame, humiliation
- 腾téng(bound form) to gallop
- 荒huāngdesolate
- 董dǒngto direct, to supervise
- 衷zhōngsincere, heartfelt
- 覆fùto cover
- 谎huǎngto lie
- 贪tānto have a voracious desire for
- 趁chènto avail oneself of
- 躁zàotense, irritable
- 郁yùmelancholy
- 闷mènbored
- 陈chénto display, to exhibit
- 陶táopottery, ceramics
- 乞qǐto beg
- 仙xiāngod
- 伏fúto crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal
- 伪wěifalse, counterfeit, bogus
- 佩pèibelt ornament, pendant
- 俊jùnsmart
- 催cuīto urge
- 僵jiāngrigid
- 兜dōupocket
- 凝níngto coagulate, to congeal
- 剂jìdose (medicine)
- 削xuēto pare
- 剥bōto peel
- 勾gōuto attract
- 叠diéto fold
- 咽yànto swallow
- 哀āisad, mournful, pitiful
- 哗huāuproar, tumult, hubbub
- 嘱zhǔto instruct, to order, to tell
- 坠zhuìto fall
- 垫diànpad
- 契qìdeed, bond, contract
- 奥àomysterious, obscure, profound
- 妨fángdamage, harm
- 孕yùnpregnant
- 宰zǎito slaughter
- 寓yùresidence, lodge, dwelling
- 帆fānsail
- 帐zhàngtent, screen, mosquito net
- 庙miàotemple
- 弊bìevil, bad, wrong
- 恼nǎoangry, wrathful
- 愧kuìashamed, regretful
- 慈cígentle, humane, kind, merciful
- 慎shèncautious, prudent
- 抖dǒuto tremble
- 抛pāoto throw
- 拓tàto develop, to expand, to open up
- 拳quánfist
- 挽wǎnto pull
- 捧pěngto clasp
- 捷jiénimble, quick
- 掩yǎnto cover up (with a hand)
- 揣chuāito put into (one's pockets, clothes)
- 搅jiǎoto disturb
- 搏bócombat
- 旬xúnten-day period
- 旱hàndrought
- 柔róusoft, supple
- 梳shūa comb
- 棋qíchess
- 棍gùnstick
- 槽cáotrough
- 毅yìdecisive, firm, resolute
- 涂túto apply (paint etc)
- 淀diànmarsh, swamp
- 淘táoto wash
- 溜liūto slip away
- 灌guànto irrigate
- 烘hōngto bake, to roast
- 狭xiánarrow, limited
- 猎lièhunting
- 瓷cíchinaware
- 痕hénscar, mark
- 瘾yǐnaddiction
- 眉méieyebrows
- 碳tàncarbon (chemistry)
- 磁címagnetic
- 祭jìto offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors)
- 祸huòmisfortune, disaster, calamity
- 筋jīnmuscle
- 纽niǔknot
- 绑bǎngto tie
- 缝fèngseam
- 缴jiǎoto hand in
- 罐guàncan
- 罩zhàocover
- 羞xiūshame, disgrace
- 耍shuǎto play with
- 舟zhōuboat, ship
- 葬zàngto bury (the dead)
- 蓄xùto store, to save, to hoard, to gather
- 蕴yùnto collect, to gather, to store
- 袭xíto attack, to raid
- 诀juéto take leave of, to bid farewell
- 豁huōopening
- 贩fànmerchant, peddler
- 赐cìto confer
- 踪zōngfootprints, traces, tracks
- 轰hōngexplosion
- 辨biànto recognize, to distinguish, to discriminate
- 迈màito take a step
- 逢féngto meet by chance
- 邪xiédemonic
- 钉dīngnail
- 钩gōuto hook
- 陋lòucoarse, crude
- 雅yǎelegant, graceful, refined
- 雕diāoto carve
- 颁bānto bestow, to confer
- 骤zhòuprocedure
- 魄pòvigor, soul, body
- 丸wánball
- 乃nǎito be
- 乖guāi(of a child) obedient, well-behaved
- 亦yìalso
- 仁rénbenevolent, humane, kind
- 伺cìto serve, to wait upon, to attend
- 侃kǎnupright and strong
- 侣lǚcompanion
- 俘fúprisoner of war
- 俭jiǎntemperate, frugal, economical
- 倔juègruff
- 倦juàntired, weary
- 僚liáocompanion, colleague
- 僻pìout-of-the-way, remote
- 儒rúConfucian scholar
- 兆zhàoomen
- 兑duìcash, check
- 冤yuāninjustice
- 凌língpure
- 凸tūto stick out
- 函háncorrespondence
- 凿záochisel
- 删shānto delete
- 刹shātemple, shrine, monastary
- 剔tīto pick out
- 勃bóthriving, prosperous
- 募mùto levy, to raise
- 匆cōnghastily, hurriedly, in a rush
- 匠jiàngartisan, craftsman, workman
- 匿nìto hide
- 卑bēihumble, low, inferior
- 卜bodivination, fortune-telling
- 卸xièto unload
- 叛pànrebel
- 叨dāotalkative
- 吻wěnkiss
- 呈chéngto petition, to submit
- 呛qiāngto choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
- 咐fùto instruct
- 咧liěto grimace, to grin
- 哄hōngroar of laughter (onom.)
