{"id":9507,"date":"2013-11-07T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=9507"},"modified":"2018-02-07T08:52:33","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T12:52:33","slug":"100-most-common-chinese-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/100-most-common-chinese-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Most Common Chinese Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As most of you may know, Chinese is a language of <strong>characters<\/strong> (\u6c49\u5b57 &#8211; h\u00e0n z\u00ec). In total, there are tens of thousands of different characters. Don&#8217;t let that intimidate you, though &#8211; if you know a few thousand, you&#8217;ll be just fine. It&#8217;s important to remember, however, that most words in Chinese are made up of two characters. That being said, there are many characters that you see over and over again, and it&#8217;s a good idea to try and learn these right away. Here are the 100 most frequently used Chinese characters in a simple table, set up as follows: Chinese characters, pinyin transliteration, and English translation.<\/p>\n<table id=\"flashCardsListingTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u7684<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>de<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>&lt;grammatical particle marking genitive as well as simple and composed adjectives&gt;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e00<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>y\u012b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>one, a little<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u662f<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>sh\u00ec<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>to be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e0d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>b\u00f9<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>not<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e86<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>le<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>verb particle marking a new situation or a completed action<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4eba<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>r\u00e9n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u6211<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>w\u01d2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>I, me, my<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5728<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>z\u00e0i<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>at, located at<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u6709<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>y\u01d2u<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>have, there is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4ed6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>t\u0101<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>he, him, his<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u8fd9<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>zh\u00e8<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>this<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e2d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>zh\u014dng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>middle, in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5927<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>d\u00e0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>big<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u6765<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>l\u00e1i<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>come<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e0a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>sh\u00e0ng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>above, on, over, top, (go) up, last, previous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u56fd<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>gu\u00f3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>country, state, nation, &lt;family name&gt;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e2a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>g\u00e8<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>&lt;general and non-specific classifier&gt;<br \/>\n(ex. \u4e2a\u4eba | g\u00e8r\u00e9n | personal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5230<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>d\u00e0o<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>to, towards, until, arrive, reach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u8bf4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>shu\u014d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>explain, scold, refer to, (=\u8bf4\u8bdd shu\u014dhu\u00e0) speak, say<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4eec<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>men<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>&lt;pluralizing suffix for pronouns and nouns referring to persons&gt;<br \/>\n(ex. \u6211\u4eec | w\u01d2men | we)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e3a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>w\u00e8i<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>for, for the sake of, in order to, in this connection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5b50<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>z\u01d0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>child, son<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u548c<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>h\u00e9<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>together, with<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4f60<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>n\u01d0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>you, your<br \/>\n(Alternative feminine form: \u59b3 n\u01d0)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5730<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>d\u00ec<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>earth, ground, soil, place, position, distance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u51fa<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>ch\u016b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>go out, come out, in direction out from something, emit, issue, prouce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u9053<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>d\u00e0o<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>way, path, channel, way, say, a streak (of light), doctrine, &lt;classifier for rivers, topics, etc.&gt;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e5f<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>y\u011b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>also, as well<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u65f6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>sh\u00ed<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>period, season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5e74<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>ni\u00e1n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5f97<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>de<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>&lt;adverbial particle: verb + \u5f97 + descripion&gt;<br \/>\n(ex. \u8d70\u5f97\u5feb | z\u01d2ude ku\u00e0i | walk quickly)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5c31<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>ji\u00f9<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>just, simply, right away<br \/>\n\u5c31\u8981 ji\u00f9y\u00e0o about to (do something)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u90a3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>n\u00e0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>that<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u8981<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>y\u00e0o<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>want, will, shall, need, important, essential<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e0b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>xi\u00e0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>below, under, (go) down, next (as opposed to previous\/last)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4ee5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>y\u01d0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>use, take, according to, because of, in order to<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u751f<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>sh\u0113ng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>give birth, life<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4f1a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>hu\u00ec<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>can, able, meet, meeting, society, union, party<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u81ea<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>z\u00ec<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>from, since<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u7740<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>zhe<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>verb particle marking a continuing progress\/state<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u53bb<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>q\u00f9<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>go, leave, depart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e4b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>zh\u012b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>subordinator similar to \u7684 de<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u8fc7<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>gu\u00f2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>pass, cross, go by, exceed, &lt;verb particle marking that someone has had the experience of doing something, that it has happened at least once&gt;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5bb6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>ji\u0101<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>home, house, family<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5b66<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>xu\u00e9<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>study, learn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5bf9<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>du\u00ec<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>correct, answer, treat, agree, mutual, pair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u53ef<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>k\u011b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>~able, (=\u53ef\u4ee5 k\u011by\u01d0) may, can<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5979<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>t\u0101<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>she, her<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u91cc<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>l\u01d0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>neighbourhood, half kilometer, &lt;family name&gt;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u540e<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>h\u00f2u<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>queen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5c0f<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>xi\u01ceo<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>small<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e48<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>me\/mo<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>(interrogative suffix)<br \/>\n\u4ec0\u4e48? | sh\u00e9nme? | What?