HSK 6 HSK 3.0 Syllabus

HSK 6 Vocabulary

The complete official list of 1815 vocabulary words for HSK 6. Search or filter by Chinese characters, pinyin, or English definition.

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huā 花
adj.

blurred (eyesight); patterned/fancy

shí 时
m.

o'clock (formal/written)

téng 疼
v.

to love dearly; to dote on

zhōu 周
m.

circuit; lap; cycle

dà 大 gài 概
n.

general idea; main outline; gist

fēng 封
v.

to seal; to close up; to block

huò 或
adv.

perhaps; maybe

nán 难
v.

to make things difficult for (someone); to puzzle

dào 倒
adv.

actually; on the contrary; (used for emphasis or concession)

lìng 另
adv.

separately; in addition; besides

tǔ 土
adj.

unrefined; rustic; local; old-fashioned

zuò 作 yòng 用
v.

to act on; to affect; to interact

huà 化
v.

to melt; to dissolve; to transform; to digest

kuān 宽
v.

to extend (a deadline); to relax; to take off (clothes)

qí 齐
v.,adv.

complete; all together; simultaneously

àn 岸
n.

bank; shore; beach; coast

àn 案 lì 例
n.

case; instance; case study

àn 按 mó 摩
v.

to massage

àn 暗 shì 示
v.

to hint; to imply; to suggest

áng 昂 guì 贵
adj.

expensive; costly

bái 白 bái 白
adv.

in vain; for nothing; to no purpose

bái 白 lǐng 领
n.

white-collar worker

bǎi 摆
v.

to put; to place; to display; to swing

bǎi 摆 fàng 放
v.

to place; to arrange; to lay out

bǎi 百 fēn 分 diǎn 点
n.

percentage point

bǎi 百 huò 货
n.

general merchandise; department store goods

bǎi 摆 tuō 脱
v.

to shake off; to break away from; to extricate oneself

bài 败
v.

to defeat; to lose; to fail

bài 拜 fǎng 访
v.

to pay a visit; to call on

bài 拜 nián 年
v.

to pay a New Year call; to wish a Happy New Year

bǎn 版
n.,m.

edition; page (of a newspaper); version

bǎn 版 běn 本
n.

version; edition; release

bàn 伴 suí 随
v.

to accompany; to follow; to go along with

bàn 扮 yǎn 演
v.

to play the part of; to act; to play a role

bǎng 榜 yàng 样
n.

role model; example; pattern

bàng 棒 qiú 球
n.

baseball

bǎo 保 guǎn 管
v.

to keep; to take care of; to safeguard

bǎo 保 jiàn 健
v.

to protect or maintain one's health

bǎo 保 nuǎn 暖
v.

to keep warm; to preserve heat

bǎo 保 xiū 修
v.

to provide a warranty; to guarantee repair services

bǎo 保 zhàng 障
v.,n.

to ensure; to guarantee; protection / security

bào 爆
v.

to explode; to burst; to quick-fry

bào 爆 fā 发
v.

to break out; to erupt (e.g., war, volcano, emotion)

bào 报 kān 刊
n.

newspapers and periodicals; the press

bào 暴 lì 力
n.

violence; physical force

bào 暴 lù 露
v.

to expose; to reveal; to lay bare

bào 报 shè 社
n.

newspaper office; headquarters of a newspaper

bào 爆 zhà 炸
v.

to explode; to detonate

bēi 悲 guān 观
adj.

pessimistic

bēi 悲 jù 剧
n.

tragedy

bēi 悲 shāng 伤
adj.

sad; sorrowful; grieved

běi 北 jí 极
n.

the North Pole; the Arctic

Běi 北 měi 美 zhōu 洲
n.

North America

bèi 被 dòng 动
adj.

passive; not taking initiative

bèi 被 pò 迫
v.

to be forced; to be compelled

bèi 背 xīn 心
n.

vest; sleeveless garment; tank top

bèi 备 yòng 用
v.

to keep for future use; to have in reserve

bèi 倍 zēng 增
v.

to double; to multiply; to redouble

bēn 奔 pǎo 跑
v.

to run; to gallop

běn 本 néng 能
n.,adv.

instinct; instinctively

běn 本 shēn 身
pron.

itself; oneself

běn 本 tǔ 土
n.

native land; local; home-grown

bī 逼
v.

to force; to compel; to press; to approach

bǐ 比 fang 方
v.

to take... for instance; to use an analogy

bǐ 比 zhòng 重
n.

proportion; weight; specific gravity

bì 闭
v.

to close; to shut; to block up

bì 避
v.

to avoid; to shun; to evade; to seek shelter

bì 必 xiū 修
adj.

compulsory; required (course/subject)

biān 编
v.

to weave; to edit; to fabricate/make up

biān 编 jí 辑
v.,n.

to edit; to compile; (noun) editor

biān 编 xiě 写
v.

to write; to compile; to compose

biàn 遍 dì 地
v.,adv.

everywhere; all over the place

biàn 便 jié 捷
adj.

convenient and fast; nimble

biàn 变 zhì 质
v.

to go bad (food); to deteriorate; to change quality

bīng 兵
n.

soldier; troops; army

bìng 病 dú 毒
n.

virus (biological or computer)

bō 播
v.

to broadcast; to sow (seeds); to play (media)

bō 播 zhǒng 种
v.

to sow seeds; to seed

bó 博 lǎn 览 huì 会
n.

exposition; international fair; exhibition

bó 薄 ruò 弱
adj.

weak; frail; thin

bó 脖 zi 子
n.

neck

bún 不 ài 耐 fán 烦

impatient; annoyed

bú 不 gù 顾
v.

to disregard; in spite of; regardless of

bú 不 liào 料
conj.

unexpectedly; to one's surprise

bú 不 shì 适
adj.

unwell; uncomfortable; unfit

bú 不 zhì 至 yú 于
v.

not so far as; not likely to; not to the point of

bǔ 补
v.

to patch; to mend; to supplement

bǔ 捕
v.

to catch; to seize; to capture

bǔ 补 cháng 偿
v.

to compensate; to make up for

bǔ 补 kè 课
v.

to make up a missed lesson; to have extra classes

bǔ 补 tiē 贴
v.,n.

to subsidize; subsidy; allowance

bǔ 补 xí 习
v.

to take remedial lessons; to study after school

bù 布
n.

cloth; fabric

bù 不 ān 安
adj.

uneasy; restless; worried

bù 不 céng 曾
adv.

never (done before); have not yet

bù 不 chéng 成
v.,adj.,part.

won't do; be out of the question; (as a suffix) not successful

bù 不 dé 得
v.

must not; may not; cannot

bù 部 duì 队
n.

army; troops; armed forces

bù 不 jīn 禁
adv.

cannot help; can't refrain from

bù 不 shí 时
adv.,n.

frequently; from time to time; often

bù 部 wèi 位
n.

position; place; part (especially of the body or a machine)

bù 不 xǔ 许
v.

not allow; forbid; must not

bù 不 yí 宜
v.

inappropriate; unsuitable; not advisable

bù 不 yǐ 已
v.

incessantly; without end; extremely

bù 布 zhì 置
v.

to arrange; to decorate; to assign (work/tasks)

bù 不 zhǐ 止
v.,adv.

not only; more than

bù 步 zhòu 骤
n.

step; procedure; move

cāi 猜 cè 测
v.

to guess; to surmise; to conjecture

cái 财 chǎn 产
n.

property; assets; estate

cái 财 fù 富
n.

wealth; riches

cái 才 huá 华
n.

literary or artistic talent; brilliance

cái 才 néng 能
n.

ability; capability; talent

cái 财 wù 务
n.

financial affairs; finance

cái 财 wù 物
n.

property; belongings; valuables

cái 材 zhì 质
n.

material; texture (of a product)

cǎi 踩
v.

to step on; to trample; to press with the foot

cǎi 采 gòu 购
v.,n.

to purchase; to procure; procurement

cǎi 彩 hóng 虹
n.

rainbow

cǎi 采 jí 集
v.

to collect; to gather; to harvest

cǎi 采 nà 纳
v.

to adopt; to accept (advice, suggestions, or proposals)

cǎi 彩 piào 票
n.

lottery ticket

cān 参 zhǎn 展
v.

to participate in an exhibition; to exhibit

cán 残 jí 疾
n.

disability; deformity; handicap

cāng 仓 kù 库
n.

warehouse; storehouse

cǎo 草 yuán 原
n.

grassland; prairie

cè 侧
n.,v.

side; to lean; to incline; to turn sideways

cè 策 huà 划
v.

to plan; to mastermind; to plot; to scheme

cè 测 liáng 量
v.

to measure; to survey

cè 策 lüè 略
n.

strategy; tactics

céng 层 cì 次
n.

level; layer; hierarchy; order of ideas

céng 层 miàn 面
n.

layer; aspect; level; dimension

chā 叉
n.,v.

fork; to cross; to intersect

chā 差 yì 异
n.

difference; disparity; divergence

chā 插 zuò 座
n.

electric socket; power outlet

chá 查 xún 询
v.

to inquire; to search; to query; to look up

chāi 拆 chú 除
v.

to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle

chǎn 产 chū 出
v.

to produce; to output; to yield

chǎn 产 dì 地
n.

place of origin; source

cháng 肠
n.

intestine; sausage

cháng 长 duǎn 短
n.

length; dimension; pros and cons

cháng 常 guī 规
n.,adj.

routine; conventional; common practice

cháng 常 nián 年
adv.,n.

all year round; year after year; average year

cháng 长 shòu 寿
adj.

long-lived; longevity

cháng 常 wēn 温
n.

room temperature; normal temperature

chǎng 场 cì 次
n.

number of screenings, showings, or matches

chǎng 场 dì 地
n.

space; site; grounds (for a specific activity)

chǎng 场 guǎn 馆
n.

venue; stadium; museum; hall

chǎng 场 hé 合
n.

occasion; situation

chǎng 厂 jiā 家
n.

factory; manufacturer

chǎng 场 jǐng 景
n.

scene; scenario; setting

chǎng 场 miàn 面
n.

scene; spectacle; occasion; scale (of an event)

chǎng 厂 shāng 商
n.

firm; manufacturer; merchant

chàng 畅 tōng 通
adj.

unimpeded; smooth; clear

chàng 畅 xiāo 销
v.

to sell well; to be in great demand

chāo 抄
v.

to copy; to transcribe; to take a shortcut; to search and seize

chāo 超 yuè 越
v.

to surpass; to exceed; to transcend

cháo 朝 dài 代
n.

dynasty

cháo 潮 liú 流
n.

trend; tide; current

cháo 潮 shī 湿
adj.

damp; moist; humid

cháo 嘲 xiào 笑
v.

to ridicule; to mock; to laugh at

chǎo 炒 gǔ 股
v.

to speculate in stocks; to trade stocks

chǎo 吵 jià 架
v.

to quarrel; to argue; to have a row

chè 撤 huí 回
v.

to withdraw; to recall; to retract

chè 撤 xiāo 销
v.

to cancel; to rescind; to revoke

chén 沉 zhòng 重
adj.

heavy; grave; serious

chèn 趁
prep.

to take advantage of (time/opportunity)

chēng 撑
v.

to prop up; to support; to fill to bursting

chēng 称 hào 号
n.

title; name; designation

chēng 称 hu 呼
v.,n.

to call; to address; form of address

chēng 称 zuò 作
v.

to be called; to be known as

chéng 成
m.

one-tenth; 10 percent

chéng 乘
v.

to ride; to multiply (math)

chéng 盛
v.

to ladle; to fill (with food or liquid)

chéng 承 bàn 办
v.

to undertake; to host; to contract for

chéng 惩 fá 罚
v.

to punish; to penalize

chéng 成 jiāo 交
v.

to conclude a transaction; to strike a deal

chéng 承 nuò 诺
v.

to promise; to undertake; to commit

chéng 成 qiān 千 shàng 上 wàn 万

thousands upon thousands; innumerable

chéng 呈 xiàn 现
v.

to present; to emerge; to take on a certain appearance

chéng 成 xiào 效
n.

effect; result; efficacy

chéng 诚 xìn 信
adj.

honest; trustworthy; having integrity

chéng 成 yǔ 语
n.

idiom; set expression (usually four characters)

chéng 城 zhèn 镇
n.

cities and towns

chí 持 jiǔ 久
adj.

lasting; enduring; persistent

chí 持 yǒu 有
v.

to hold; to possess; to maintain (a view)

chǐ 尺
m.,n.

ruler; unit of length (approx. 1/3 meter)

chǐ 尺 cùn 寸
n.

size; dimensions; measurement

chōng 冲 dòng 动
n.,adj.

impulse; impulsive; to be impetuous

chōng 冲 jī 击
v.

to impact; to shock; to attack

chōng 充 shí 实
adj.,v.

substantial; rich; to enrich; to substantiate

chōng 冲 tū 突
v.

to conflict; to clash

chóng 崇 bài 拜
v.

to worship; to adore; to idolize

chóng 重 jiàn 建
v.

to rebuild; to reconstruct

chòng 冲
v.,prep.

facing; towards; because of; on the strength of

chōu 抽 jiǎng 奖
v.

to draw a prize; to run a lottery

chōu 抽 xiàng 象
adj.

abstract

chóu 愁
v.

to worry; to be anxious

chóu 筹 bèi 备
v.

to prepare; to make arrangements for (usually a large-scale event)

chū 初 bù 步
adj.

initial; preliminary; tentative

chū 出 chǎng 场
v.

to come on stage; to appear (in a show, competition, or game)

chū 初 děng 等
adj.

elementary; primary; basic

chū 出 jìng 境
v.

to leave the country; to depart across the border

chū 出 lì 力
v.

to exert oneself; to put forth effort; to contribute physical strength

chū 出 míng 名
adj.

famous; well-known; celebrated

chū 出 rù 入
n.

discrepancy; inconsistency; divergence

chū 出 shì 示
v.

to show; to produce (documents, identity cards, etc.) for inspection

chū 出 yóu 游
v.

to go on a trip; to travel; to go sightseeing

chū 出 yú 于
v.

out of; to stem from; to be motivated by

chú 除
v.,prep.

to divide; to eliminate; except; besides

chú 除 fēi 非
conj.

unless; only if

chǔ 储 cún 存
v.

to store; to stockpile; to save (data or physical resources)

chǔ 处 fá 罚
v.

to punish; to penalize

chǔ 储 xù 蓄
v.,n.

to save (money); savings

chù 处 chù 处
adv.

everywhere; in all respects; in every place

chuāng 穿 uò 过
v.

to pass through; to cross

chuán 传 chéng 承
v.

to inherit and pass on (traditions, skills, or culture)

chuán 传 dá 达
v.

to convey; to transmit (information, orders, or a spirit)

chuán 传 rǎn 染
v.

to infect; to be contagious

chuán 传 rǎn 染 bìng 病
n.

infectious disease; contagious disease

chuán 传 shòu 授
v.

to pass on (knowledge, skills); to impart

chuán 传 shū 输
v.

to transmit; to transfer (data, signals, or power)

chuán 传 zhēn 真
n.

fax; facsimile

chuán 船 zhī 只
n.

ships; vessels (collective)

chuàn 串
n.,m.

string; bunch; to string together

chuāng 窗 kǒu 口
n.

window; service window; aperture

chuǎng 闯
v.