- 哎āihey!
- 喉hóuthroat, larynx, gullet
- 喘chuǎnto gasp
- 喧xuānlively, noisy
- 喻yùmetaphor, analogy
- 嘲cháoto deride, to jeer at, to ridicule, to scorn
- 噪zàoto be noisy
- 坛tánplatform
- 坝bàdam
- 坟féngrave
- 垂chuíto hang (down)
- 堤dīdike
- 壳qiàoshell
- 奠diànto found, to settle
- 奢shēexaggerated
- 妆zhuāngadornment, make-up
- 妒dùjealous, envious
- 姥lǎomaternal grandmother
- 姿zīgrace, good looks
- 娇jiāoseductive, lovable, tender
- 嫁jià(of a woman) to marry
- 孝xiàofilial piety, obedience
- 宵xiāonight, evening, darkness
- 寂jìstill, silent, quiet, desolate
- 寝qǐnto sleep, to rest
- 寡guǎwidowed
- 尿niàoto urinate
- 屈qūto bend, to flex
- 屡lǚtime and again
- 岳yuèmountain peak
- 峡xiágorge, ravine, strait
- 川chuānstream, river
- 帖tiēcard, invite, notice
- 庸yōngusual, common, ordinary, mediocre
- 弥mícomplete, extensive, full
- 弦xiánbow string
- 御yùchariot
- 怠dàiidle
- 恒héngconstant, persistent, regular
- 恕shùto excuse, to forgive, to show mercy
- 恭gōngpolite, respectful, reverent
- 恳kěnsincere, earnest, cordial
- 悦yuècontented, gratified, pleased
- 悼dàoto grieve, to lament, to mourn
- 惧jùto fear, to dread
- 惩chéngto discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn
- 惫bèitired, weary, fatigued
- 愚yústupid, foolish
- 愣lèngto look distracted
- 慨kǎisigh, regret, lament
- 懈xièidle, relaxed
- 戈gēspear, lance, halberd
- 扯chěto pull
- 拌bànto mix
- 拘jūto detain, to restrain, to seize
- 拢lǒngto collect, to bring together
- 拦lánto block sb's path
- 挚zhìsincere, warm, cordial
- 挠náoto scratch
- 挫cuòto check, to obstruct, to push down
- 捞lāoto fish up
- 掀xiānto lift (a lid)
- 掘juéto dig, to excavate
- 携xiéto carry, to lead, to take by the hand
- 撒sāto let go
- 擅shànto claim, to monopolize
- 攀pānto climb (by pulling oneself up)
- 敞chǎngwide, open, spacious
- 敦dūnhonest, candid, sincere
- 斩zhǎnto behead (as form of capital punishment)
- 斯sīthis, thus, such
- 旨zhǐaim, intention, purpose, will
- 昂ángto rise
- 杖zhàngcane, walking stick
- 栋dòngclassifier for houses or buildings
- 株zhūtree trunk
- 栽zāito plant
- 框kuàngframe (e.g. door frame)
- 桑sāngmulberry tree
- 桶tǒngbucket
- 棘jíjujube tree
- 橡xiàngchestnut oak
- 歧qíto diverge, to fork
- 歪wāiaskew
- 歹dǎicorpse
- 殿diànhall
- 毯tǎnrug, carpet, blanket
- 氏shìclan, family
- 沸fèito boil, to bubble up, to gush
- 沾zhānto moisten
- 泊pōto anchor
- 泣qìto cry, to sob, to weep
- 泻xièto flow out swiftly
- 泽zémarsh, swamp
- 津jīnsaliva, sweat
- 洽qiàto mix, to blend, to harmonize
- 浏liúbright
- 浴yùto bathe, to shower, to wash
- 浸jìnto dip, to immerse, to soak
- 淌tǎngto drip
- 渔yúfisherman
- 渗shènto seep
- 溢yìto overflow
- 滞zhìto block, to obstruct
- 滥lànto flood, to overflow
- 滨bīnbeach, coast, river bank
- 滩tānrapids
- 炭tànwood charcoal
- 焕huànshining, lustrous
- 焚fénto burn
- 焰yànflame, blaze
- 熏xūnto smoke
- 熬áoto cook on a slow fire
- 燥zàoarid, dry, parched
- 牧mùshepherd
- 狱yùprison, jail
- 狼lángwolf
- 玄xuánblack
- 瑰guīextraordinary, fabulous
- 畏wèifear, dread, awe, reverence
- 瘫tānparalyzed
- 癌áicancer
- 皆jiēall
- 睹dǔto look at, to gaze at
- 瞒mánto conceal from
- 瞩zhǔto focus on, to stare at, to watch carefully
- 瞪dèngto open (one's eyes) wide
- 瞬shùnto wink, to blink
- 稠chóudense
- 稻dàorice plant
- 窃qièto steal
- 窄zhǎinarrow
- 窍qiàohole, opening, aperture
- 竖shùto erect
- 筒tǒngtube
