Pinyin Definition Radical Stroke count HSK level General Standard# Frequency rank
的 de possessive, adjectival suffix 白 106.3 8 1 1155 1
一 yī one; a, an; alone 一 1.0 1 1 0001 2
是 shì indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that 日 72.5 9 1 1479 3
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix 一 1.3 4 1 0091 4
了 le to finish; particle of completed action 亅 6.1 2 1 0017 5
在 zài be at, in, on; consist in, rest 土 32.3 6 1 0388 6
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else 人 9.0 2 1 0010 7
有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist 月 74.2 6 1 0390 8
我 wǒ our, us, i, me, my, we 戈 62.3 7 1 0761 9
他 tā other, another; he, she, it 人 9.3 5 1 0277 10
这 zhè this, the, here 辵 162.4 7 1 0837 11
个 gè numerary adjunct, piece; single 丨 2.2 3 1 0045 12
们 men adjunct pronoun indicate plural 人 9.3 5 1 0273 13
中 zhōng central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain 丨 2.3 4 1 0113 14
来 lái come, coming; return, returning 木 75.3 7 1 0707 15
上 shàng top; superior, highest; go up, send up 一 1.2 3 1 0036 16
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high 大 37.0 3 1 0032 17
为 wèi do, handle, govern, act; be 丶 3.3 4 2 0165 18
和 hé harmony, peace; peaceful, calm 口 30.5 8 1 1131 19
国 guó nation, country, nation-state 囗 31.5 8 1 1081 20
地 de earth; soil, ground; region 土 32.3 6 3 0366 21
到 dào go to, arrive, been to 刀 18.6 8 2 1063 22
以 yǐ by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to 人 9.3 4 2 0182 23
说 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid 言 149.7 9 1 1717 24
时 shí time, season; era, age, period 日 72.3 7 1 0717 25
要 yào necessary, essential; necessity 襾 146.3 9 2 1441 26
就 jiù just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near 尢 43.9 12 2 2728 27
出 chū go out, send out; stand; produce 凵 17.3 5 1 0330 28
会 huì assemble, meet together; meeting 人 9.4 6 1 0486 29
可 kě may, can, -able; possibly 口 30.2 5 2 0212 30
也 yě also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity 乙 5.2 3 2 0066 31
你 nǐ you, second person pronoun 人 9.5 7 1 0782 32
对 duì correct, right; facing, opposed 寸 41.2 5 1 0341 33
生 shēng life, living, lifetime; birth 生 100.0 5 1 0263 34
能 néng to be able; can, permitted to; ability 肉 130.6 10 1 2146 35
而 ér and; and then; and yet; but 而 126.0 6 3 0392 36
子 zi offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch 子 39.0 3 1 0064 37
那 nà that, that one, those 邑 163.4 6 1 0564 38
得 dé obtain, get, gain, acquire 彳 60.8 11 2 2341 39
于 yú in, on, at; go to; surname 二 7.1 3 3 0024 40
着 zhe make move, take action 目 109.6 11 2 2398 41
下 xià under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down 一 1.2 3 1 0030 42
自 zì self, private, personal; from 自 132.0 6 3 0477 43
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to 丿 4.3 3 4 0058 44
年 nián 干 51.3 6 1 0444 45
过 guò pass, pass through, go across 辵 162.3 6 2 0379 46
发 fā issue, dispatch, send out; hair 又 29.3 5 3 0339 47
后 hòu queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after 口 30.3 6 1 0482 48
作 zuò make; work; compose, write; act, perform 人 9.5 7 1 0777 49
里 lǐ unit of distance; village; lane 里 166.0 7 1 0721 50
用 yòng use, employ, apply, operate; use 用 101.0 5 3 0283 51
道 dào path, road, street; method, way 辵 162.9 12 2 2745 52
行 xíng go; walk; move, travel; circulate 行 144.0 6 3 0483 53
所 suǒ place, location; numerary adjunct 戶 63.4 8 2 1164 54
然 rán yes, certainly; pledge, promise 火 86.8 12 2 2723 55
家 jiā house, home, residence; family 宀 40.7 10 1 2099 56
种 zhǒng seed; race, breed; to plant 禾 115.4 9 3 1549 57
事 shì affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident 亅 6.7 8 2 1038 58
成 chéng completed, finished, fixed 戈 62.3 6 3 0401 59
方 fāng a square, rectangle; a region; local 方 70.0 4 3 0163 60
多 duō much, many; more than, over 夕 36.3 6 1 0507 61
经 jīng classic works; pass through 糸 120.5 8 2 1350 62
么 me interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender 丿 4.2 3 1 0048 63
去 qù go away, leave, depart 厶 28.3 5 1 0204 64
法 fǎ law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French 水 85.5 8 3 1241 65
学 xué learning, knowledge; school 子 39.5 8 1 1273 66
如 rú if, supposing; as if; like, as 女 38.3 6 3 0578 67
都 dōu metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined 邑 163.9 10 1 1801 68
同 tóng same, similar; together with 口 30.3 6 1 0427 69
现 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible 玉 96.4 8 1 0949 70
当 dāng bear, accept, undertake; just 小 42.3 6 3 0418 71
没 méi not, have not, none; drown, sink 水 85.4 7 1 0867 72
动 dòng move, happen; movement, action 力 19.4 6 2 0353 73
面 miàn face; surface; plane; side, dimension 面 176.0 9 1 1455 74
起 qǐ rise, stand up; go up; begin 走 156.3 10 1 1789 75
看 kàn look, see; examine, scrutinize 目 109.4 9 1 1539 76
定 dìng decide, settle, fix 宀 40.5 8 3 1276 77
天 tiān sky, heaven; god, celestial 大 37.1 4 1 0078 78
分 fēn divide; small unit of time etc. 刀 18.2 4 1 0146 79
还 hái still, yet, also, besides 辵 162.4 7 2 0704 80
进 jìn advance, make progress, enter 辵 162.4 7 2 0605 81
好 hǎo good, excellent, fine; well 女 38.3 6 1 0581 82
小 xiǎo small, tiny, insignificant 小 42.0 3 1 0037 83
部 bù part, division, section 邑 163.8 10 4 2044 84
其 qí his, her, its, their; that 八 12.6 8 3 0996 85
些 xiē little, few; rather, somewhat 二 7.5 8 1 1069 86
主 zhǔ master, chief owner; host; lord 丶 3.4 5 3 0300 87
样 yàng shape, form, pattern, style 木 75.6 10 1 1849 88
理 lǐ reason, logic; manage 玉 96.7 11 3 2157 89
心 xīn heart; mind, intelligence; soul 心 61.0 4 3 0174 90
她 tā she, her 女 38.3 6 1 0582 91
本 běn root, origin, source; basis 木 75.1 5 1 0210 92
前 qián in front, forward; preceding 刀 18.7 9 1 1650 93
开 kāi open; initiate, begin, start 廾 55.1 4 1 0076 94
但 dàn only; but, however, yet, still 人 9.5 7 2 0774 95
因 yīn cause, reason; by; because (of) 囗 31.3 6 2 0430 96
只 zhǐ only, just, simply 口 30.2 5 3 0246 97
从 cóng from, by, since, whence, through 人 9.2 4 2 0142 98
想 xiǎng think, speculate, plan, consider 心 61.9 13 1 2867 99
实 shí real, true; honest, sincere 宀 40.5 8 3 1285 100