to rush; to dash; to break in; to temper oneself

chuàng 创 bàn 办
v.

to establish; to set up; to found (an institution/magazine)

chuàng 创 jiàn 建
v.

to create; to set up (a file, structure, or organization)

chuàng 创 lì 立
v.

to found; to establish; to originate (a theory, system)

chuàng 创 yì 意
n.,v.

creativity; original idea; to create a new concept

chuí 垂 zhí 直
v.

to be vertical; perpendicular

chún 纯
adj.,adv.

pure; simple; purely; solely

cí 瓷 qì 器
n.

porcelain; chinaware

cǐ 此 kè 刻
n.

this moment; now; at present

cì 刺
v.,n.

to prick; to stab; to irritate; thorn; splinter

cì 次 shù 数
n.

frequency; number of times

cōng 匆 cōng 匆
adj.

hurriedly; in a rush

cōng 匆 máng 忙
adj.

hurried; in a rush; hasty

cóng 从 wèi 未
adv.

never; has never been

cóng 从 yè 业
v.

to be engaged in a profession; to work in a field

cù 醋
n.

vinegar; jealousy (in romantic relationships)

cuì 脆
adj.

crisp; brittle; (of voice) clear and resonant

cuì 脆 ruò 弱
adj.

fragile; weak; vulnerable (emotionally or physically)

cūn 村 zhuāng 庄
n.

village; hamlet

cún 存 chǔ 储
v.

to store; to save (data, resources, or money)

cùn 寸
m.

cun (unit of length, approx 3.33cm); inch

cuò 挫 zhé 折
v.

to thwart; to suffer a setback; to frustrate

dā 搭
v.

to put up; to build; to travel by (vehicle); to match

dā 搭 pèi 配
v.,adj.

to match; to pair up; harmonious

dá 答 fù 复
v.

to reply; to answer (officially or formally)

dǎ 打 jiāo 交 dao 道

to come into contact with; to deal with; to have dealings with

dǎ 打 dòng 动
v.

to move (emotionally); to touch someone's heart

dǎ 打 jī 击
v.

to strike; to hit; to crack down on; to discourage

dǎ 打 jià 架
v.

to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows

dǎ 打 kǎ 卡
v.

to clock in; to punch a card; to check in (at a landmark)

dǎ 打 léi 雷
v.

to thunder

dǎ 打 zào 造
v.

to create; to forge; to build (a brand/image/item)

dǎ 打 zhàng 仗
v.

to fight a war; to go to battle

dà 大 chén 臣
n.

minister; high official (of an empire)

dà 大 chī 吃 yì 一 jīng 惊

to be greatly surprised; to be shocked

dà 大 dì 地
n.

the earth; mother earth

dà 大 dū 都
adv.

mostly; for the most part; in most cases

dà 大 fang 方
adj.

generous; elegant and natural; in good taste

dà 大 fú 幅
adv.

by a wide margin; substantially; drastically

dà 大 huǒ 伙 r 儿
pron.

everyone; everybody

dà 大 shǐ 使
n.

ambassador

dà 大 shī 师
n.

great master; expert; maestro

Dà 大 yáng 洋 zhōu 洲
n.

Oceania

dà 大 zhì 致
adj.,adv.

rough; approximate; roughly; on the whole

dāi 呆
adj.

dull; blank; stunned; wooden

dài 待
v.

to treat; to wait for; to deal with

dài 代 jià 价
n.

price; cost (often metaphorical)

dài 贷 kuǎn 款
v.,n.

loan; to provide/take out a loan

dài 代 lǐ 理
v.

to act as an agent; to act on behalf of

dài 带 lǐng 领
v.

to lead; to guide; to head

dān 单 chún 纯
adj.

simple; pure; unsophisticated

dān 单 diào 调
adj.

monotonous; dull; repetitive

dān 耽 wu 误
v.

to delay; to hold up; to waste time

dān 担 yōu 忧
v.

to worry; to be anxious about; to be concerned

dàn 蛋 bái 白 zhì 质
n.

protein

dàn 诞 shēng 生
v.

to be born; to emerge; to come into existence

dāng 当 chǎng 场
adv.

on the spot; then and there; in the very place

dāng 当 chū 初
n.

at that time; originally; in the first place

dāng 当 dài 代
n.

contemporary era; the present age

dāng 当 jīn 今
n.

nowadays; the present; today

dāng 当 miàn 面
adv.

to one's face; in person; in front of someone

dāng 当 xià 下
n.,adv.

at present; immediately; this moment

dāng 当 xuǎn 选
v.

to be elected; to win an election

dàng 档 àn 案
n.

archives; files; record; dossier

dàng 当 tiān 天
n.

that day; the same day

dǎo 岛
n.

island; isle

dǎo 倒 bì 闭
v.

to go bankrupt; to close down (a business)

dǎo 倒 chē 车
v.

to reverse a car; to back up

dǎo 导 shī 师
n.

tutor; mentor; academic supervisor

dào 道 dé 德
n.,adj.

morality; ethics; moral

dào 倒 shì 是
adv.

actually; on the contrary; contrariwise; (used for emphasis or concession)

dé 得 le 了
v.,part.

finished; ready / (as interjection) that's enough!; stop it!

dé 得 yǐ 以
v.

be able to; so that ... can (thanks to something)

dé 得 zhī 知
v.

to learn of; to find out; to hear about

dēng 灯 long 笼
n.

lantern

děng 等 jí 级
n.

grade; rank; class; level

dī 滴
v.,m.

to drip; a drop (measure word)

dī 低 tàn 碳
adj.

low-carbon

dǐ 抵 dá 达
v.

to arrive; to reach (a destination)

dǐ 抵 kàng 抗
v.

to resist; to stand up to; to combat

dì 地 dao 道
adj.

authentic; genuine; typical

dì 地 fāng 方
n.

local; regional (as opposed to central)

dì 地 xíng 形
n.

terrain; topography; relief

dì 地 yù 域
n.

region; territory; district

dì 地 zhì 质
n.

geology

diǎn 点 jī 击
v.

to click (with a mouse)

diǎn 典 lǐ 礼
n.

ceremony; celebration; rite

diǎn 点 rán 燃
v.

to ignite; to light; to set fire to

diǎn 典 xíng 型
n.,adj.

typical; model; representative case; archetype

diàn 电 fàng 饭 uō 锅
n.

electric rice cooker

diàn 电 lì 力
n.

electric power; electricity

diàn 店 pù 铺
n.

shop; store

diàn 电 yuán 源
n.

power source; power supply

diào 吊
v.

to hang; to suspend; to lift up or let down with a rope

diào 调 dòng 动
v.

to transfer; to shift; to mobilize; to arouse

diào 钓 yú 鱼
v.

to fish; to go fishing

diē 跌
v.

to fall; to tumble; to drop (as in prices or value)

dǐng 顶
n.,v.,m.

top (noun); to carry on the head, to push from below, to withstand (verb)

dìng 订 dān 单
n.

order (for goods); purchase order

dìng 订 hūn 婚
v.

to get engaged; to be betrothed

dìng 定 jià 价
v.,n.

to set a price (verb); fixed price (noun)

dìng 定 shí 时
v.,n.

to set a time (verb); fixed time; at regular intervals (adverbial noun)

dìng 定 wèi 位
v.,n.

to locate; to position (verb); positioning; location (noun)

dìng 定 yì 义
n.,v.

definition (noun); to define (verb)

dìng 定 zhì 制
v.

to customize; to make to order; tailor-made

dòng 栋
m.

classifier for buildings

dòng 动 jī 机
n.

motive; motivation; intention

dòng 动 lì 力
n.

power; motive force; impetus; drive

dòng 动 màn 漫
n.

anime and manga; animation and cartoons

dòng 动 tài 态
n.,adj.

dynamic state; development; trend (noun); dynamic (adjective)

dòng 动 tīng 听
adj.

pleasant to listen to; sweet-sounding

dòu 逗
v.,adj.

to tease; to play with (verb); funny; amusing (adjective)

dòu 斗 zhēng 争
v.,n.

to struggle; to fight; a conflict or struggle

dū 都 shì 市
n.

metropolis; large city

dú 毒
n.,v.,adj.

poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious

dù 渡
v.

to cross (a river, sea, etc.); to tide over

duān 端
v.

to carry or hold something level with both hands

duǎn 短 quē 缺
v.

to be short of; shortage; lack

duì 对 chèn 称
adj.

symmetrical

duì 对 jiē 接
v.

to dock (spacecraft); to connect or interface (projects/systems)

duì 对 kàng 抗
v.

to confront; to resist; to withstand

duì 对 lì 立
v.

to oppose; to be in contradiction; antagonistic

duì 对 yìng 应
v.,adj.

to correspond; corresponding; equivalent

dūn 蹲
v.

to squat; to crouch

dùn 顿 shí 时
adv.

at once; immediately; suddenly (usually describing past events)

duō 多 cái 才 duō 多 yì 艺

multi-talented; versatile; gifted in many ways

duō 多 kuī 亏
v.

thanks to; luckily; fortunately

duō 多 méi 媒 tǐ 体
n.

multimedia

duō 多 yú 余
v.,adj.

superfluous; redundant; extra; unnecessary

duō 多 yuán 元
adj.

pluralistic; diverse; multi-element

duó 夺
v.

to snatch; to seize; to take by force; to deprive

duó 夺 qǔ 取
v.

to seize; to capture; to win (something significant)

duǒ 躲 bì 避
v.

to hide from; to avoid; to dodge

ě 恶 xin 心
adj.,v.

nauseated; disgusting; to make someone feel sick

è 恶 liè 劣
adj.

vile; bad; harsh (conditions, attitude, etc.)

ér 儿 kē 科
n.

pediatrics; department of pediatrics

ěr 耳 huán 环
n.

earring

èr 二 yǎng 氧 huà 化 tàn 碳
n.

carbon dioxide (CO2)

fā 发 bìng 病
v.

to have an onset of an illness; to break out (of a disease)

fā 发 chóu 愁
v.

to worry; to be anxious

fā 发 diàn 电
v.

to generate electricity

fā 发 dòng 动
v.

to start (an engine); to launch (an attack); to mobilize

fā 发 fàng 放
v.

to issue; to distribute; to give out

fā 发 guāng 光
v.

to emit light; to shine

fā 发 piào 票
n.

invoice; official receipt

fā 发 xíng 行
v.

to issue; to publish; to release (currency, stamps, films)

fā 发 yán 炎
v.

to become inflamed; inflammation

fā 发 yù 育
v.

to develop; to mature (physiologically)

fǎ 法 dìng 定
adj.

statutory; legal; fixed by law

fǎ 法 guān 官
n.

judge

fǎ 法 guī 规
n.

legislation; laws and regulations

fān 番
m.

kind; time; turn; -fold (for doubling)

fán 繁 máng 忙
adj.

busy; bustling

fán 凡 shì 是
adv.

every; any; all

fán 繁 zhí 殖
v.

to breed; to reproduce; to propagate

fǎn 反 kuì 馈
v.

to provide feedback; to send back information

fǎn 反 sī 思
v.

to reflect on; to rethink; to introspect

fàn 犯
v.

to commit (a crime or mistake); to violate; to occur (of a disease)

fāng 方 fāng 方 miàn 面 miàn 面
n.

all aspects; every side

fāng 方 wèi 位
n.

position; bearing; direction

fāng 方 yán 言
n.

dialect

fáng 妨 ài 碍
v.

to hinder; to obstruct; to impede

fáng 房 jià 价
n.

house price; property price

fáng 防 zhì 治
v.

to prevent and treat; to control (diseases/pests)

fǎng 访 tán 谈
v.

to interview; to hold a talk/interview

fàng 放 dà 大
v.

to enlarge; to magnify; to amplify

fàng 放 fēi 飞
v.

to let fly; to release (birds/balloons); to give rein to

fēi 飞 sù 速
adv.

rapidly; at full speed

féi 肥
adj.,v.,n.

fat; fertile; loose (clothing); fertilizer; to fertilize

féi 肥 pàng 胖
adj.

obese; fat; corpulent

féi 肥 wò 沃
adj.

fertile; rich (soil)

fèi 肺
n.

lung

fèi 肺 yán 炎
n.

pneumonia

fēng 分 ōng 工
v.

to divide labor; to split work responsibilities

fēn 分 jí 级
v.

to classify; to grade; to rank into levels

fēn 分 qī 期
v.

to do in stages; to pay in installments

fēn 分 sàn 散
adj.,v.

scattered; dispersed; to distract; to distribute

fēn 氛 wéi 围
n.

atmosphere; ambience; mood

fěn 粉
n.,adj.

powder; pink; noodles (made from starch)

fèn 愤 nù 怒
adj.

angry; indignant; furious

fēng 封 bì 闭
v.

to seal off; to close down; to be reclusive

fēng 风 guāng 光
n.

scenery; sight; landscape; (metaphorical) grand/impressive

fēng 风 lì 力
n.

wind power; wind force

fēng 丰 shōu 收
v.

to have a bumper harvest; to reap a great success

fēng 风 yǔ 雨
n.

wind and rain; hardships; trials and tribulations

fèng 奉 xiàn 献
v.

to dedicate; to devote; to offer respectfully

fū 夫 rén 人
n.

lady; madam; Mrs.; wife

fú 服
v.

to obey; to take (medicine); to serve; to be convinced

fú 浮
v.

to float; to drift; to emerge

fú 服 cóng 从
v.

to obey; to submit to; to comply with

fú 幅 dù 度
n.

range; scope; extent; amplitude

fú 符 hào 号
n.

symbol; mark; sign

fú 福 lì 利
n.,v.

welfare; material benefits; to provide social welfare

fú 服 yòng 用
v.

to take (medicine); to consume medication

fǔ 辅 dǎo 导
v.

to tutor; to coach; to mentor; to give guidance

fǔ 辅 zhù 助
v.,adj.

to assist; to aid; auxiliary; supplementary

fù 副
adj.

deputy; vice-; secondary; auxiliary

fù 覆 gài 盖
v.

to cover; to overlap

fù 附 jiàn 件
n.

attachment (in email); appendix; accessory

fù 负 miàn 面
adj.

negative; reverse; adverse

fù 富 yù 裕
adj.,v.

prosperous; well-to-do; well-off; to enrich

fù 赋 yǔ 予
v.

to endow; to entrust; to bestow; to give (a meaning, right, or task)

gāi 该
pron.

that; this; the aforementioned

gǎi 改 biān 编
v.

to adapt; to rearrange; to revise (for a different medium)

gǎi 改 zào 造
v.

to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remake

gài 概 lǜ 率
n.

probability; chance; likelihood

gān 肝
n.

liver

gān 干 cuì 脆
adj.,adv.

straightforward; blunt; simply; might as well

gāng 尴 à 尬
adj.

awkward; embarrassed; in a dilemma

gān 干 hàn 旱
adj.

arid; dry; droughty

gān 干 rǎo 扰
v.

to interfere; to disturb; to obstruct

gān 干 zào 燥
adj.

dry; arid; parched

gǎn 感 jī 激
v.

to feel grateful; to appreciate; to be thankful

gǎn 赶 máng 忙
adv.

hurriedly; in a hurry; to hasten to do something

gǎn 感 rǎn 染
v.

to infect; to influence; to affect (emotions/mood)

gǎn 感 xiǎng 想
n.