- 筛shāi(bound form) a sieve
- 粪fènmanure
- 纤xiānfine, delicate
- 纱shācotton yarn
- 绎yìto unravel
- 绣xiùto embroider
- 绰chuògraceful, delicate
- 绵miáncontinuous, unbroken
- 绷běngto have a taut face
- 缆lǎncable, hawser, heavy-duty rope
- 缠chánto wind around
- 罕hǎnrare, scarce
- 署shǔbureau, public office
- 翼yìwings, fins
- 耽dānto indulge
- 聋lóngdeaf
- 肆sìto indulge
- 胀zhàngto swell
- 腔qiāng(bound form) cavity
- 腕wànwrist
- 腹fùstomach, belly, abdomen
- 膀bǎngshoulder, upper arm, wing
- 臣chénminister, statesman, official, vassal
- 舱cāngcabin
- 芝zhīsesame
- 芽yábud
- 茂màothick, lush, dense
- 茅máorushes, reeds, grass
- 萌méngbud, germ, sprout
- 蓬péngdisheveled, unkempt
- 蚊wénmosquito, gnat
- 蛮mánbarbarian
- 蜂fēngbee, wasp, hornet
- 蜡làcandle
- 蠢chǔnstupid
- 衔xiánrank, title
- 裔yìprogeny, descendants
- 裸luǒnaked
- 誓shìto swear, to pledge
- 譬pìexample
- 诧chàsurprised, shocked
- 诵sòngto chant, to recite, to repeat, to read aloud
- 谨jǐnprudent, cautious, attentive
- 谱pǔchart
- 贿huìto bribe
- 赋fùtax
- 赤chìred, scarlet
- 赫hèbright, radiant, glowing
- 辜gūcrime, offense, sin
- 辟pìlaw, rule
- 辱rǔto insult, to humiliate, to abuse
- 迄qìto extend, to reach
- 逆nìcontrary
- 逊xùnhumble, modest
- 逞chěngindulge oneself
- 逮dǎi(coll.) to catch
- 遣qiǎnto send, to dispatch
- 遥yáodistant, remote
- 遮zhēto cover up (a shortcoming)
- 鄙bǐrustic, vulgar
- 酣hānto enjoy liquor
- 酬chóuto toast, to entertain
- 酿niàngto ferment, to brew
- 钓diàofishhook
- 铭míngto engrave, to inscribe
- 铲chǎnto level off
- 锐ruìsharp, pointed
- 镶xiāngto inlay
- 隆lóngprosperous, plentiful, abundant
- 隙xìcrack, fissure, split
- 霜shuāngfrost
- 鞭biānwhip
- 韧rèntough, strong
- 颈jǐngneck, throat
- 颖yǐngrice tassel
- 颠diānpeak, summit, top
- 饥jīhungry, starving
- 饲sìto raise animals
- 饶ráorich
- 馈kuìgift, present
- 驱qūto spur a horse on
- 驳bóvariegated, motley
- 骚sāoto annoy, to bother
- 魁kuíchief, leader
- 魂húnsoul
- 魔módemon, evil spirit
- 鲁lǔfoolish, stupid, rash
- 鹅égoose
- 鹤hècrane
- 丁dīngmale adult
- 丐gàibeggar
- 丘qiūmound, hill
- 丙bǐngthird of the ten Heavenly Stems 干
- 丛cóngbush, shrub
- 丫yāforked
- 丹dāncinnabar, red, vermilion
- 乒pīngused with pong for ping pong
- 乓pāngused with ping for ping pong
- 乔qiáotall, lofty
- 亩mǔclassifier for fields
- 亭tíngpavilion
- 仆púto fall forward
- 仗zhàng1to rely upon
- 仲zhòngmiddle brother
- 伊yīhe she
- 伐fácut down, subjugate, attack
- 伦lúnhuman relationships
- 佐zuǒto assist, to aid
- 佑yòuto help
- 佣yōngto hire, to employ
- 侈chǐluxurious, extravagant
- 侍shìto serve, to attend upon
- 侠xiáchivalrous person
- 侦zhēnto spy, to reconnoiter
- 侨qiáoemigrant
- 侮wǔinsult, ridicule, disgrace
- 俄ésudden, abrupt
- 俏qiàoto resemble
- 俯fǔto bow down, to face down, to look down
- 倘tǎngif, supposing, in event of
- 倚yǐto lean on
- 僧sēngBuddhist priest, monk
- 兢jīngfearful, cautious, wary
- 兰lánorchid
- 兹zīnow
- 兽shòubeast, animal
- 冈gāngridge or crest of hill
- 冗rǒngexcessive
- 冶yěto smelt, to fuse metals, to cast
- 凄qībitter cold, miserable, dreary
- 凤fèngmale phoenix
- 凯kǎitriumphant
- 凰huángfemale phoenix
- 凳dèngbench
- 凹āodepressed
- 刁diāotricky, sly, crafty, cunning
- 刑xíngpunishment, penalty
- 刨páoto dig
- 剃tìto shave
- 剖pōuto bisect, to dissect, to slice
- 劈pīto hack
- 勉miǎnto endeavor, to make an effort
- 勋xūndeeds, feats
- 勒lēito strap tightly