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5fc3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>x\u012bn<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>heart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u591a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>du\u014d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>many, much, more<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5929<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>ti\u0101n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>sky, heaven, god, day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u800c<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u00e9r<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>and, furthermore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u80fd<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>n\u00e9ng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>can, be able<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u597d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>h\u01ceo<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>good, good to&#8230;, easy to&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u90fd<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>d\u014du<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>all<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u7136<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>r\u00e1n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>right, correct, so, like that<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u6ca1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>m\u00e9i<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>(=\u6ca1\u6709 m\u00e9iy\u01d2u) haven&#8217;t, there isn&#8217;t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u65e5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>r\u00ec<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>sun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e8e<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>y\u00fa<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>in, at, for, to, from, by, than<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u8d77<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>q\u01d0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>rise, start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u8fd8<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>h\u00e1i<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>still, yet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u53d1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>f\u0101<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>deliver, utter, express, shoot, emit, develop, expand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u6210<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>ch\u00e9ng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>(=\u6210\u4e3a ch\u00e9ngw\u00e9i, =\u53d8\u6210 bi\u00e0nch\u00e9ng) become,<br \/>\n&lt;family name&gt;;<br \/>\n\u6210\u529f ch\u00e9ngg\u014dng succeed;<br \/>\n\u5b8c\u6210 w\u00e1nch\u00e9ng accomplish, complete, fulfill;<br \/>\n\u6210\u8bed ch\u00e9ngy\u01d4 idiom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e8b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>sh\u00ec<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>matter, affair, thing, event, accident, job, responsibility<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u53ea<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>zh\u01d0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>only, just, merely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4f5c<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>zu\u00f2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>do, make<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5f53<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>d\u0101ng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>serve as<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u60f3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>xi\u01ceng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>think, feel, consider, want, remember<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u770b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>k\u00e0n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>see, look at, read, think, consider<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u6587<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>w\u00e9n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>language, literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u65e0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>w\u00fa<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>without, nothingness, have not<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5f00<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>k\u0101i<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u624b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>sh\u01d2u<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>hand, a person skilled in something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5341<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>sh\u00ed<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>ten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u7528<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>y\u00f2ng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>use<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e3b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>zh\u01d4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>lord, master, host, god,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u884c<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>x\u00edng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>go, OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u65b9<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>f\u0101ng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>side, square<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u53c8<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>y\u00f2u<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>again, both&#8230; and&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5982<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>r\u00fa<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>like, as, as 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with<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5934<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>t\u00f3u<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>head, top, first<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u9762<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>mi\u00e0n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>face, surface, &lt;classifier for mirrors, flags, etc.&gt;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u516c<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>g\u014dng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>public, official<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u540c<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>t\u00f3ng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>same, with<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e09<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>s\u0101n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>three<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u5df2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>y\u01d0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>stop, cease, end<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u8001<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>l\u01ceo<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>old, venerable, outdated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4ece<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>c\u00f3ng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>from, through, join, follower, secondary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u52a8<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>d\u00f2ng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>move, change, arouse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u4e24<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>li\u01ceng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>two (before classifier), 50 grams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\u957f<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>ch\u00e1ng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>long, lasting, length<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Source: www.cram.com<\/p>\n<p>You can find 100 flashcards for these characters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cram.com\/flashcards\/most-common-chinese-characters-1-100-1358233\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you can master these 100 characters, you&#8217;ll be well on your way to becoming fluent in Chinese.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Part 1- Introduction to Chinese Characters\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s0h18Rdhb44?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out this nice YouTube video that introduces Chinese characters.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As most of you may know, Chinese is a language of characters (\u6c49\u5b57 &#8211; h\u00e0n z\u00ec). 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