impressions; reflections; thoughts

gāng 钢 bǐ 笔
n.

fountain pen

gǎng 港 kǒu 口
n.

port; harbor

gǎng 岗 wèi 位
n.

post; station; job position

gāo 高 céng 层
n.,adj.

high-level; high-rise; top management

gāo 高 chāo 超
adj.

superb; excellent; out of the ordinary

gāo 高 děng 等
adj.

higher; advanced; high-level

gāo 高 duān 端
adj.,n.

high-end; upscale; elite

gāo 高 fēng 峰
n.

peak; summit; height

gāo 高 shàng 尚
adj.

noble; lofty; refined (morals/character)

gāo 高 shǒu 手
n.

expert; master; ace; high-level player

gāo 高 xīn 新 jì 技 shù 术

high-new technology; high-tech

gāo 高 yuán 原
n.

plateau; tableland

gǎo 稿 jiàn 件
n.

manuscript; contribution (to a newspaper/journal)

gǎo 稿 zi 子
n.

draft; manuscript; outline

gē 割
v.

to cut; to mow; to sever; to divide

gē 歌 chàng 唱
v.

to sing; to praise in song

gé 隔 bì 壁
n.

next door; neighbor

gé 革 mìng 命
v.,adj.

to revolutionize; revolutionary; radical change

gè 个 tǐ 体
n.

individual; unit

jǐ 给 yǔ 予
v.

to give; to render; to provide

gēn 跟 qián 前
n.

in front of; close to; nearby

gēn 跟 suí 随
v.

to follow; to accompany

gēn 跟 zōng 踪
v.

to track; to trail; to tail

gōng 公
adj.

public; official; male (animals)

gōng 宫
n.

palace; temple

gōng 公 ān 安
n.

public security

gōng 工 dì 地
n.

construction site

gōng 工 fu 夫
n.

time; effort; leisure

gōng 公 gào 告
v.,n.

to announce; public announcement; bulletin

gōng 供 jǐ 给
v.

to supply; to provide; to furnish

gōng 攻 jī 击
v.

to attack; to assault; to accuse

gōng 公 kāi 开
adj.,v.

public; open; to make public

gōng 公 mín 民
n.

citizen

gōng 公 rèn 认
v.

to be generally acknowledged; universally recognized

gōng 功 xiào 效
n.

effect; efficacy

gōng 工 xù 序
n.

working procedure; process

gōng 公 yì 益
n.

public welfare; social good

gōng 供 yìng 应
v.

to supply; to provide; to furnish

gōng 公 yuán 元
n.

A.D. (Anno Domini); Common Era (C.E.)

gōng 公 zhèng 正
adj.

just; fair; impartial

gōng 公 zhòng 众
n.

the public; the general public

gōng 公 zhǔ 主
n.

princess

gǒng 巩 gù 固
adj.,v.

to consolidate; to strengthen; solid; strong

gòng 共 jì 计
v.

to total; to add up to; in all

gōu 沟
n.

ditch; channel; groove; gap

gòu 构 zào 造
v.

to construct; to structure; to form

gū 孤 dú 独
adj.

lonely; solitary

gū 姑 gu 姑
n.

paternal aunt; father's sister

gǔ 古 diǎn 典
adj.

classical

gǔ 古 jì 迹
n.

historical site; place of historic interest

gǔ 股 piào 票
n.

stock; share (in a company)

gǔ 古 rén 人
n.

ancient people; predecessors

gǔ 股 shì 市
n.

stock market

gǔ 骨 tou 头
n.

bone; character/spirit

gǔ 鼓 wǔ 舞
v.,adj.

to inspire; to hearten; encouraging; heartening

gù 顾
v.

to attend to; to look after; to look back

gù 固 tǐ 体
n.

solid (state of matter)

gù 顾 wèn 问
n.

consultant; adviser

gù 故 zhàng 障
n.

malfunction; breakdown; mechanical failure

guǎi 拐
v.

to turn (a corner); to limp; to kidnap/abduct

guǎi 拐 wān 弯
v.

to turn a corner; to change direction

guān 官
n.

government official; officer; organ (of the body)

guān 关 ài 爱
v.

to care for; to show love and concern for

guān 官 fāng 方
n.

the authorities; official (by the government or an organization)

guāng 观 uāng 光
v.

to go sightseeing; to tour

guān 关 huái 怀
v.

to show solicitude for; to care for (often used by seniors or organizations to juniors)

guān 关 lián 联
v.

to be related; to be connected

guān 观 shǎng 赏
v.

to view and admire; to enjoy the sight of

guān 官 yuán 员
n.

government official; bureaucrat

guǎn 管 dào 道
n.

pipeline; piping; channel (figurative)

guàn 罐
n.

jar; pot; tin; can

guǎng 广 kuò 阔
adj.

vast; wide; broad

guī 归
v.,prep.

to return (verb); to belong to / to be the responsibility of (preposition)

guī 规 fàn 范
n.,adj.,v.

standard/norm (n); standard/regular (adj); to standardize (v)

guī 规 huà 划
n.,v.

plan; program; blueprint (n); to plan out (v)

guī 归 huán 还
v.

to return (something borrowed or lost); to give back

guī 规 ju 矩
n.,adj.

rules or customs (noun); well-behaved or law-abiding (adjective)

guǐ 轨 dào 道
n.

orbit; railway track

guì 跪
v.

to kneel

guì 贵 zhòng 重
adj.

valuable; precious

gùn 棍
n.

stick; rod; club

guó 国 bǎo 宝
n.

national treasure

guó 国 chǎn 产
adj.

domestically produced; made in one's own country

guó 国 gē 歌
n.

national anthem

guó 国 qí 旗
n.

national flag

guó 国 qíng 情
n.

national conditions; the state of the nation

guó 国 wáng 王
n.

king

guò 过 dù 渡
v.

to transition; transition

guò 过 hòu 后
n.

afterwards; later

guò 过 shí 时
v.,adj.

to be out of date; obsolete (verb/adjective)

hǎi 海 nèi 内 wài 外

at home and abroad; domestic and overseas

hǎi 海 àn 岸
n.

coast; shore; seaside

hǎi 海 bá 拔
n.

altitude; height above sea level

hǎi 海 miàn 面
n.

sea surface; sea level

hǎi 海 yù 域
n.

sea area; maritime space; territorial waters

hài 害
n.,v.

harm or disaster (noun); to harm or to cause trouble (verb)

hán 寒 dōng 冬
n.

bitter winter; severe winter

hán 含 yì 义
n.

meaning; implication; connotation

hǎn 罕 jiàn 见
adj.

rare; seldom seen

hàn 旱 zāi 灾
n.

drought

háng 航 kōng 空
v.

to navigate by air; to engage in aviation

háo 毫 bù 不

not at all; not in the least

háo 毫 wú 无

to have none at all; to lack completely

háo 毫 mǐ 米
m.

millimeter (mm)

háo 毫 shēng 升
m.

milliliter (ml)

hǎo 好 bù 不
adv.

very; extremely (often with an ironical or emphatic tone)

hǎo 好 gǎn 感
n.

favorable impression; good opinion

hǎo 好 róng 容 yì 易
adj.

with great difficulty; after a lot of trouble

hào 好 kè 客
adj.

hospitable

hào 好 xué 学
v.

to be fond of learning; to be studious

hào 号 zhào 召
v.

to call for; to appeal; to summon

hé 合 bìng 并
v.

to merge; to combine; to annex

hé 合 chéng 成
v.

to synthesize; to compound; to compose

hé 和 píng 平
n.

peace

hé 和 xié 谐
adj.

harmonious

hé 核 xīn 心
n.

core; nucleus; key

hēi 嘿
interj.

hey; hi (to call for attention or express surprise)

hēi 黑 àn 暗
adj.

dark; darkness; gloomy

hén 痕 jì 迹
n.

trace; mark; vestige

hěn 狠
adj.,v.,adv.

ruthless; cruel; to harden one's heart; (adverbial) severely

hèn 恨
v.

to hate; to regret

héng 横
adj.,v.,n.

horizontal; across; (adjective) perverse

héng 衡 liáng 量
v.

to measure; to weigh; to judge

hóng 宏 dà 大
adj.

grand; magnificent; great

hóng 洪 shuǐ 水
n.

flood

hòu 后 dài 代
n.

descendants; later generations; posterity

hòu 后 qī 期
n.

later stage; later period

hòu 后 rén 人
n.

future generations; descendants; successors

hòu 后 tuì 退
v.

to retreat; to back up; to move backwards

hòu 后 zhě 者
n.

the latter

hū 忽 lüè 略
v.

to ignore; to neglect; to overlook

hú 壶
n.

pot; kettle; jug; flask

hú 胡 zi 子
n.

beard; mustache; whiskers

hù 户
m.

measure word for households or families

hù 互 zhù 助
v.

to help each other; mutual aid

huā 花 duǒ 朵
n.

flower; blossom

huā 花 shēng 生
n.

peanut

huá 滑 bīng 冰
v.

to ice-skate

huá 滑 xíng 行
v.

to glide; to coast; to slide

huá 滑 xuě 雪
v.

to ski

huà 划
v.

to differentiate; to plan; to mark; to draw (a line)

huà 划 fēn 分
v.

to divide; to partition; to classify

huà 化 shí 石
n.

fossil

huà 话 tǒng 筒
n.

microphone; transmitter (of a telephone)

huà 化 zhuāng 妆
v.

to put on makeup

huái 怀
n.,v.

bosom/chest (n); to cherish; to harbor; to be pregnant with (v)

huái 怀 niàn 念
v.

to cherish the memory of; to miss

huái 怀 yùn 孕
v.

to be pregnant

huān 欢 lè 乐
adj.

happy; joyous; cheerful

huán 环
n.,m.,v.

ring/link (n); lap/score (mw); to surround (v)

huán 还 yuán 原
v.

to restore; to return to original state; (chemistry) reduction

huàn 患
v.

to suffer from (a disease); to contract

huàn 幻 xiǎng 想
v.,n.

to imagine; to dream of (v); fantasy; illusion (n)

huàn 患 zhě 者
n.

patient; sufferer

huáng 黄
n.

yellow color; (surname)

huáng 皇 dì 帝
n.

emperor

huī 灰 chén 尘
n.

dust; dirt

huī 灰 xīn 心
adj.

discouraged; disheartened; to lose heart

huí 回 bào 报
v.

to repay; to requite; to give back

huí 回 gù 顾
v.

to look back; to review; to retrospect

huí 回 tóu 头
v.,adv.,conj.

to turn one's head; later; by and by

huì 汇
v.

to remit (money); to collect; to converge

huì 汇 bào 报
v.

to report; to give an account of

huì 绘 huà 画
v.

to paint; to draw

huì 会 jiàn 见
v.

to meet with (formal); to have an interview with

huì 汇 kuǎn 款
v.,n.

to remit money; remittance

hūn 婚 yīn 姻
n.

marriage; matrimony

hùn 混
v.,adv.

to mix; to muddle through; to pass off as

hùn 混 hé 合
v.

to mix; to blend; to mingle

hùn 混 luàn 乱
adj.

chaotic; confused; disorderly

huó 活 lì 力
n.

vitality; vigor; energy

huó 活 yuè 跃
adj.,v.

active; lively; to enliven

huǒ 火 chái 柴
n.

match (for starting fire)

huǒ 火 zāi 灾
n.

fire disaster; conflagration

huò 货 bì 币
n.

currency; money

huò 货 chē 车
n.

truck; lorry; freight car

jī 击 bài 败
v.

to defeat; to beat; to vanquish

jī 基 dì 地
n.

base; foundation; headquarters

jī 机 dòng 动 chē 车
n.

motor vehicle

jī 饥 è 饿
adj.

hungry; starving; famine

jī 激 fā 发
v.

to arouse; to stimulate; to trigger; to inspire

jī 基 jīn 金
n.

fund; endowment

jī 激 lì 励
v.

to encourage; to inspire; to motivate

jī 激 qíng 情
n.

passion; fervor; enthusiasm

jī 机 xiè 械
n.,adj.

machinery; mechanical; rigid

jī 基 yīn 因
n.

gene

jī 机 yù 遇
n.

opportunity; favorable chance

jī 机 zhì 制
n.

mechanism; system

jí 即 biàn 便
conj.

even if; even though

jí 极 duān 端
n.,adv.,adj.

extreme; (adj) extreme; (adv) extremely

jí 急 jiù 救
v.

to give first aid; emergency treatment

jí 急 qiè 切
adj.

eager; impatient; urgent

jí 集 tuán 团
n.

group; corporation; bloc

jí 极 wéi 为
adv.

extremely; exceedingly

jí 吉 xiáng 祥
adj.

lucky; auspicious; propitious

jì 继 chéng 承
v.

to inherit; to carry on; to succeed

jì 季 jūn 军
n.

third place; bronze medalist

jì 纪 lǜ 律
n.

discipline; rules; regulations

jì 寂 mò 寞
adj.

lonely; lonesome; quiet

jì 技 qiǎo 巧
n.

skill; technique; craftsmanship

jì 技 yì 艺
n.

skill; artistry; craft

jiā 夹
v.

to squeeze; to place between; to clip; to carry under one's arm

jiā 加 bèi 倍
v.,adv.

to double; to redouble; doubly

jiā 家 cháng 常
n.

daily life of a family; home-style; domestic trivia

jiā 家 jiā 家 hù 户 hù 户
n.

every household; each and every family

jiā 加 jù 剧
v.

to aggravate; to intensify; to sharpen

jiā 家 jū 居
n.

home life; home furnishings; domestic

jiā 家 shǔ 属
n.

family members; dependents

jiā 加 yǐ 以
v.,conj.

to apply; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action is directed towards something previously mentioned)

jiā 家 yuán 园
n.

homeland; home; one's native place

jiā 加 zhòng 重
v.

to increase weight; to make heavier; to aggravate (illness, burden)

jiǎ 假 shè 设
v.,n.

to suppose; to hypothesize; hypothesis

jià 嫁
v.

to marry (of a woman); to marry off a daughter

jiān 尖
adj.,n.

pointed; sharp; tip; top; shrill

jiān 肩 bǎng 膀
n.

shoulder

jiān 监 cè 测
v.

to monitor; to supervise

jiān 坚 dìng 定
adj.,v.

firm, steadfast; to strengthen, to make firm

jiān 监 dū 督
v.

to supervise, to monitor, to oversee

jiāng 坚 ù 固
adj.

solid, firm, strong, sturdy

jiān 坚 jué 决
adj.

resolute, determined, firm (in attitude)

jiān 艰 nán 难
adj.

difficult, hard, arduous

jiān 艰 xīn 辛
adj.

arduous, difficult, full of hardship

jiān 坚 yìng 硬
adj.

hard, solid, stiff

jiān 兼 zhí 职
v.,n.

to hold a part-time job; part-time work/job

jiǎn 检 cè 测
v.

to detect, to test, to inspect (using instruments)

jiǎn 简 huà 化
v.

to simplify

jiǎn 简 jiè 介
v.,n.

brief introduction, synopsis; to introduce briefly

jiǎn 减 ruò 弱
v.

to weaken, to abate, to fade

jiǎn 减 yā 压
v.

to reduce pressure, to decompress, to relieve stress

jiǎn 检 yàn 验
v.

to inspect, to test, to verify (truth or quality)

jiàn 剑
n.