- 勘kānto investigate
- 勿wùdo not
- 匀yúnequal
- 匙chíspoon
- 匪fěibandits, robbers, gangsters
- 卉huìgeneral term for plants
- 卒zúsoldier
- 卓zhuōprofound, lofty, brilliant
- 卤lǔsalt
- 卦guàdivination, fortune-telling
- 卵luǎnegg
- 厄èadversity, difficulty, distress
- 厢xiāngside-room, wing
- 厦shàlarge building
- 叙xùto express, to state
- 叭bātrumpet
- 叮dīngto persistently exhort or urge
- 叼diāoto hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)
- 吁xūalas
- 吏lìgovernment official, magistrate
- 君jūnsovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 吩fēnto order, to command
- 吭kēngthroat
- 吼hǒuto roar
- 呐nàto raise one's voice
- 呕ǒuto vomit
- 呜wūthe sound of someone crying or sobbing
- 呵hēto scold
- 咏yǒngto sing, to hum, to chant
- 咙lóngthroat
- 哆duōto quiver, to tremble, to shudder
- 哑yǎmute
- 哦óoh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)
- 哨shàoto whistle
- 哺bǔto chew
- 哼hēngto groan
- 唇chúnlips
- 唉āiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
- 唠láoto chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk
- 唬hǔto intimidate
- 唾tuòto spit
- 啃kěnto gnaw
- 啸xiàoto roar, to howl
- 喇lǎhorn, bugle
- 嗅xiùto sniff, to smell, to scent
- 嗓sǎngthroat
- 嗜shìaddicted to, fond of, with a weakness for
- 嗦suoto suck
- 嗽sòuto gargle
- 嘿hēihey
- 嚷rǎngto shout
- 嚼jiáoto chew
- 囊nángbag, purse, sack
- 囚qiúprisoner, convict
- 囱cōngchimney
- 坑kēngpit
- 坪píngplain
- 垄lǒnggrave, mound
- 垒lěirampart
- 垦kěnto cultivate, to farm
- 垮kuǎto collapse (lit. or fig.)
- 堕duòto drop, to fall, to sink
- 堡bǎofort, fortress
- 塘tángpond, tank
- 墅shùvilla, country house
- 墟xūhigh mound
- 壤rǎngsoil, loam, earth
- 夷yíancient barbarian tribes
- 奴núslave, servant
- 奸jiāncrafty, dishonest, selfish
- 妄wàngabsurd, foolish, ignorant
- 妖yāostrange, weird, supernatural
- 姆mǔgoverness, matron, nanny
- 姜jiāngginger
- 姻yīnrelatives by marriage
- 娥ébeautiful, pretty
- 娶qǔto take a wife
- 婉wǎnamiable, graceful, tactful
- 婪lánto covet
- 婴yīngbaby, infant
- 婿xùson-in-law
- 媚mèiattractive, charming
- 媲pìto marry off
- 媳xídaughter-in-law
- 嫂sǎosister-in-law, elder brother's wife
- 嫉jíjealous, envious
- 嫦chánga moon goddess, the lady in the moon
- 嫩nènyoung and tender
- 嬉xīto enjoy
- 孪luántwins
- 孵fūto brood over eggs, to incubate, to hatch
- 宙zhòuspace, time, space-time
- 宪xiànconstitution, statute, law
- 寞mòsilent, still
- 寥liáofew, scarce
- 寨zhàistockade, stronghold, outpost
- 尘chéncinders, ashes, dust, dirt
- 尬gàawkward, embarrassed
- 尴gānembarrassed
- 尸shībody, corpse
- 尼níBuddhist nun
- 屉tìdrawer, tier
- 屑xièbits, crumbs, scraps
- 屠túto butcher, to slaughter
- 履lǚshoes
- 屯túnto station (soldiers)
- 屹yìto rise, to stand tall
- 屿yǔisland
- 岂qǐwhat
- 岔chàto diverge, to branch
- 岩yáncliff
- 岭lǐngmountain ridge, mountain peak
- 峙zhìto pile, to stack
- 峻jùnhigh, steep, towering
- 崖yácliff, precipice
- 崛juétowering
- 崩bēngto rupture, to split apart
- 崭zhǎnnew, bold
- 嵌qiànvalley, ravine
- 巅diānmountain peak, mountain top
- 巡xúnto cruise, to inspect, to patrol
- 巢cháonest, living quarters in tree
- 巫wūwizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman
- 巷xiàngalley, lane
- 帕pàscarf, turban, veil, wrap
- 帜zhìflag, pennant, sign
- 幢chuángbanner
- 庞pángdisorderly, messy
- 廊lángcorridor, porch, veranda
- 廓kuòbroad, wide