sword (double-edged)

jiàn 箭
n.

arrow

jiàn 鉴 dìng 定
v.,n.

to appraise, to identify, to authenticate; appraisal

jiàng 间 é 隔
n.,v.

interval, gap; to be separated by an interval

jiàn 间 jiē 接
adj.

indirect

jiàn 健 quán 全
adj.,v.

sound, perfect, robust; to perfect, to strengthen

jiàn 建 zhù 筑 wù 物
n.

building; structure

jiāng 将 jūn 军
n.

general; high-ranking military officer

jiǎng 讲 jiě 解
v.

to explain; to interpret; to give a lecture

jiǎng 奖 pái 牌
n.

medal

jiǎng 奖 pǐn 品
n.

prize; award; trophy

jiàng 酱
n.,v.

sauce; paste; to pickle in soy sauce

jiàng 酱 yóu 油
n.

soy sauce

jiāo 胶 dài 带
n.

adhesive tape

jiāo 焦 diǎn 点
n.

focus; focal point; centerpiece

jiāo 交 jì 际
v.

to communicate; to socialize; social intercourse

jiāo 焦 lǜ 虑
adj.

anxious; worried; apprehensive

jiāo 胶 shuǐ 水
n.

glue

jiāo 交 tán 谈
v.

to converse; to chat; to talk with each other

jiāo 郊 wài 外
n.

outskirts; suburbs; countryside around a city

jiǎo 角 luò 落
n.

corner; nook

jiǎo 脚 yìn 印
n.

footprint

jiào 较 wéi 为
adv.

relatively; comparatively; quite

jiào 教 xùn 训
v.,n.

to lecture; to scold; a lesson learned

jiē 结
v.

to bear (fruit or seeds); to form (ice/crust)

jiē 结 guǒ 果
v.

to bear fruit

jiē 接 lián 连
v.,adv.

in a row; successively; continuously

jiē 结 shi 实
adj.

sturdy; durable; strong (physique)

jiē 街 tóu 头
n.

street corner; on the street

jié 杰 chū 出
adj.

outstanding; distinguished; remarkable

jié 节 néng 能
v.

to save energy; energy-conserving

jié 结 wěi 尾
v.,n.

ending; to conclude; to end

jié 截 zhì 至
v.

up to; by (a specific time)

jié 截 zhǐ 止
v.

to end; to close; to stop (at a point)

jié 节 zòu 奏
n.

rhythm; pace; tempo

jiě 解
v.

to solve; to explain; to untie; to dissipate

jiě 解 dá 答
v.

to answer; to explain; to resolve (questions)

jiě 解 dú 读
v.

to interpret; to decode; to read into

jiě 解 fàng 放
v.

to liberate; to emancipate; to free

jiě 解 shuō 说
v.

to explain; to commentate; to narrate

jiè 借 jiàn 鉴
v.

to use for reference; to draw lessons from; to borrow (ideas)

jiè 戒 zhi 指
n.

ring (for a finger)

jiè 借 zhù 助
v.

to draw support from; with the help of; by means of

jīn 金 é 额
n.

amount of money; sum

jīn 金 pái 牌
n.

gold medal

jīn 金 qián 钱
n.

money; wealth

jīn 金 róng 融
n.

finance; banking

jīn 金 shǔ 属
n.

metal

jīn 金 zi 子
n.

gold

jìn 尽
v.

to exhaust; to finish; to fulfill

jìn 进 ér 而
conj.

and then; after that; proceeding to the next step

jìn 进 dù 度
n.

rate of progress; schedule

jìn 进 huà 化
v.

to evolve

jìn 近 lái 来
n.

recently; lately

jìn 近 shì 视
adj.

nearsighted; short-sighted

jìn 进 zhǎn 展
v.

to make progress; to develop

jīng 精 měi 美
adj.

exquisite; elegant; fine

jīng 精 què 确
adj.

accurate; precise; exact

jīng 惊 rén 人
adj.

astonishing; amazing; startling

jīng 经 shāng 商
v.

to engage in trade; to go into business

jīng 精 tōng 通
v.

to be proficient in; to master

jīng 精 xīn 心
adj.

meticulous; with great care

jīng 惊 yà 讶
adj.

surprised; amazed; astonished

jīng 精 zhì 致
adj.

delicate; exquisite; fine

jīng 精 zhǔn 准
adj.

precise; exact

jǐng 井
n.

well (water well)

jǐng 警 gào 告
v.

to warn; to caution; to admonish

jǐng 景 guān 观
n.

landscape; scenery; sight

jǐng 景 xiàng 象
n.

scene; sight; picture; prospect

jǐng 颈 zhuī 椎
n.

cervical vertebra

jìng 净
adj.,adv.

clean; net (as in net weight); purely; nothing but

jìng 竞 sài 赛
v.

to compete; to contest

jìng 镜 tóu 头
n.

camera lens; shot; scene (in a movie)

jiū 纠 fēn 纷
n.

dispute; conflict; entanglement

jiū 纠 zhèng 正
v.

to correct; to rectify; to put right

jiǔ 酒 jīng 精
n.

alcohol; ethanol

jiǔ 酒 shuǐ 水
n.

drinks; beverages (usually including alcohol)

jiù 就 dú 读
v.

to attend school; to study at

jiù 舅 jiu 舅
n.

mother's brother; maternal uncle

jiù 救 mìng 命
v.

to save a life; Help!

jiù 就 suàn 算
conj.

even if; granted that

jiù 救 yuán 援
v.

to rescue; to support; to give aid

jiù 救 zāi 灾
v.

to provide disaster relief

jiù 救 zhù 助
v.

to help someone in need; to aid; assistance

jú 局
m.

measure word for games, matches, or sets

jú 局
n.

bureau; office; department

jú 菊 huā 花
n.

chrysanthemum

jú 局 miàn 面
n.

aspect; phase; situation

jú 局 xiàn 限
v.

to limit; to confine; to restrict

jǔ 举 dòng 动
n.

act; action; movement

jù 剧 běn 本
n.

screenplay; script

jù 聚 jí 集
v.

to gather; to assemble; to collect

jù 俱 lè 乐 bù 部
n.

club (social, sports, etc.)

jù 剧 liè 烈
adj.

intense; violent; sharp

juān 捐 kuǎn 款
v.,n.

to donate money; donation

juān 捐 zèng 赠
v.

to donate; to present as a gift

juǎn 卷
v.,n.,m.

to roll up; a roll; (measure word for rolls)

juàn 卷
m.,n.

volume; examination paper; file

jué 决 cè 策
v.,n.

to make a strategic decision; policy decision

jué 绝 wàng 望
v.

to despair; to lose hope; hopeless

jūn 军 duì 队
n.

army; troops; armed forces

jūn 军 rén 人
n.

soldier; military personnel

jūn 均 yún 匀
adj.

even; well-distributed; uniform

kǎ 卡 piàn 片
n.

card

kāi 开 chuàng 创
v.

to start; to initiate; to pioneer

kāi 开 guān 关
n.

switch; power switch

kāi 开 qǐ 启
v.

to open; to start; to enable

kāi 开 shè 设
v.

to open (a business, bank account, etc.); to set up; to offer (a course)

kāi 开 tóu 头
v.,n.

to begin; start (verb); the beginning; start (noun)

kǎn 砍
v.

to chop; to cut; to hack; to slash (prices/budgets)

kàn 看 bu 不 qǐ 起
v.

to look down upon; to despise; to underestimate

kàn 看 dài 待
v.

to look upon; to regard; to treat

kàn 看 de 得 qǐ 起
v.

to think highly of; to have a good opinion of; to respect

kàn 看 hǎo 好
v.

to be optimistic about; to think highly of (the prospects of); to watch over

kàn 看 sì 似
v.

to seem; to look like; as if

kàn 看 zhòng 中
v.

to take a fancy to; to settle on; to choose after looking

kàn 看 zhòng 重
v.

to attach importance to; to value; to regard as important

kāng 康 fù 复
v.

to recover (health); to rehabilitate

kǎo 考 chá 察
v.

to inspect; to investigate; to observe and study

kǎo 考 gǔ 古
v.,n.

to engage in archaeology (verb); archaeology (noun)

kǎo 考 hé 核
v.

to assess; to examine; to check (performance/achievement)

kǎo 考 yàn 验
v.

to test; to trial; to put to the test

kē 科
n.

branch of study; administrative section/department; (biology) family

kē 科 huàn 幻
n.

science fiction

kē 科 mù 目
n.

subject (in a curriculum); heading (in accounting)

kē 科 pǔ 普
v.

to popularize science; popular science

kě 可 kǒu 口
adj.

tasty; delicious; palatable

kě 可 lián 怜
adj.,v.

pitiful; miserable; to pity

kě 渴 wàng 望
v.

to long for; to thirst for; to crave

kě 可 xíng 行
adj.

feasible; viable; workable

kè 客 chē 车
n.

passenger car; coach; bus

kè 课 tí 题
n.

research project; topic; task

kěn 肯
v.

to be willing to; to agree to

kǒng 恐 jù 惧
adj.

fearful; terrified; dreading

kòng 空 dì 地
n.

vacant lot; open space; clearing

kòng 空 xián 闲
adj.,n.

idle; free (time); leisure

kǒu 口 gǎn 感
n.

mouthfeel; texture (of food)

kǒu 口 hào 号
n.

slogan; catchphrase

kǒu 口 qiāng 腔
n.

oral cavity; mouth

kǒu 口 tóu 头
n.,adj.

oral; verbal; superficial

kòu 扣
v.,n.

to button; to buckle; to deduct; button

kū 枯 zào 燥
adj.

dull; dry; uninteresting; boring

kù 酷
adj.

cool (slang); ruthless; extreme

kuā 夸
v.

to praise; to boast; to exaggerate

kuā 夸 jiǎng 奖
v.

to praise; to commend

kuā 夸 zhāng 张
adj.

exaggerated; hyperbole

kuài 会 jì 计
n.

accountant; accounting

kuài 快 jié 捷
adj.

fast and convenient; quick

kuǎn 款
n.,m.

sum of money; fund (noun); classifier for styles, models, or types (measure word)

kuǎn 款 shì 式
n.

style; design; pattern

kuī 亏 sǔn 损
v.

to suffer a financial loss; to have a deficit

kùn 困 rǎo 扰
v.

to trouble; to haunt; to perplex; to puzzle

kuò 扩 zhǎn 展
v.

to expand; to extend; to broaden

là 落
v.

to leave behind; to forget to bring; to lag behind

là 辣 jiāo 椒
n.

hot pepper; chili

la 啦
part.

sentence-final particle; contraction of 'le' and 'a'

lái 来 lín 临
v.

to approach; to come; to arrive (usually of a time, event, or season)

lái 来 wǎng 往
v.

to have dealings; to contact; to come and go

lài 赖
adj.,v.

to rely on; to blame; to deny (verb); bad; poor (adjective)

lán 拦
v.

to block; to stop; to obstruct; to hinder

lán 栏
n.

column (in newspaper); fence; railing; hurdle

lán 兰 huā 花
n.

orchid

làn 烂
adj.

rotten; worn-out; soft; messy; (slang) terrible

láng 狼
n.

wolf

lǎng 朗 dú 读
v.

to read aloud; to recite

láo 牢
n.,adj.

prison; jail (noun); firm; secure; sturdy (adjective)

láo 劳 dòng 动 lì 力
n.

labor force; manpower; ability to work

lǎo 老 shi 实
adj.

honest; frank; well-behaved; simple-minded

lǎo 老 shǔ 鼠
n.

mouse; rat

lǎo 老 tài 太 tai 太
n.

elderly lady; old woman

lè 乐 yú 于
v.

be happy to; be ready to; take pleasure in

léi 雷
n.

thunder; (slang) shocking/disturbing

lèi 类 bié 别
n.

category; classification; genre

lǐ 理
n.,v.

reason/logic (noun); to pay attention to/manage (verb)

lǐ 理 cái 财
v.

to manage money; financial management

lǐ 理 kē 科
n.

science (as a study branch, e.g., math, physics, chemistry)

lǐn 理 iàn 念
n.

idea; concept; philosophy; conviction

lǐ 理 xìng 性
adj.,n.

rational; reasonable (adj); rationality (noun)

lì 立
v.

to stand; to set up; to establish; to be upright

lì 粒
n.,m.

grain; granule (noun); measure word for small round things

lì 立 chǎng 场
n.

position; standpoint; stance

lì 力 dù 度
n.

strength; intensity; vigor

lì 历 jīng 经
v.

to experience; to go through; to undergo

lìn 历 ián 年
n.

past years; over the years

lì 例 wài 外
v.,n.

to be an exception (verb); exception (noun)

lì 利 xī 息
n.

interest (financial)

Lián 联 hé 合 guó 国
n.

United Nations (UN)

lián 联 wǎng 网
v.

to connect to a network; to go online

lián 联 xiǎng 想
v.

to associate; to connect in the mind

liàn 链 jiē 接
v.

to link; to connect (digitally)

liǎng 两 àn 岸
n.

both shores; both banks; the two sides (often of the Taiwan Strait)

liǎng 两 jí 极
n.

the two poles; opposite extremes

liàng 晾
v.

to air-dry; to dry in the sun; to leave someone out in the cold

liào 料
n.

material; stuff; ingredients; makings

liào 料
v.

to expect; to anticipate; to foresee

lín 淋
v.

to sprinkle; to drench; to pour

líng 凌 chén 晨
n.

early morning (before dawn)

liú 流 chéng 程
n.

workflow; process; sequence of operations

liú 流 dòng 动
v.

to flow; to circulate; to be mobile

liú 浏 lǎn 览 qì 器
n.

web browser

liú 流 liàng 量
n.

flow rate; (internet) data traffic; volume of visitors

liú 流 rù 入
v.

to flow into; to pour into

liú 流 tōng 通
v.

to circulate (goods, currency, air)

lóu 楼 dào 道
n.

corridor; hallway; passageway (inside a building)

lòu 露
v.

to reveal; to show (often unintentionally or colloquially); to leak

lù 露
v.

to reveal; to show; to expose (formal/literary)

lòu 漏 dòng 洞
n.

leak; loophole; flaw; vulnerability

lù 路 chéng 程
n.

distance traveled; journey

lù 路 kuàng 况
n.

road conditions; traffic situation

lù 路 miàn 面
n.

road surface; pavement

lù 录 xiàng 像
v.,n.

to record video; a video recording

lù 录 yòng 用
v.

to employ; to hire; to recruit

lù 录 zhì 制
v.

to record; to produce (audio or video material)

lǚ 旅 chéng 程
n.

journey; itinerary; course of a trip

lǚ 旅 tú 途
n.

journey; trip

lǚ 履 xíng 行
v.

to fulfill; to carry out; to implement

lǜ 率
suffix

rate; ratio; frequency

lǜ 绿 huà 化
v.

to make green (by planting trees/grass); afforest

lún 轮
n.,v.,m.

wheel; to take turns; round (of a game/talk)

lún 轮 chuán 船
n.

steamship; large ship; steamer

lún 轮 liú 流
v.

to take turns; in rotation

lún 轮 yǐ 椅
n.

wheelchair

lún 轮 zi 子
n.

wheel

lùn 论 tán 坛
n.

forum; symposium; online forum

luò 落 dì 地
v.