- 廷tíngcourtyard
- 弈yìChinese chess
- 弓gōnga bow (weapon)
- 弘hóngto enlarge, to expand
- 弛chíto loosen, to relax
- 弧húarc, crescent
- 彬bīnornamental
- 彰zhāngclear, manifest, obvious
- 役yìservant, laborer
- 徊huáito linger, to pace
- 徐xúslowly, quietly, calmly
- 徘páito dither, to pace
- 徽huībadge, crest, logo, insignia
- 怖bùfrightened, terrified
- 怡yígladness, joy, pleasure
- 怯qièafraid, lacking in courage
- 恍huǎngabsent-minded
- 恤xùto help, to relieve, to take pity on
- 惋wǎnto regret, to be sorry
- 惕tìcautious, careful, alert
- 惦diànto think of, to remember, to miss
- 惭cánashamed, humiliated
- 惰duòlazy, idle, indolent
- 惹rěto provoke
- 慑shèafraid, scared
- 慕mùto admire, to desire, to long for
- 慷kāngardent, fervent
- 憋biēto choke
- 戚qīashamed, grieving
- 戳chuōto jab
- 扒bāto peel
- 扛kángto carry on one's shoulder
- 扳bānto pull
- 抒shūto express
- 抠kōuto dig out
- 抡lūnto swing (one's arms, a heavy object)
- 抨pēngto impeach
- 抹mǒto smear
- 拄zhǔto lean on
- 拎līnto lift up
- 拙zhuōawkward, clumsy
- 拣jiǎnto choose
- 拧níngto pinch
- 拯zhěngto aid, to help
- 拱gǒngto cup one's hands in salute
- 拴shuānto tie up
- 拽zhuāito throw
- 挎kuàto carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)
- 挟xiéto seize
- 挪nuóto shift
- 捂wǔto enclose
- 捅tǒngto stab
- 捆kǔna bunch
- 捍hànto defend, to guard
- 捎shāoto bring sth to sb
- 捏niēto hold between the thumb and fingers
- 捣dǎoto thresh, to pound
- 捶chuíto beat (with a stick or one's fist)
- 掐qiāto pick (flowers)
- 掠lüèto pillage, to ransack
- 掰bāito break off or break open sth with one's hands
- 掺chānto mix
- 揉róuto knead
- 揍zòuto hit
- 揪jiūto seize
- 搀chānto take by the arm and assist
- 搂lǒuto hug
- 搓cuōto rub or roll between the hands or fingers
- 摊tānto spread out
- 摧cuīto destroy, to wreck
- 撇piēto cast away
- 撕sīto tear
- 撬qiàoto lift
- 撰zhuànto compose, to write
- 撼hànto incite, to move, to shake
- 擎qíngto lift
- 攒zǎnto collect
- 攘rǎngto usurp, to seize
- 敛liǎnto collect, to extort
- 敷fūto spread
- 斑bānfreckled, mottled, spotted, striped
- 斥chìto scold, to upbraid
- 斧fǔaxe, hatchet
- 旭xùthe rising sun
- 旷kuàngbroad, vast, wide
- 昆kūnelder brother
- 昔xīpast, former
- 昧mèidark, hidden, obscure
- 昼zhòudaytime, daylight
- 晋jìnto advance
- 晤wùto meet
- 晰xīclear, evident
- 暮mùdusk, evening, sunset
- 曙shǔdawn, daybreak
- 曝pùto air out, to expose to sunlight
- 曰yuēto speak
- 朦méngdim, obscure
- 朱zhūcinnabar, vermilion
- 朽xiǔdecayed, rotten
- 杜dùto prevent, to restrict, to stop
- 杠gāngpole, bar
- 杨yángwillow, poplar, aspen
- 枉wǎnguseless, in vain
- 枕zhěnpillow
- 枚méiclassifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc
- 枢shūdoor hinge
- 枣zǎo(bound form) jujube
- 枯kūdried out, withered, decayed
- 柄bǐnghandle, lever, knob
- 柏bǎicypress, cedar
- 柬jiǎncard, letter, invitation, note
- 柳liǔwillow tree
- 栓shuāncork, peg, stopper
- 栖qīperch, roost, to stay
- 桂guìcassia, cinnamon
- 桨jiǎngpaddle, oar
- 桩zhuāngstump
- 梢shāothe tip of a branch
- 棚péngshack, shed
- 棱léngsquared timber
- 棺guāncoffin
- 椒jiāopepper, spice
- 椰yēpalm tree, coconut tree
- 楷kǎithe normal style of Chinese handwriting
- 榨zhàto press
- 槐huáilocust tree
- 槛kǎnthreshold, door frame
- 橘júorange, tangerine
- 橙chéngorange
- 橱chúcabinet, cupboard, wardrobe
- 歼jiānto annihilate, to kill off, to wipe out
- 殃yāngmisfortune, disaster, calamity