to land; to touch the ground; to fall to the floor

luò 落 hòu 后
v.,adj.

backward; to fall behind; outdated

mǎ 马 hu 虎
adj.

careless; sloppy; casual

mǎ 码 tóu 头
n.

pier; dock; wharf

mǎ 蚂 yǐ 蚁
n.

ant

ma 嘛
part.

modal particle indicating obviousness or a pause

mái 埋
v.

to bury; to hide

mài 迈
v.

to step; to stride; to pass

mài 麦 kè 克 fēng 风
n.

microphone

màn 漫 cháng 长
adj.

very long; endless (of time or path)

màn 漫 huà 画
n.

cartoon; comic; manga

máng 盲 rén 人
n.

blind person

mào 冒
v.

to emit; to risk; to sprout; to brave

mào 冒 xiǎn 险
v.

to take a risk; adventure

mào 贸 yì 易
n.

trade; commerce

méi 煤
n.

coal

méi 梅 huā 花
n.

plum blossom

méi 眉 mao 毛
n.

eyebrow

měi 美 guān 观
adj.

pleasing to the eye; aesthetic; artistic

mí 弥 bǔ 补
v.

to make up for; to remedy; to compensate

mí 迷 rén 人
adj.

charming; enchanting; attractive

mì 密
adj.

dense; thick; close

mì 密 dù 度
n.

density

mì 蜜 fēng 蜂
n.

honeybee; bee

mì 密 jí 集
v.,adj.

concentrated; dense; crowded

mián 棉
n.

cotton

miǎn 免
v.

to excuse; to exempt; to avoid

miǎn 勉 qiǎng 强
adj.,v.

reluctant; barely enough; to force someone to do something

miǎn 免 shuì 税
v.

to exempt from taxation; duty-free

miǎn 免 yì 疫
v.

to be immune; immunity

miàn 面 bù 部
n.

face; facial

miàn 面 fěn 粉
n.

flour (wheat)

miàn 面 zi 子
n.

reputation; 'face'; social standing; prestige

miáo 描 huì 绘
v.

to depict; to describe; to portray

miáo 描 xiě 写
v.

to describe; to portray (specifically in writing)

miào 妙
adj.

ingenious; wonderful; clever; subtle

miè 灭
v.

to extinguish; to go out; to eliminate

míng 民 ē 歌
n.

folk song

mín 民 jiān 间
n.

folk; among the people; nongovernmental

mín 民 sú 俗
n.

folk custom

mín 民 sù 宿
n.

homestay; B&B; guesthouse

mín 民 zhòng 众
n.

the people; the public; the masses

mín 民 zhǔ 主
n.,adj.

democracy; democratic

míng 名 é 额
n.

quota; the fixed number of people

míng 明 liàng 亮
adj.

bright; shining; luminous

míng 明 míng 明
adv.

obviously; plainly; clearly

míng 名 qi 气
n.

reputation; fame; renown

míng 名 shèng 胜
n.

a place of interest; famous scenic spot

mìng 命 lìng 令
v.,n.

to order; to command; an order; a command

mìng 命 míng 名
v.

to give a name to; to christen; to name after

mó 模 fǎng 仿
v.

to imitate; to copy; to mimic

mó 模 nǐ 拟
v.

to simulate; to mock up

mó 模 tè 特 r 儿
n.

model (person)

mó 摩 tuō 托 chē 车
n.

motorcycle; motorbike

mó 模 xíng 型
n.

model; mold; pattern

mò 默 mò 默
adv.

silently; quietly; without a word

mú 模 yàng 样
n.

appearance; look; approximate age or time

mǔ 母
adj.

female (animal); mother-like; source

mǔ 母 yǔ 语
n.

mother tongue; native language

mù 木 cái 材
n.

wood; lumber; timber

mù 目 lù 录
n.

table of contents; catalog; directory

nǎi 奶 fěn 粉
n.

milk powder; powdered milk

nán 难 diǎn 点
n.

difficulty; difficult point

Nán 南 jí 极 zhōu 洲
n.

Antarctica

Nán 南 měi 美 zhōu 洲
n.

South America

nán 难 miǎn 免
adj.

unavoidable; hard to avoid

nǎo 脑 dai 袋
n.

head; brains

nǎo 脑 zi 子
n.

brain; mind; way of thinking

nèi 内 hán 涵
n.

connotation; inner meaning; depth of character

nèi 内 kē 科
n.

internal medicine

nèi 内 wài 外
n.

inside and outside; domestic and foreign; around (an amount)

nèi 内 yī 衣
n.

underwear; undergarments

néng 能 liàng 量
n.

energy; capabilities

néng 能 yuán 源
n.

energy source; power source

ní 泥
n.

mud; paste; mashed vegetable/fruit

nián 年 dù 度
n.

annual; year (fiscal/academic)

nián 年 zhōng 终
n.

end of the year

niàn 念 shū 书
v.

to read aloud; to study; to attend school

niǔ 扭
v.

to twist; to sprain; to turn around

nóng 农 chǎn 产 pǐn 品
n.

agricultural products

nóng 浓 hòu 厚
adj.

thick; dense; strong (interest/atmosphere)

nóng 农 tián 田
n.

farmland; cropland

nuǎn 暖
adj.,v.

warm; to warm up

nuǎn 暖 qì 气
n.

central heating; heater

ǒu 偶 xiàng 像
n.

idol

pái 排 chú 除
v.

to eliminate; to exclude; to rule out

pái 排 fàng 放
v.

to discharge; to emit; to release

pái 排 liàn 练
v.

to rehearse

pái 排 míng 名
v.

to rank; ranking

pán 盘
m.

measure word for dishes, games (chess), or coils

pàn 盼 wàng 望
v.

to look forward to; to long for

páng 庞 dà 大
adj.

enormous; huge; vast

pāo 抛
v.

to throw; to toss; to fling

pào 泡
n.,v.

bubble (n.); to soak, to brew, to steep (v.)

péi 赔 cháng 偿
v.

to compensate; to pay for damages

péi 陪 tóng 同
v.

to accompany; to escort

péi 培 yù 育
v.

to cultivate; to foster; to breed

pèi 配 bèi 备
v.,n.

to equip; equipment; facilities

pèi 佩 fú 服
v.

to admire

pèi 配 tào 套
v.

to form a complete set; matching

pēn 喷
v.

to spray; to spurt; to gush

pěng 捧
v.,m.

to hold with both hands (v.); handful (mw.)

pèng 碰 zhuàng 撞
v.

to collide; to bump; collision

pī 披
v.

to drape over one's shoulders; to wrap around

pí 皮
n.,adj.

skin; hide; leather; surface; naughty

pí 疲 láo 劳
adj.

fatigued; tired; weary

piàn 片 kè 刻
n.

a short while; moment; instant

piàn 片 miàn 面
adj.

one-sided; unilateral

piàn 骗 zi 子
n.

swindler; cheat; fraud; liar

piāo 飘
v.,adj.

to float (in the air); to flutter; to wave

piāo 漂
v.

to float (on water); to drift

pín 频 dào 道
n.

(TV or radio) channel; frequency band

pín 频 fán 繁
adj.

frequent; often

pín 贫 kùn 困
adj.

poor; impoverished; poverty-stricken

pín 频 lǜ 率
n.

frequency; rate of recurrence

pǐn 品 cháng 尝
v.

to taste; to sample; to savor

píng 平 děng 等
adj.

equal; equality

píng 平 fán 凡
adj.

ordinary; common; mediocre

píng 平 fāng 方
n.,m.

square (math); power of two; square (measure of area)

píng 平 fāng 方 mǐ 米
m.

square meter

píng 评 gū 估
v.

to evaluate; to assess; to estimate

píng 评 lùn 论
v.,n.

to comment on; to discuss; comment; review

píng 评 xuǎn 选
v.

to select through evaluation; to elect; to appraise and choose

pō 坡
n.,adj.

slope; hillside; sloping; slanted

pō 泼
v.

to splash, spill, or sprinkle liquid

pò 破 chǎn 产
v.

to go bankrupt; to fail (of a plan or hope)

pò 迫 qiè 切
adj.

urgent; pressing; imminent

pū 扑
v.

to pounce on; to flap (wings); to rush at

pū 铺
v.

to spread; to pave; to lay out

pū 扑 miè 灭
v.

to extinguish; to stamp out; to quell

pǔ 朴 sù 素
adj.

simple and plain; unadorned; frugal

qī 欺 piàn 骗
v.

to deceive; to cheat; to dupe

qī 期 wàng 望
v.

to expect; to hope; to look forward to

qī 期 xiàn 限
n.

time limit; deadline; period

qí 其 jiān 间
n.

during that time; in the course of; between them

qí 齐 quán 全
adj.

complete; all-inclusive; all ready

qí 棋 zǐ 子
n.

chess piece; pawn

qǐ 起 chū 初
n.

at first; originally; in the beginning

qǐ 起 diǎn 点
n.

starting point; base line

qǐ 启 dòng 动
v.

to start (a machine); to launch (a project); to activate

qǐ 启 fā 发
v.

to inspire; to enlighten; to stimulate

qǐ 启 shì 示
v.,n.

to reveal; to enlighten; inspiration; revelation

qǐ 启 shì 事
n.

public notice; announcement; advertisement

qǐ 起 yuán 源
v.,n.

to originate; origin; source

qì 气 fēn 氛
n.

atmosphere; ambience; mood

qì 气 tǐ 体
n.

gas

qì 气 wèi 味
n.

smell; odor; scent

qì 气 zhì 质
n.

temperament; disposition; classiness

qià 恰 dàng 当
adj.

appropriate; suitable; proper

qià 恰 hǎo 好
adv.

just right; by chance; as it happens

qià 恰 qià 恰
adv.

precisely; exactly; just

qiān 牵
v.

to lead (by hand); to pull; to involve

qiān 千 jiā 家 wàn 万 hù 户

every household; thousands of families

qiān 谦 xū 虚
adj.,v.

modest; humble; to make modest remarks

qián 前 jǐng 景
n.

prospects; future outlook; foreground

qián 潜 lì 力
n.

potential; capacity

qián 前 qī 期
n.

early stage; initial period

qián 前 tí 提
n.

premise; prerequisite; precondition

qián 前 zhě 者
n.

the former

qiāng 枪
n.

gun; firearm; spear; lance

qiáng 墙 bì 壁
n.

wall

qiáng 强 huà 化
v.

to strengthen; to reinforce; to intensify

qiáng 强 zhuàng 壮
adj.,v.

strong; sturdy; to make strong

qiǎng 强 pò 迫
v.

to force; to compel; to coerce

qiáo 瞧
v.

to look; to see; to glance at

qiáo 桥 liáng 梁
n.

bridge; (figurative) link or connection between people or things

qiǎo 巧 miào 妙
adj.

ingenious; clever; skillful; subtle

qiè 切 shí 实
adj.

feasible; realistic; practical; down-to-earth

qīn 亲 mì 密
adj.

intimate; close; dear

qīn 亲 shǔ 属
n.

relatives; kin; kinsfolk

qín 勤 láo 劳
adj.

hardworking; industrious; diligent

qīng 清
adj.,v.

clear; clean; pure (adj); to settle; to clear up (verb)

qīng 清 chén 晨
n.

early morning

qīng 青 chūn 春
n.

youth; youthfulness

qīng 青 chūn 春 qī 期
n.

puberty; adolescence

qīng 清 dàn 淡
adj.

light (food); weak (flavor); slack (business)

qīng 清 jié 洁
adj.

clean; pure; sanitary

qīng 清 lǐ 理
v.

to clear up; to tidy up; to liquidate; to sort out

qīng 清 sǎo 扫
v.

to sweep; to clean up; to clear away

qīng 倾 tīng 听
v.

to listen attentively; to lend an ear to

qīng 清 xǐ 洗
v.

to wash; to rinse; to clean (with water/liquid)

qīng 清 xī 晰
adj.

clear; distinct; sharp (of image, sound, or thought)

qīng 倾 xiàng 向
v.,n.

to be inclined to; to prefer; tendency; inclination

qīng 清 xǐng 醒
adj.,v.

wide awake; clear-headed; to wake up; to regain consciousness

qíng 情 jié 节
n.

plot of a story; details of a case or circumstances

qíng 晴 lǎng 朗
adj.

sunny and clear; bright (weather)

qíng 情 xing 形
n.

circumstances; situation; state of affairs

qiú 求
v.

to beg; to request; to seek; to strive for

qiú 求 hūn 婚
v.

to propose marriage

qiú 求 jiù 救
v.

to cry out for help; to seek rescue

qiú 求 zhí 职
v.

to look for a job; to apply for a position

qiú 求 zhù 助
v.

to seek help; to turn to someone for assistance

qū 区 fēn 分
v.

to distinguish; to differentiate; to discriminate

qú 渠 dào 道
n.

channel; medium; means

qǔ 曲
n.

song; tune; melody

qǔ 娶
v.

to take a wife; to marry (of a man)

qǔ 取 dài 代
v.

to replace; to supersede; to take the place of

qù 趣 wèi 味
n.

interest; delight; fun; taste

quān 圈
n.,v.

circle; ring; (v.) to circle / to encircle

quán 全 chéng 程
n.

the whole journey; the entire course

quán 权 lì 力
n.

power; authority; jurisdiction

quàn 券
n.

ticket; coupon; certificate; voucher

quē 缺 xiàn 陷
n.

defect; flaw; shortcoming; imperfection

què 确 lì 立
v.

to establish; to set up; to firmly institute

qún 群 zhòng 众
n.

the masses; common people; the general public

rán 燃 liào 料
n.

fuel

rǎn 染
v.

to dye; to catch (a disease); to soil

rè 热 diǎn 点
n.

hot spot; focal point; topic of great interest

rè 热 dù 度
n.

heat; degree of popularity; temperature (fever)

rè 热 mén 门
n.

a popular or trending thing; a hit

rè 热 shuǐ 水 qì 器
n.

water heater

rè 热 xiàn 线
n.

hotline

rè 热 yì 议
v.

to discuss heatedly; to be under hot discussion

réng 人 ōng 工 zhìn 智 éng 能

artificial intelligence (AI)

rén 人 jia 家
pron.

others; people; (colloquial) I / me (used by females to sound cute or aggrieved)

rén 人 jūn 均
v.

to average per person; per capita

rén 人 shān 山 rén 人 hǎi 海

huge crowds of people (literally: mountain of people, sea of people)

rén 人 shì 士
n.

personage; public figure; professionals; people of a certain circle

rén 人 shì 事
n.

personnel matters; human affairs; HR

rén 人 wéi 为
adj.

artificial; man-made; intentional

rén 人 xíng 行 dào 道
n.

sidewalk; pavement; pedestrian walkway

rěn 忍 shòu 受
v.

to endure; to bear; to put up with

rèn 认 cuò 错
v.

to admit a mistake; to apologize

rèn 认 dìng 定
v.

to maintain (that); to firmly believe; to conclude; to identify

rèn 认 kě 可
v.

to approve; to accept; to recognize the validity of

rèn 认 tóng 同
v.

to identify with; to endorse; to agree with

rèn 认 zhī 知
v.

to perceive; to know; to recognize (cognitive process)

réng 仍 jiù 旧
adv.

still; yet; as before

rì 日 hòu 后
n.

in the future; in the days to come

rì 日 qián 前
n.

a few days ago; the other day

rì 日 yè 夜
n.

day and night; around the clock

rì 日 yì 益
adv.

day by day; increasingly; more and more

róng 融 hé 合
v.

to fuse; to merge; to blend together

róng 融 huà 化
v.

to melt (ice, snow, etc.); to thaw

róng 容 liàng 量
n.

capacity; volume

róng 融 rù 入
v.

to blend into; to integrate into; to assimilate

róng 荣 yù 誉
n.

honor; glory; credit

róu 柔 ruǎn 软
adj.

soft; flexible; supple

rù 入 jìng 境
v.

to enter a country; to cross the border

rù 入 mén 门
v.,n.

to learn the basics (verb); introduction to a subject (noun)

rù 入 xuǎn 选
v.

to be selected; to be chosen (for a team, list, etc.)

ruò 弱 diǎn 点
n.

weakness; weak point; failing

sǎ 撒
v.

to sprinkle; to scatter; to spill

sāi 塞
v.,n.

to stuff; to fill; to plug (verb); stopper; cork (noun)

sài 赛 shì 事
n.

competition; match; tournament

sǎn 散
v.

to fall apart; to come loose; to break into pieces

sàn 散
v.

to disperse; to break up; to distribute; to diffuse

sǎn 散 wén 文
n.

prose; essay

sàn 散 fā 发
v.

to emit; to give off; to distribute (leaflets, etc.)

sǎng 嗓 zi 子
n.

throat; voice

sàng 丧 shī 失
v.

to lose; to forfeit; to be deprived of

sǎo 扫 miáo 描
v.

to scan

shā 杀
v.

to kill; to slaughter

shā 刹 chē 车
v.,n.

to brake (a vehicle); a brake

shā 鲨 yú 鱼
n.

shark

shāi 筛 xuǎn 选
v.

to filter; to screen; to sieve

shān 山 dǐng 顶
n.

mountain top; summit

shān 山 fēng 峰
n.

mountain peak

shān 山 pō 坡
n.

hillside; mountain slope

shǎn 闪
v.

to flash; to dodge; to twist (a muscle)

shǎn 闪 diàn 电
n.

lightning

shàn 扇
m.

classifier for doors, windows, etc.

shāng 商 biāo 标
n.

trademark; brand logo

shāng 伤 kǒu 口
n.

wound; cut; gash

shāng 伤 wáng 亡
v.,n.

casualties; injuries and deaths; to suffer casualties

shāng 伤 yuán 员
n.

wounded person; the injured

shàng 上 dàng 当
v.

to be fooled; to be duped; to be taken in

shàng 上 jí 级
n.

higher level; superior; boss

shàng 上 jìn 进
v.

to make progress; to strive for improvement; to be ambitious

shàng 上 shì 市
v.

to go on the market; to be listed on the stock exchange

shàng 上 shù 述
adj.

above-mentioned; aforementioned

shàng 上 tái 台
v.

to go on stage; to come into power

shàng 上 xún 旬
n.

the first ten days of a month

shào 少 ér 儿
n.

children; juveniles

shé 舌 tou 头
n.

tongue

shè 社
n.

society; agency; club; organized body

shè 射
v.

to shoot; to fire; to emit; to eject

shè 涉 jí 及
v.

to involve; to relate to; to touch upon

shè 射 jī 击
v.

to shoot; to fire a weapon

shè 摄 xiàng 像
v.

to videotape; to record video

shè 设 xiǎng 想
v.

to imagine; to envision; to assume; tentative plan

shè 摄 xiàng 像 tóu 头
n.

webcam; surveillance camera; lens

shēn 身 xīn 心
n.

body and mind

shēn 深 yè 夜
n.

late at night; middle of the night

shén 神
n.,adj.

god; spirit; expression; (adj) supernatural; magical; smart

shén 神 jīng 经
n.

nerve; (colloquial) mental state; crazy

shén 神 qí 奇
adj.

magical; mystical; miraculous

shěn 审 měi 美
v.

to appreciate beauty; aesthetics; taste

shēng 升
m.

liter (unit of volume)

shēng 生 chéng 成
v.

to generate; to produce; to form

shēng 声 diào 调
n.

tone (of Chinese characters); note

shēng 生 mìng 命 lì 力
n.

vitality; life force; survival ability

shēng 生 tài 态
n.

ecology; ecosystem; state of existence

shēng 升 xué 学
v.

to enter a higher school; advancement to a higher level of education

shèng 剩 yú 余
v.

to remain; to be left over; surplus

shī 诗 cí 词
n.

poetry and lyrics (general term for Chinese verse)

shī 湿 dù 度
n.

humidity

shī 师 fu 父
n.

master; tutor; teacher (respectful term for craftsmen or martial arts masters)

shī 诗 gē 歌
n.

poetry; poems

shī 狮 zi 子
n.

lion

shí 识
v.

to know; to recognize; to identify

shí 拾
v.

to pick up; to collect; to tidy up; (number) ten (complex form)

shí 识 bié 别
v.

to identify; to distinguish; to recognize

shí 时 guāng 光
n.

time; period; days

shí 实 huà 话
n.

truth; honest words

shí 实 huì 惠
n.,adj.

material benefit; substantial, economical, providing good value for money

shí 时 jī 机
n.

opportunity; timing; favorable moment

shí 时 shàng 尚
n.,adj.

fashion; trendy, fashionable

shí 实 shí 时
adv.

real-time; in real time

shí 时 sù 速
n.

speed per hour

shí 石 yóu 油
n.

petroleum; oil

shí 食 yù 欲
n.

appetite

shí 实 zhì 质
n.

substance; essence; core

shí 十 zú 足
adj.

full; absolute; 100%; ample

shǐ 使 jìn 劲
v.

to exert oneself; to put in effort; to use physical strength

shì 士 bīng 兵
n.

soldier; private

shì 适 dù 度
adj.

moderate; appropriate; within measure

shì 示 fàn 范
v.

to demonstrate; to set an example; to show how to do something

shì 释 fàng 放
v.

to release; to set free; to discharge

shì 事 hòu 后
n.

after the event; afterwards; in hindsight

shì 视 jué 觉
n.

vision; visual sense

shì 势 lì 力
n.

power; influence; force

shì 视 lì 力
n.

eyesight; vision

shì 试 tú 图
v.

to attempt; to try

shì 事 wù 务
n.

affairs; routine business; general matters

shì 事 xiàng 项
n.

item; matter; particular

shì 适 yí 宜
adj.

suitable; appropriate; fitting

shōu 收 cáng 藏
v.

to collect; to hoard; to store up (as a hobby or for value)

shōu 收 gòu 购
v.

to acquire; to buy; to purchase (usually by a business or in bulk)

shōu 收 qǔ 取
v.

to charge; to collect (fees, deposits, etc.)

shōu 收 yì 益
n.

profit; earnings; benefit

shǒu 手 bì 臂
n.

arm

shǒu 手 fǎ 法
n.

technique; method; trick

shǒu 手 shì 势
n.

gesture; signal; sign

shǒu 首 yào 要
adj.

primary; chief; first and foremost

shòu 寿 mìng 命
n.

lifespan; life expectancy

shòu 受 zāi 灾
v.

to suffer from a disaster; to be disaster-stricken

shū 输 chū 出
v.

to export; to output

shū 书 huà 画
n.

painting and calligraphy

shū 书 jí 籍
n.

books; literature (collective term)

shū 书 miàn 面
adj.

written; in writing

shū 输 sòng 送
v.

to transport; to convey; to supply

shū 书 xiě 写
v.

to write

shǔ 属
v.

to belong to; to be classified as; to be under

shǔ 薯 piàn 片
n.

potato chips; crisps

shù 竖
adj.,v.,n.

vertical; upright; to set upright; a vertical stroke

shù 树 lì 立
v.

to set up; to establish; to build (e.g., confidence, a model)

shù 数 mù 目
n.

number; amount; quantity

shù 数 zì 字 huà 化
v.

to digitalize; digitalization

shuāi 衰 lǎo 老
adj.

to age; old and feeble; senile

shuài 率 lǐng 领
v.

to lead; to head; to command

shuài 率 xiān 先
adv.

to take the lead; to be the first to do something

shuǐ 水 dào 稻
n.

paddy rice; rice (the plant)

shuǐ 水 kù 库
n.

reservoir

shuǐ 水 liú 流
n.

water flow; current

shuǐ 水 miàn 面
n.

water surface

shuǐ 水 ní 泥
n.

cement

shùn 瞬 jiān 间
n.

instant; moment; in a flash

sī 思 lù 路
n.

train of thought; thinking; logic

sīn 思 iàn 念
v.

to miss; to long for; to think of

sǐ 死 wáng 亡
v.

to die; death; mortality

sōng 松
adj.,v.

loose; to loosen; to relax; lax

sōu 艘
m.

measure word for ships and boats

sōu 搜 jí 集
v.

to collect; to gather (information, materials)

sù 塑 zào 造
v.

to mold; to shape; to portray

sù 素 zhì 质
n.

quality (of a person); character; inner attributes

suàn 算 le 了
v.,part.

forget it; let it drop; that's enough

suàn 算 shì 是
v.,adv.

at last; finally; can be considered as

suī 虽
conj.

although; even though

suì 岁 shu 数
n.

age (of a person)

suì 岁 yuè 月
n.

years; time; passing of time

sǔn 损 huài 坏
v.

to damage; to harm; to spoil (objects)

sǔn 损 shāng 伤
v.

to damage; to injure; to harm (physically or abstractly)

suǒ 所
part.

particle used before a verb to form a noun phrase or emphasize a passive voice

tā 踏 shi 实
adj.

steady; dependable; down-to-earth; (feeling) at ease

tǎ 塔
n.

tower; pagoda

tái 台 fēng 风
n.

typhoon

tái 台 qiú 球
n.

billiards; pool; snooker

tài 太 kōng 空
n.

outer space

tài 太 yáng 阳 néng 能
n.

solar energy

tán 谈 lùn 论
v.

to discuss; to talk about

tán 谈 pàn 判
v.

to negotiate; negotiation

tán 弹 xìng 性
n.

elasticity; flexibility

tàn 探 suǒ 索
v.

to explore; to probe; to seek out

tàn 探 tǎo 讨
v.

to inquire into; to explore; to discuss in depth

tāng 汤 yuán 圆
n.

tangyuan; sweet glutinous rice balls

táng 糖 guǒ 果
n.

candy; sweets; confectionery

tàng 烫
v.,adj.

to scald or burn; to iron or perm; scalding hot

tāo 掏
v.

to fish out; to pull out; to hollow out

táo 逃
v.

to escape; to flee; to evade

táo 逃 pǎo 跑
v.

to run away; to escape

táo 淘 qì 气
adj.

naughty; mischievous; playful

táo 淘 tài 汰
v.

to eliminate through selection or competition; to weed out

tào 套 cān 餐
n.

set meal; combo; package (of services)

tè 特
adv.

especially; very; particularly

tè 特 cháng 长
n.

special strength; strong point; forte

tè 特 dì 地
adv.

specially; for a particular purpose; going out of one's way

tè 特 dìng 定
adj.

specific; designated; particular

tè 特 xìng 性
n.

characteristic; property; trait

tè 特 yì 意
adv.

specially; intentionally; for a specific purpose

tí 题 cái 材
n.

subject matter; theme (of a movie, book, etc.)

tí 提 qǔ 取
v.

to extract; to withdraw (money); to collect (baggage)

tí 提 shì 示
v.

to prompt; to hint; to remind

tǐ 体 cāo 操
n.

gymnastics

tǐ 体 jī 积
n.

volume; physical size

tǐ 体 xì 系
n.

system; setup; structure

tiān 添
v.

to add; to increase

tiān 天 cái 才
n.

genius; talent; gift

tiān 添 jiā 加
v.

to add; to append; to supplement

tiān 天 rán 然
adj.

natural; innate

tiān 天 rán 然 qì 气
n.

natural gas

tiān 天 wén 文
n.

astronomy

tiān 天 xià 下
n.

the world; the land under heaven

tiān 天 zhēn 真
adj.

naive; innocent; artless

tián 田
n.

field; farmland

tián 田 jìng 径
n.

track and field; athletics

tiáo 调 jié 节
v.

to adjust; to regulate

tiào 跳 shuǐ 水
v.

to dive; diving

tiē 贴 jìn 近
v.,adj.

to press close to; to be near

tīng 听 huà 话
adj.

obedient; well-behaved

tīng 听 jué 觉
n.

sense of hearing; auditory

tīng 听 qǔ 取
v.

to listen to (opinions, reports, etc.)

tōng 通 dào 道
n.

passageway; channel; aisle

tōng 通 fēng 风
v.

to ventilate; to air out

tōng 通 huà 话
v.

to communicate by phone; to talk over the telephone

tōng 通 xìn 信
v.

to correspond; to communicate (by mail, radio, or telecom)

tōng 通 xùn 讯
n.

communication; telecommunications; news report or dispatch

tōng 通 yòng 用
v.

to be in common use; to be used universally or interchangeably

tóng 铜
n.

copper; bronze

tóng 同 bàn 伴
n.

companion; partner; comrade

tóng 同 háng 行
v.,n.

person of the same trade or profession; to be in the same industry

tóng 童 huà 话
n.

fairy tale; children's story

tóng 同 lèi 类
adj.,n.

of the same kind; similar; congeneric

tóng 铜 pái 牌
n.

bronze medal

tòng 痛 kuài 快
adj.

delighted; very happy; straightforward; to one's heart's content

tōu 偷
v.,adv.

to steal; to pilfer; (adv) stealthily; secretly

tōu 偷 tōu 偷
adv.

secretly; stealthily; on the sly

tóu 头 nǎo 脑
n.

brain; mind; mental capacity; clue

tóu 投 piào 票
v.

to vote; to cast a ballot

tóu 投 sù 诉
v.

to complain (to authorities); to file a complaint

tóu 投 zī 资
v.,n.

to invest; investment

tòu 透
v.,adj.

to penetrate; to seep through; (adj) thorough; fully; transparent

tòu 透 guò 过
v.

through; via; by means of; looking through

tòu 透 lù 露
v.

to reveal; to disclose; to leak (information)

tòu 透 míng 明
adj.

transparent; clear; open (e.g., regarding information)

tū 突 fā 发
v.

to burst out; to occur suddenly

tū 突 pò 破
v.

to break through; to surmount; to surpass (a limit or record)

tú 图 àn 案
n.

design; pattern

tú 图 biǎo 表
n.

chart; diagram; graph

tú 徒 dì 弟
n.

apprentice; disciple

tú 途 jìng 径
n.

way; channel; path (often metaphorical)

tú 图 xiàng 像
n.

image; picture; graphic

tǔ 吐
v.

to spit; to say; to reveal

tù 吐
v.

to vomit; to throw up

tǔ 土 rǎng 壤
n.

soil; earth

tuán 团 jié 结
v.,adj.

to unite; to rally; united; friendly

tuán 团 tǐ 体
n.

group; organization; team

tuán 团 yuán 圆
v.

to reunite (as a family)

tuī 推 cè 测
v.

to infer; to speculate; to conjecture

tuī 推 xiāo 销
v.

to promote (goods); to market; to peddle

tuī 推 xíng 行
v.

to carry out; to implement; to put into effect (policies, etc.)

tuì 退 shuì 税
v.

tax refund; to rebate taxes

tūn 吞
v.

to swallow; to gulp; to annex

tuō 拖
v.

to drag; to tow; to delay; to mop

tuō 拖 yán 延
v.

to delay; to procrastinate; to put off

tuō 托 yùn 运
v.

to check (baggage); to consign for shipment

wā 挖
v.

to dig; to excavate; to scoop out

wā 哇
onom.

wow; sound of crying, vomiting, or an exclamation

wá 娃 wa 娃
n.

baby; small child; doll

wāi 歪
adj.

askew; tilted; crooked; dishonest

wài 外 biǎo 表
n.

outward appearance; exterior; surface

wài 外 jiāo 交
n.

diplomacy; foreign affairs

wài 外 jiè 界
n.

the outside world; external

wài 外 kē 科
n.

surgery (as a branch of medicine); surgical department

wài 外 lái 来
adj.

external; foreign; coming from outside

wài 外 sheng 甥
n.

nephew (sister's son)

wān 弯 qū 曲
adj.

curved; bent; winding

wán 顽 qiáng 强
adj.

tenacious; indomitable; stubborn

wàn 万 wù 物
n.

all things (in the universe); everything

wáng 王 zǐ 子
n.

prince

wǎng 网
n.,v.

net; network; to catch with a net

wǎng 往 hòu 后
n.

later; in the future; from now on

wǎng 往 lái 来
v.

to come and go; to have dealings with; contact

wǎng 往 nián 年
n.

previous years; former years

wàng 望
v.

to gaze into the distance; to visit; to hope

wēi 危 jī 机
n.

crisis

wēi 微 xiǎo 小
adj.

tiny; minute; very small

wéi 违 guī 规
v.

to violate regulations; to go against rules

wéi 维 hù 护
v.

to maintain; to safeguard; to defend

wéi 为 nán 难
adj.,v.

to make things difficult for someone; feel embarrassed/awkward

wéi 围 qí 棋
n.