- 殴ōuto hit, to beat, to fight with fists
- 殷yīnmany, great
- 毙bìto kill
- 氓mángpeople, subjects, vassals
- 汛xùnhigh water, flood tides
- 汪wāngvast, extensive, deep
- 汰tàito eliminate, to scour, to wash out
- 汹xiōngturbulent, torrential, restless
- 沃wòto water, to irrigate
- 沏qīto steep (tea)
- 沐mùto bathe, to cleanse, to shampoo, to wash
- 沛pèiabundant, copious, full
- 沧cāngazure, cold, vast (all as of the sea)
- 沫mòbubbles, foam, froth, suds
- 沮jǔto stop, to prevent
- 沼zhǎolake, pond, swamp
- 沽gūto buy and sell
- 泌mìto seep out, to secrete
- 泰tàigreat, exalted, superior
- 浆jiāngpulp, starch, syrup
- 浇jiāoto pour liquid
- 浊zhuódirty, filthy, muddy, turbid
- 浑húnblended, mixed
- 浩hàogreat, grand, vast
- 涕tìtears
- 涛tāolarge waves
- 涝làoflooded
- 涡wōeddy, swirl, whirlpool
- 涤díto wash, to sweep
- 涮shuànto rinse
- 涯yáborder, horizon
- 淆xiáoconfused, mixed up, in disarray
- 淋línto sprinkle
- 淹yānto flood
- 渊yuānabyss, depth
- 渣zhādregs, sediment
- 渺miǎovast, boundless
- 溃kuìa flooding river
- 溅jiànto splash
- 溉gàito water, to irrigate, to flood
- 溪xībrook, creek, stream
- 溯sùto paddle upstream, to go against the current
- 溶róngto melt, to dissolve
- 滔tāotorrential, rushing, overflowing
- 滤lǜto filter, to strain
- 漆qīpaint
- 漾yàngto ripple, to undulate
- 潇xiāothe sound of beating wind and rain
- 潦lǎoto flood
- 潭tándeep pool, lake
- 澄chéngclear, limpid, pure
- 澜lánoverflowing
- 瀑pùwaterfall, cascade
- 灶zàokitchen, oven, stove
- 灸jiǔto cauterize
- 灼zhuóto burn, to cauterize
- 灿cànvivid, illuminating, brilliant
- 炊chuīmeal
- 炖dùnto stew
- 炫xuànto glitter, to shine
- 炬jùtorch
- 烁shuòto sparkle, to shine, to glitter
- 烛zhúcandle, taper
- 烫tàngto scald
- 烹pēngcooking, cuisine
- 焊hànto weld
- 煌huángbright, shining, luminous
- 煎jiānto pan fry
- 煲bāoto cook slowly over a low flame
- 煽shānto stir up, to incite
- 熄xīto extinguish, to put out, to quench
- 熙xībright, prosperous
- 燕yànlovebird, swallow
- 爪zhǎoclaws, nails, talons
- 爵juénoble
- 爹diēdad
- 牡mǔmale animal
- 犬quǎndog
- 狈bèia legendary wolf
- 狡jiǎocunning, deceitful, treacherous
- 狮shīlion
- 猖chāngmad, wild
- 猩xīngape, orangutan
- 猾huácrafty, cunning, shrewd
- 玫méirose
- 琢zuóto polish jade
- 瑞ruìauspicious
- 瓣bànpetal
- 瓦wǎroof tile
- 甘gānsweet, tasty
- 甩shuǎito throw
- 甸diānsuburbs of the capital
- 畔pànriver bank
- 畜chùlivestock, domestic animals
- 畴chóufield, farmland
- 畸jīodd, unusual
- 疆jiāngboundary, border, frontier
- 痒yǎngto itch
- 痪huànnumbness, paralysis
- 痰tánphlegm
- 痹bìnumbess, paralysis
- 瘟wēnepidemic, plague, pestilence
- 瘤liútumor, lump, goiter
- 皂zàosoap
- 皱zhòuto wrinkle
- 盈yíngfull, overflowing
- 盏zhǎna small cup
- 盯dīngto watch attentively
- 盹dǔnto doze, to nap, to nod off
- 眨zhǎto wink
- 睁zhēngto open (one's eyes)
- 睦mùamiable, friendly, peaceful
- 睬cǎito notice, to pay attention to
- 瞄miáoto take aim at
- 瞅chǒu(dialect) to look at
- 瞎xiāblind
- 瞻zhānto look
- 矢shǐarrow, dart
- 矣yǐclassical final particle, similar to modern 了
- 矩jǔcarpenter's square, ruler, rule
- 矫jiǎoto correct, to rectify, to straighten out
- 砂shāsand, pebbles, gravel
- 砌qìto pile up, to build
- 砍kǎnto chop
- 砖zhuānbrick
- 砸záto smash
- 碌lùrocky, rough, uneven
- 碟diéplate, small dish
- 碧bìjade
- 磅bàngscale (instrument for weighing)
- 磊lěia pile of rocks
- 磋cuōto polish, to buff
- 磕kēto tap
- 礁jiāojetty, reef
- 祀sìto sacrifice, to worship
- 祈qíto pray, to entreat, to beseech
- 祷dǎoto pray, to entreat, to beg
- 禅chánmeditation, contemplation
- 禽qínbirds, fowl
- 禾hécereal, grain, rice
- 秃tūbald
- 秉bǐngto grasp, to hold
- 秤chèngsteelyard
- 秧yāngshoots, sprouts
- 秩zhìorder
- 秽huìdirty, unclean
- 稚zhìyoung, immature
- 稼jiàcrops
- 稽jīto examine, to investigate
- 穆mùmajestic
- 穴xuécave, den, hole
- 窑yáokiln
- 窒zhìto obstruct, to stop
- 窘jiǒngdistressed
- 窜cuànto flee
- 窝wōnest
- 窟kūhole, cave
- 窥kuīto peep, to spy on, to watch
- 窿lóngmine shaft
- 竣jùnto terminate, to finish, to end
- 竿gānbamboo pole
- 笛díbamboo flute
- 筐kuāngbasket
- 筝zhēngguzheng, zither, string instrument
- 篷péngawning, covering
- 簇cùbunch, cluster
- 粒lìgrain
- 粘zhānto glue
- 粹cuìpure, unadulterated
- 粽zònga dumpling made of glutinous rice
- 糙cāocoarse, harsh, rough
- 紊wěntangled
- 絮xùcotton padding
- 纬wěiwarp and woof
- 纹wénline, stripe
- 纺fǎngto spin, to weave, to reel
- 绅shēngirdle, tie
- 绞jiǎoto twist (strands into a thread)
- 绯fēicrimson, scarlet
- 绳shéngstring, rope, cord
- 绸chóusilk cloth, satin damask
- 绽zhànto crack
- 缀zhuìto connect, to join
- 缅miǎndistant, remote
- 缉jīto sieze, to arrest
- 缔dìto tie, to join
- 缕lǚstrand
- 缚fùto tie, to bind
- 缤bīnabundant, diverse, variegated
- 缸gāngjar
- 罗luógauze
- 羡xiànto envy, to covet
- 翁wēngold man
- 翅chìwings
- 翔xiángto soar, to hover, to glide
- 翘qiàoto stick up
- 翠cuìkingfisher
- 耕gēngto plow, to cultivate
- 耸sǒngto excite, to urge
- 耿gěngbright, shining
- 肇zhàoto begin, to start
- 肖xiàoto resemble, to look like
- 肢zhīlimbs
- 肪fánganimal fat
- 肾shènkidney
- 胚pēiembryo
- 胧lóngblurry, obscured
- 胳gēarms
- 脂zhīfat, grease, lard, oil
- 脊jíspine, backbone
- 脖bóneck
- 腊làDecember
- 腥xīngfishy (smell)
- 腺xiàngland
- 腻nìgreasy, oily, smooth
- 膊bóshoulder, upper arm
- 膏gāogrease, fat
- 膛tángchest cavity
- 膝xīknee
- 膨péngbloated, inflated, swollen
- 膳shànmeals, provisions
- 臂bìarm
- 臊sāoshy, bashful
- 舅jiùmother's brother, uncle
- 舆yúcart, palanquin, sedan chair
- 舔tiǎnto lick
- 舵duòhelm, rudder
- 舶bólarge ship, ocean-going vessel
- 艇tǐngdugout, punt, small boat
- 艘sōuclassifier for ships
- 艾àimugwort, Artemisia vulgaris
- 芒mángblade
- 芦lúrushes, reeds
- 芬fēnaroma, fragrance, perfume
- 芭bāa plantain or banana palm
- 芯xīncore, pith
- 芳fāngfragrant
- 苍cāngdark blue
- 苛kēsevere, harsh
- 茎jīngstalk
- 茫mángvague, boundless
- 荆jīngthorns, brambles
- 荐jiànto recommend
- 荧yíngto shine, to shimmer
- 荫yīnshade, shelter
- 荷hélotus, water lily
- 莲liánlotus, water lily
- 莹yíngbright, lustrous, sparkling like a gem
- 莽mǎngthicket, underbrush
- 菇gūmushroom
- 菊júchrysanthemum
- 菩púherb, aromatic plant
- 萍píngduckweed
- 萎wēito wither, to wilt
- 萝luócarrot, radish, turnip
- 萧xiāomournful, desolate
- 萨sàBuddhist diety
- 葱cōngscallion
- 蒂dìroot cause
- 蒜suàngarlic
- 蒸zhēngto evaporate
- 蔑mièto disdain, to disregard, to slight
- 蔓mànvine, tendril, creeper
- 蔼ǎilush
- 蔽bìto cover, to hide, to shelter
- 蕾lěiflower bud
- 藤téngivy, creeper
- 藻zǎosplendid, magnificent
- 蘑mómushroom
- 蘸zhànto dip in (ink, sauce etc)
- 虏lǔprisoner
- 虐nüècruel, harsh, oppressive
- 虔qiánreverent, devout
- 虹hóngrainbow
- 虾xiāshrimp
- 蚀shíto nibble at, to erode
- 蛙wāfrog
- 蝇yíngfly, musca