Go (the board game)

wéi 为 qī 期
v.

to last for a period of; be scheduled for

wéi 维 shēng 生 sù 素
n.

vitamin

wéi 为 zhǐ 止
v.

until; up to

wěi 委 qu 屈
adj.,v.

to feel wronged; to cause someone to feel wronged

wěi 委 tuō 托
v.

to entrust; to commission

wèi 未
adv.

not; have not (formal)

wèi 未 bì 必
adv.

may not; not necessarily

wèi 未 chéng 成 nián 年 rén 人
n.

minor (person under legal age)

wèi 为 cǐ 此
conj.

for this reason; to this end

wèi 为 hé 何
adv.

why; for what reason (formal)

wèi 味 jué 觉
n.

sense of taste

wèi 胃 kǒu 口
n.

appetite; liking

wēn 温 hé 和
adj.

mild; gentle; temperate

wēn 温 róu 柔
adj.

gentle and soft; tender

wén 文 dàng 档
n.

document; computer file

wén 文 jù 具
n.

stationery; writing materials

wén 文 kē 科
n.

liberal arts; humanities

wén 文 míng 明
n.,adj.

civilization (noun); civilized or polite (adjective)

wén 闻 míng 名
v.

to be well-known; to be famous

wén 文 wù 物
n.

cultural relic; historical artifact

wén 文 xiàn 献
n.

document; literature; historical records

wén 文 yì 艺
n.

literature and art

wū 乌 guī 龟
n.

turtle; tortoise

wū 污 shuǐ 水
n.

sewage; waste water; polluted water

wú 无 suǒ 所 wèi 谓
v.

to not matter; to be indifferent; to be unconcerned

wú 无 yí 疑
v.

to be beyond doubt; undoubtedly

wǔ 武 qì 器
n.

weapon; arms

wù 误
v.

to delay; to miss; to harm by mistake

wù 误 jiě 解
v.,n.

to misunderstand (verb); misunderstanding (noun)

wù 物 tǐ 体
n.

physical object; substance; body

xī 吸 qǔ 取
v.

to absorb; to draw; to derive (lessons, nutrients)

xí 媳 fu 妇
n.

daughter-in-law; (informal) wife

xí 习 sú 俗
n.

custom; convention; social practice

xǐ 喜 jù 剧
n.

comedy

xǐ 喜 shì 事
n.

happy event; joyous occasion (especially wedding or birth)

xǐ 洗 shù 漱
v.

to wash one's face and rinse one's mouth; to wash up

xì 细 bāo 胞
n.

cell (biological)

xì 细 jūn 菌
n.

bacteria; germ

xì 系 liè 列
n.

series; set

xì 戏 qǔ 曲
n.

traditional Chinese opera

xì 细 zhì 致
adj.

meticulous; painstaking; detailed

xià 吓
v.

to scare; to frighten; to intimidate

xià 下 gōng 功 fu 夫

to put in effort; to work hard; to devote time and energy

xià 下 dān 单
v.

to place an order (especially online)

xià 夏 lìng 令 yíng 营
n.

summer camp

xià 下 xiàn 线
v.

to go offline; to roll off the production line

xià 下 xún 旬
n.

the last ten days of a month

xiān 鲜 míng 明
adj.

bright; vivid; distinct; clear-cut

xiān 先 qián 前
n.

previously; before; formerly

xiān 鲜 yàn 艳
adj.

bright-colored; gaudy; colorful

xián 嫌
v.

to dislike; to complain about; to mind; to suspect

xiǎn 显
adj.,v.

to show; to appear; to seem; apparent

xiǎn 险
adj.,adv.

dangerous; narrow; nearly; by a narrow margin

xiǎn 显 zhù 著
adj.

notable; significant; marked

xiàn 限
v.

to limit; to restrict; to bound

xiàn 线
n.,m.

line; thread; route; boundary

xiàn 现 cún 存
v.

to exist currently; extant

xiàn 限 dù 度
n.

limit; limitation; ceiling

xiàn 现 huò 货
n.

merchandise on hand; spot goods; ready stock

xiàn 陷 rù 入
v.

to fall into; to sink into; to be caught in (a situation)

xiàn 线 suǒ 索
n.

clue; hint; trail; lead

xiàn 限 yú 于
v.

to be limited to; to be confined to

xiāng 相 chà 差
v.

to differ; discrepancy

xiāng 香 cháng 肠
n.

sausage

xiāng 相 chuán 传
v.

to pass down by tradition; legend has it

xiāng 相 děng 等
v.

to be equal; equivalent

xiāng 相 lián 连
v.

to be linked; to be joined together

xiāng 香 shuǐ 水
n.

perfume; scent

xiāng 相 yìng 应
v.

to correspond; to be relevant; corresponding

xiàng 项 liàn 链
n.

necklace

xiàng 象 qí 棋
n.

Chinese chess

xiàng 相 sheng 声
n.

crosstalk; comic dialogue

xiàng 向 wǎng 往
v.

to yearn for; to long for; to look forward to

xiāo 消 chú 除
v.

to eliminate; to remove; to clear up; to dispel

xiāo 消 dú 毒
v.

to disinfect; to sterilize

xiāo 消 fáng 防
v.

firefighting; fire prevention and control

xiāo 消 hào 耗
v.

to consume; to use up; to deplete

xiāo 消 miè 灭
v.

to eliminate; to wipe out; to perish; to annihilate

xiǎo 小 mài 麦
n.

wheat

xiǎo 小 qi 气
adj.

stingy; mean; narrow-minded

xiǎo 小 tōu 偷 r 儿
n.

thief; pickpocket

xiào 笑 róng 容
n.

smile; smiling face

xiào 效 yìng 应
n.

effect (scientific, psychological, or social)

xiē 歇
v.

to rest; to stop (working/acting); to go to sleep

xié 携 dài 带
v.

to carry; to take along; to bring with

xié 协 huì 会
n.

association; society; union

xié 协 tiáo 调
adj.,v.

to coordinate (verb); coordinated/harmonious (adj)

xié 协 zhù 助
v.

to assist; to provide assistance; to help

xīn 心 ài 爱
adj.

beloved; treasured; favorite

xīn 心 dǐ 底
n.

bottom of one's heart; innermost feelings

xīn 新 kuǎn 款
n.

new style; new model; latest design

xīn 心 líng 灵
n.

heart; soul; spirit; intelligence

xīn 新 méi 媒 tǐ 体
n.

new media

xīn 心 mù 目
n.

mind; mental view; perspective

xīn 新 néng 能 yuán 源
n.

new energy; renewable energy

xīn 薪 shui 水
n.

salary; wages; pay

xīn 心 téng 疼
v.

to love dearly; to feel sorry for; to begrudge (spending)

xīn 新 xīng 兴
adj.

emerging; rising; newly developing

xīn 新 yǐng 颖
adj.

novel; original; fresh and unique

xīn 心 yuàn 愿
n.

wish; cherished desire; aspiration

xīn 心 zàng 脏
n.

heart (biological organ); core

xìn 信 lài 赖
v.

to trust; to have confidence in; to rely on

xìn 信 niàn 念
n.

belief; faith; conviction

xīng 兴 qǐ 起
v.

to rise; to spring up; to come into vogue

xíng 型 hào 号
n.

model; type; version (of a product)

xíng 形 tài 态
n.

form; shape; pattern; morphology

xìng 性 jià 价 bǐ 比
n.

cost-performance ratio; value for money

xìng 性 néng 能
n.

performance; property; function (of a machine/substance)

xiōng 胸
n.

chest; breast; bosom; heart (metaphorical)

xiū 修 dìng 订
v.

to revise; to amend; to update (text, laws, or regulations)

xiū 修 fù 复
v.

to repair; to restore; to renovate

xiù 袖 zi 子
n.

sleeve

xǔ 许 kě 可
v.

to permit; to allow; to authorize

xù 叙 shù 述
v.

to narrate; to recount; to give an account of

xuán 旋 zhuǎn 转
v.

to rotate; to revolve; to spin

xuǎn 选 bá 拔
v.

to select; to recruit (talented people)

xuǎn 选 xiū 修
v.

to take an elective course

xué 学 huì 会
n.

a learned society; association; academy

xué 学 wèi 位
n.

academic degree

xué 学 wen 问
n.

knowledge; learning; scholarship

xué 学 yuán 员
n.

student; trainee; participant in a training course

xuè 血 guǎn 管
n.

blood vessel

xuè 血 xíng 型
n.

blood type

xuè 血 yā 压
n.

blood pressure

xuè 血 yè 液
n.

blood

xún 循 huán 环
v.

to circulate; to cycle; to loop

xún 寻 qiú 求
v.

to seek; to look for; to pursue

yā 压 suō 缩
v.

to compress; to condense; to reduce

yà 亚 jūn 军
n.

runner-up; second place (in a competition)

yān 淹
v.

to flood; to submerge; to drown; to marinate

yān 淹 mò 没
v.

to submerge; to drown; to overwhelm

yán 严
adj.

strict; tight; severe; rigorous

yán 沿 hǎi 海
n.

coastal area; coast

yán 严 hán 寒
adj.

bitterly cold; freezing

yán 严 jìn 禁
v.

strictly prohibit; forbid

yán 严 lì 厉
adj.

stern; severe; strict

yán 延 qī 期
v.

postpone; defer; delay

yán 炎 rè 热
adj.

scorching hot; burning hot

yán 延 shēn 伸
v.

extend; stretch; elongate

yán 研 tǎo 讨
v.

study and discuss; deliberate

yán 延 xù 续
v.

continue; go on; last

yán 言 yǔ 语
n.

speech; words; talk

yán 炎 zhèng 症
n.

inflammation

yǎng 眼 uāng 光
n.

vision; foresight; perspective; gaze

yǎn 眼 kàn 看
adv.,v.

soon; in a moment (adv); to watch helplessly (v)

yǎn 演 zòu 奏
v.

play (a musical instrument); perform

yàn 宴 huì 会
n.

banquet; formal dinner party

yàn 验 zhèng 证
v.

verify; validate; prove

yǎng 仰
v.

look up; face upward

yǎng 痒
adj.

itchy; to itch

yǎng 养 lǎo 老
v.

provide for the aged; live in retirement

yǎng 养 lǎo 老 yuàn 院
n.

nursing home; home for the elderly

yǎng 氧 qì 气
n.

oxygen

yàng 样
m.

kind; type; sort

yáo 遥 yuǎn 远
adj.

distant; remote; far away

yào 要 diǎn 点
n.

main point; key point; essential

yào 要 me 么
conj.

either... or...

yào 要 sù 素
n.

essential factor; key element

yě 野
adj.

wild; untamed; rude; unconstrained

yě 也 hǎo 好
part.

whether... or...; no matter whether; may as well

yě 野 shēng 生
adj.

wild; undomesticated; growing in the wild

yě 野 wài 外
n.

the wild; open country; field

yè 业
suffix

industry; business; field of activity

yè 液 tǐ 体
n.

liquid; fluid

yī 依 jiù 旧
v.,adv.

as before; still; as of old

yī 依 lài 赖
v.

to rely on; to be dependent on

yī 一 liú 流
adj.

first-class; top-tier; world-class

yī 衣 shí 食 zhù 住 xíng 行

basic necessities of life (clothing, food, shelter, and transportation)

yī 医 yào 药
n.

medicine; pharmaceuticals; medical treatment

yī 一 yī 一
adv.

one by one; one after another

yí 姨
n.

aunt (mother's sister); stepmother (archaic)

yí 一 bèi 辈 zi 子
n.

all one's life; a lifetime

yí 遗 chǎn 产
n.

heritage; legacy; inheritance

yí 遗 chuán 传
v.

to inherit; to pass down (genetically)

yí 一 dài 带
n.

area; region; neighborhood

yí 一 dào 道
adv.

together

yí 一 guàn 贯
adj.

consistent; persistent; all along

yí 疑 huò 惑
v.,n.

to feel uncertain; doubt; confusion

yí 一 lǜ 律
adv.

without exception; uniformly; all

yí 移 mín 民
v.,n.

to migrate; immigrant

yí 仪 qì 器
n.

instrument; apparatus

yí 仪 shì 式
n.

ceremony; rite

yí 一 xiàng 向
adv.

consistently (from the past until now); all along

yí 一 xì 系 liè 列
adj.

a series of; a string of

yí 一 zài 再
adv.

repeatedly; time and again

yí 一 zhèn 阵
num.-m.

a burst; a fit; a spell (of time)

yí 遗 zhǐ 址
n.

ruins; historic site; relic

yǐ 以 biàn 便
conj.

so that; in order to

yǐ 以 miǎn 免
conj.

in order to avoid; lest

yǐ 以 wǎng 往
n.

formerly; in the past; previous

yì 异 cháng 常
adj.,adv.

abnormal (adj); exceptionally (adv)

yì 益 chù 处
n.

benefit; advantage

yì 一 fān 帆 fēng 风 shùn 顺

smooth sailing; to proceed without a hitch

yì 一 kǒu 口 qì 气
adv.

in one breath; at one go; without a break

yì 议 lùn 论
v.,n.

to discuss; to comment on (verb); discussion; comments (noun)

yì 一 mú 模 yí 一 yàng 样

exactly the same; identical; like two peas in a pod

yì 艺 rén 人
n.

artist; entertainer; performer

yì 一 shēn 身
n.

the whole body; all over the body; a suit of (clothes)

yì 一 shí 时
n.,adv.