- 螺luóspiral shell, conch
- 衅xìnto quarrel, to dispute
- 衍yǎnto overflow
- 袍páorobe, gown, cloak
- 袱fúapants
- 裕yùrich, plentiful, abundant
- 觅mìto seek
- 讥jīto ridicule, to mock, to jeer
- 讳huìtaboo
- 讶yàamazed, surprised
- 讹éto swindle, to cheat
- 讼sòngto accuse, to argue
- 讽fěngsarcastic
- 诫jièto warn, to admonish
- 诽fěito condemn, to slander, to vilify
- 谍diéto spy
- 谣yáorumor
- 谤bàngto slander, to defame
- 谬miùabsurd
- 谴qiǎnto scold, to reprimand, to abuse
- 豹bàoleopard
- 贞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure
- 贤xiánvirtuous, worthy
- 贬biǎnto devalue, to demote
- 贮zhùto store, to stockpile, to hoard
- 贱jiàninexpensive
- 贼zéithief
- 贾jiǎmerchant
- 赁lìnto rent, to lease
- 赂lùbribery
- 赃zāngbooty, loot
- 赎shúto redeem
- 赡shànrich, elegant
- 趴pāto lie on one's stomach
- 跤jiāoto tumble, to fall
- 踊yǒngto leap
- 踹chuàito kick
- 蹦bèngto jump
- 蹬dēngto step on
- 蹭cèngto rub against
- 躬gōngto bow
- 躯qūthe human body
- 轴zhóuaxle, pivot, shaft
- 轿jiàosedan-chair, palanquin, litter
- 辐fúray, spoke
- 辖xiáto control, to have jurisdiction
- 辙zhétrack, rut
- 辫biànbraid, pigtail, plait
- 辰chénearly morning
- 辽liáodistant, far
- 迪díto advance, to enlighten, to make progress
- 迭diérepeatedly, frequently
- 逗dòuto tease (playfully)
- 逝shìto die, to pass away
- 逸yìto flee, to escape, to break loose
- 逾yúto jump over
- 遂suìto fail
- 遏èto curb, to check, to stop, to suppress
- 遛liùto stroll
- 邦bāngcountry, nation, state
- 郑zhèngstate in today's Henan
- 酌zhuóto pour wine, to drink wine
- 酗xùviolent, raging drunk, blotto
- 酝yùnliquor, spirits, wine
- 酥sūflaky pastry
- 酵jiàoyeast
- 醇chúnrich, pure, as good as wine
- 钙gàicalcium (chemistry)
- 钞chāobank note, paper money
- 钥yàolock, key
- 钦qīnto respect, to admire
- 钧jūnunit of weight equal to thirty catties
- 钳qiánpincers, pliers, tongs
- 铝lǚaluminum (chemistry)
- 铸zhùto melt, to cast
- 链liànchain, wire
- 锈xiùto rust
- 锡xītin (chemistry)
- 锤chuíhammer
- 锦jǐnbrocade, tapestry
- 锯jùa saw
- 镑bàngpound sterling
- 闸zhásluice
- 闺guīwomen's quarters
- 阀fáclique, valve
- 阁gécabinet, chamber, pavilion
- 阂héseparated, blocked
- 阎yánvillage gate
- 阐chǎnto disclose
- 阱jǐngtrap, snare, pitfall
- 陌mòstrange, unfamiliar
- 陡dǒusteep
- 陨yǔnto slip, to fall
- 陵línghill, mound
- 隘àinarrow, confined
- 隧suìtunnel, underground passage
- 隶lìsubservient
- 雀quèsparrow
- 雁yànwild goose
- 雾wùfog
- 霉méimildew, mold, rot
- 霍huòquickly, suddenly
- 霞xiárosy clouds
- 霸bàtyrant
- 靴xuēboots
- 靶bǎtarget, mark
- 鞠jūto bow, to bend
- 韵yùnrhyme
- 顷qǐnga moment
- 颂sòngto laud, to acclaim
- 颇pōrather
- 颊jiácheeks, jaw
- 颓tuíruined, decayed
- 颤chànto shiver, to tremble
- 飘piāoto float
- 飙biāowhirlwind (1)
- 饵ěrbait
- 馁něifamished, hungry, starving
- 馅xiànfilling, stuffing
- 馋chángluttonous
- 馨xīnfragrant, aromatic
- 驭yùto drive, to ride
- 驮tuóto carry on one's back
- 驯xùnto attain gradually
- 驰chíspeed, haste
- 骇hàito terrify, to shock, to frighten
- 骏jùnan excellent horse
- 髓suǐsubstance, essence
- 髦máofashionable, in vogue
- 魅mèimagic, enchantment, charm
- 鲨shāshark
- 鳄èalligator
- 鸣mínga bird call or animal cry
- 鸦yācrow
- 鸽gēpigeon, dove
- 鹏péngfabulous bird of enormous size
- 鹰yīngeagle
- 鹿lùdeer
- 黎límany, numerous
- 黏niánsticky
- 鼎dǐnglarge, three-legged bronze cauldron
- 齿chǐteeth
- 龟guītortoise