a short while; for the moment; temporarily

yì 一 tóng 同
adv.

together; along with

yì 易 yú 于
v.

to be easy to; to be prone to

yì 抑 zhì 制
v.

to inhibit; to suppress; to restrain

yīn 因
prep.,conj.

because of; due to; as a result of

yīn 音 jié 节
n.

syllable

yín 银
n.

silver (metal or color)

yín 银 pái 牌
n.

silver medal

yǐn 引
v.

to lead; to draw; to cause; to quote

yǐn 隐 cáng 藏
v.

to hide; to conceal

yǐn 引 dǎo 导
v.

to guide; to lead; to steer

yǐn 引 fā 发
v.

to trigger; to cause; to lead to

yǐn 引 rù 入
v.

to introduce; to bring in; to import

yǐn 隐 sī 私
n.

privacy; personal secrets

yǐn 饮 yòng 用 shuǐ 水
n.

potable water; drinking water

yìn 印
n.,v.

seal; stamp; mark; print; to impress

yīng 婴 ér 儿
n.

infant; baby

yīng 英 xióng 雄
n.

hero; heroic person

yǐng 影 zi 子
n.

shadow; reflection; trace; vague image

yōng 拥 jǐ 挤
v.,adj.

crowded; congested; to pack; to squeeze

yǒng 涌 xiàn 现
v.

to emerge in large numbers; to spring up; to well up

yǒng 勇 yú 于
v.

to be brave enough to; to dare to

yòng 用 cān 餐
v.

to dine; to have a meal (formal)

yòng 用 chù 处
n.

use; utility; function; purpose

yòng 用 gōng 功
v.,adj.

diligent in study; to study hard; hardworking

yòng 用 rén 人
v.

to employ people; to use personnel

yòng 用 xīn 心
adj.

attentive; diligent; with care; thoughtful

yōu 优 huà 化
v.

to optimize; to make superior

yōu 优 xiān 先
v.

to have priority; to take precedence

yōu 优 yì 异
adj.

excellent; outstanding; superior

yóu 由 lái 来
n.

origin; source; history

yóu 游 rén 人
n.

tourist; sightseer; visitor

yóu 犹 rú 如
v.

just like; as if

yǒu 有 jī 机
adj.

organic (chemistry or food)

yǒu 有 jìn 劲
v.,adj.

energetic; vigorous; interesting; strong

yǒu 有 xù 序
adj.

orderly; systematic; well-organized

yú 于
prep.

in; at; to; from; than; by

yú 余 é 额
n.

balance (of an account); remainder

yǔ 与 qí 其
conj.

rather than; instead of

yǔ 羽 róng 绒 fú 服
n.

down jacket

yù 预 dìng 定
v.

to schedule in advance; to pre-arrange; to fix

yù 预 liào 料
v.,n.

to anticipate; to expect; expectation

yù 预 qī 期
v.

to expect; to anticipate; to look forward to

yù 浴 shì 室
n.

bathroom; shower room

yù 欲 wàng 望
n.

desire; wish; lust

yuán 原 běn 本
adv.

originally; at first

yuán 原 cái 材 liào 料
n.

raw materials

yuán 原 lǐ 理
n.

principle; theory; mechanism

yuán 原 liào 料
n.

raw material; ingredient

yuán 园 lín 林
n.

gardens; park; landscape garden

yuán 圆 mǎn 满
adj.

satisfactory; perfect; complete

yuán 原 shǐ 始
adj.

primitive; original; first-hand

yuán 元 sù 素
n.

element

yuán 原 xiān 先
n.

original; former time; the past

yuán 元 xiāo 宵
n.

glutinous rice balls; Lantern Festival

yuán 源 yú 于
v.

to originate from; to stem from

yuǎn 远 chéng 程
adj.

remote; long-distance

yuǎn 远 fāng 方
n.

distant place; faraway

yuē 约 shù 束
v.

to restrain; to bind; to keep within bounds

yuè 月 guāng 光
n.

moonlight

yuè 乐 qì 器
n.

musical instrument

yuè 月 qiú 球
n.

the moon (astronomical body)

yuè 乐 qǔ 曲
n.

musical composition; tune; melody

yūn 晕
adj.,v.

dizzy; lightheaded; to faint

yùn 晕 chē 车
v.

to be carsick; motion sickness in a car

yùn 运 sòng 送
v.

to transport; to carry; to convey

yùn 运 xíng 行
v.

to run; to operate; to be in motion

yùn 运 yíng 营
v.

to operate; to be in operation (of business, transport, etc.)

zá 杂
adj.

mixed; miscellaneous; various

zāi 灾
n.

disaster; calamity; misfortune

zāi 灾 hài 害
n.

disaster; hazard; damage from disaster

zāi 灾 nàn 难
n.

catastrophe; calamity; great misery

zāi 灾 qū 区
n.

disaster-stricken area

zài 再 sān 三
adv.

over and over again; repeatedly

zài 再 shēng 生
v.

to regenerate; to revive; to recycle; to be reborn

zài 在 yì 意
v.

to care about; to mind; to take to heart

zàn 赞 shǎng 赏
v.

to appreciate; to admire; to highly value

zàn 赞 tóng 同
v.

to approve of; to agree with; to endorse

zāo 遭 dào 到
v.

to suffer; to meet with; to encounter (negative events)

zāo 遭 shòu 受
v.

to suffer; to be subjected to (serious loss or disaster)

zāo 遭 yù 遇
v.,n.

to encounter (misfortune); an experience (usually bitter)

zào 噪 shēng 声
n.

noise; clamor; static

zào 造 xíng 型
v.,n.

to model; styling; appearance; design

zé 则
conj.

then; in that case (indicating contrast or consequence)

zhā 扎
v.

to prick; to stick into; to pierce

zhà 炸
v.

to explode; to burst; to blow up

zhān 粘
v.

to stick; to paste; to glue

zhān 粘 tiē 贴
v.

to paste; to stick; to attach

zhǎn 崭 xīn 新
adj.

brand new; completely new

zhàn 占 bǐ 比
n.

proportion; ratio; percentage share

zhàn 战 dòu 斗
n.,v.

to fight; to battle; a combat

zhàn 占 jù 据
v.

to occupy; to hold; to take up

zhàn 战 shèng 胜
v.

to defeat; to overcome; to triumph over

zhàn 占 yǒu 有
v.

to possess; to own; to occupy

zhàn 战 zhēng 争
n.

war; warfare

zhāng 章
m.

chapter; section (measure word)

zhǎng 长 bèi 辈
n.

elder member of a family; senior generation

zhàng 障 ài 碍
n.,v.

obstacle; barrier; to obstruct; to hinder

zhàng 账 dān 单
n.

bill; check; invoice

zhāo 招
v.

to beckon; to recruit; to provoke; to attract

zhāo 招 dài 待
v.

to receive (guests); to entertain; to serve

zhāo 招 shēng 生
v.

to enroll new students; to recruit students

zhāo 招 shǒu 手
v.

to wave one's hand; to beckon

zhāo 招 shōu 收
v.

to recruit; to take in; to accept (as employees or students)

zhào 照 míng 明
v.

to illuminate; to provide light; to light up

zhé 折
v.

to fold; to snap/break; to bend

zhēn 针
n.

needle; pin; stitch; injection

zhēn 真 xiàng 相
n.

the real facts; the truth; actual state of affairs

zhēn 珍 zhū 珠
n.

pearl

zhěn 枕 tou 头
n.

pillow

zhèn 镇
v.,n.

to press down; to keep calm/suppress; town

zhèn 阵 yǔ 雨
n.

shower (rain)

zhēng 睁
v.

to open (one's eyes)

zhēng 争 chǎo 吵
v.

to quarrel; to wrangle; to argue noisily

zhēng 争 duó 夺
v.

to fight for; to vie for; to contest

zhēng 争 lùn 论
v.

to argue; to debate; to dispute

zhēng 征 qiú 求
v.

to seek; to solicit; to crave (usually opinions, suggestions, or talent)

zhēng 争 yì 议
v.

to dispute; to debate; to argue over

zhèng 政 cè 策
n.

policy

zhèng 正 guī 规
adj.

regular; standard; formal; according to standard formats

zhèng 正 miàn 面
n.,adj.

front side; positive (side); directly facing

zhèng 证 shí 实
v.

to confirm; to verify; to prove

zhèng 正 yì 义
n.,adj.

justice; righteous

zhèng 症 zhuàng 状
n.

symptom

zhī 支
v.

to support; to prop up; to pay (money)

zhī 枝
n.,m.

branch; twig; measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects

zhī 支 chēng 撑
v.

to prop up; to support; to sustain

zhī 支 chū 出
v.,n.

to spend; expenditure; expenses

zhī 脂 fáng 肪
n.

fat (adipose tissue)

zhī 之 suǒ 所 yǐ 以
conj.

the reason why...

zhí 值 bān 班
v.

to be on duty; to work a shift

zhí 职 wèi 位
n.

position; post; job title

zhí 职 wù 务
n.

duties; post; professional position

zhí 职 yuán 员
n.

office worker; staff member; clerk

zhí 职 zé 责
n.

duty; responsibility

zhí 侄 zi 子
n.

nephew (specifically a brother's son)

zhǐ 只 dé 得
adv.

to have no choice but to; to be forced to

zhǐ 指 dìng 定
v.

to designate; to appoint; to specify

zhǐ 只 gù 顾
adv.

to be solely occupied with; to focus on something to the exclusion of all else

zhǐ 指 huī 挥
v.,n.

to command; to conduct; conductor (music); commander

zhǐ 指 shì 示
v.,n.

to instruct; to point out; instruction; directive

zhǐ 指 zé 责
v.

to criticize; to blame; to find fault with

zhì 制
v.

to manufacture; to system; to restrict; to draft

zhì 至 guān 关 zhòng 重 yào 要

vital; crucial; of the utmost importance

zhì 智 lì 力
n.

intelligence; intellect; mental capacity

zhì 治 lǐ 理
v.

to govern; to manage; to harness; to treat (a river/pollution)

zhì 制 pǐn 品
n.

manufactured goods; products

zhì 秩 xù 序
n.

order (social, sequence); law and order

zhì 质 yí 疑
v.

to query; to call into question; to doubt

zhì 至 yú 于
v.,prep.

as for; as to; to go so far as to

zhōng 中 děng 等
adj.

medium; average; middle-grade

zhōng 终 diǎn 点
n.

finish line; destination; end point

zhōng 中 duàn 断
v.

to interrupt; to suspend; to break off

zhōng 终 shēn 身
n.

lifelong; all one's life; for life

zhōng 钟 tóu 头
n.

hour (informal)

zhōng 中 xún 旬
n.

the middle ten days of a month

zhōng 中 yāng 央
n.

center; middle; central authorities

zhǒng 肿
v.

to swell; to be swollen

zhòng 中
v.

to hit (a target); to be hit by; to win (a prize)

zhòng 种 dì 地
v.

to farm; to till the soil; to do farm work

zhòng 中 dú 毒
v.

to be poisoned; to suffer from poisoning

zhòng 中 jiǎng 奖
v.

to win a prize (in a lottery, raffle, or draw)

zhòng 众 rén 人
n.

everybody; the crowd; the public

zhòng 中 shǔ 暑
n.,v.

heatstroke; to suffer heatstroke

zhòng 众 suǒ 所 zhōu 周 zhī 知

as everyone knows; it is common knowledge

zhòng 重 xīn 心
n.

center of gravity; core; focus

zhōu 州
n.

state; province; prefecture

zhōu 粥
n.

porridge; congee

zhōu 周 biān 边
n.

periphery; surrounding areas; peripheral products

zhōu 周 dào 到
adj.

thoughtful; considerate; thorough

zhōu 周 qī 期
n.

period; cycle

zhū 株
m.

classifier for plants, trees, or seedlings

zhū 珠 bǎo 宝
n.

jewelry; gems; precious stones

zhū 诸 duō 多
adj.

many; various; a good deal of

zhǔ 主 bàn 办
v.

to host; to organize; to be the main sponsor

zhǔ 主 bō 播
v.,n.

anchor; host (of a show); to host/broadcast

zhǔ 主 dǎo 导
v.,n.

to lead; to dominate; leading; dominant

zhǔ 主 guǎn 管
v.,n.

to be in charge of; person in charge; manager

zhǔ 主 jué 角
n.

protagonist; leading role; main character

zhǔ 主 liú 流
n.

mainstream; main trend

zhǔ 主 yǎn 演
v.,n.

to star in; lead actor/actress

zhǔ 主 zhāng 张
v.,n.

to advocate; to stand for; proposition; viewpoint

zhù 祝 fú 福
v.

to bless; to wish well; blessing

zhù 助 lǐ 理
adj.,n.

assistant; assisting

zhù 助 shǒu 手
n.

assistant; helper

zhù 祝 yuàn 愿
v.

to wish; to express a wish

zhù 住 zhái 宅
n.

residence; dwelling; house

zhù 著 zuò 作
n.

work; book; publication; opus

zhuān 砖
n.

brick

zhuān 专 kē 科
n.

specialized subject; vocational college; junior college

zhuān 专 lì 利
n.

patent

zhuān 专 tí 题
n.

special topic; specific subject

zhuān 专 yòng 用
v.

for specialized use; to use for a special purpose; reserved

zhuān 专 zhù 注
adj.

focused; concentrated; absorbed

zhuǎn 转 huàn 换
v.

to transform; to convert; to switch

zhuǎn 转 jiāo 交
v.

to pass on; to hand over to

zhuǎn 转 ràng 让
v.

to transfer (ownership, rights, or property) to someone else

zhuǎn 转 shēn 身
v.

to turn around; to face in the opposite direction

zhuǎn 转 yí 移
v.

to shift; to transfer; to divert (attention, focus, or location)

zhuàn 转
v.

to revolve; to rotate; to spin around an axis

zhuàn 转 dòng 动
v.

to turn; to rotate (a part of a machine or body)

zhuāng 装 bèi 备
v.,n.

to equip; equipment; gear; outfit

zhuāng 庄 jia 稼
n.

crops (specifically those grown in a field)

zhuī 追 jiū 究
v.

to investigate; to hold (someone) accountable for a mistake/crime

zhuō 捉
v.

to catch; to capture; to seize

zī 资 běn 本
n.

capital (financial); wealth; (metaphorically) an advantage or asset

zī 资 chǎn 产
n.

assets; property; possessions

zì 自 háo 豪
adj.

proud; having a sense of pride (positive connotation)

zì 自 lái 来 shuǐ 水
n.

tap water; running water

zì 自 lǜ 律
v.

to be self-disciplined; to exercise self-control

zì 字 mù 幕
n.

subtitles; captions

zì 自 shā 杀
v.

to commit suicide

zì 自 wǒ 我
pron.

self; oneself; ego

zì 自 yán 言 zì 自 yǔ 语

to talk to oneself; to soliloquize

zì 自 yuàn 愿
v.

to be voluntary; to do something of one's own free will

zì 自 zhù 助
v.

self-service; to help oneself

zōng 棕 sè 色
n.

brown color

zǒng 总 cái 裁
n.

CEO; president (of a company)

zǒng 总 jì 计
v.

to total; to sum up; to amount to

zǒng 总 lǐ 理
n.

premier; prime minister

zǒng 总 suàn 算
adv.

at long last; finally; on the whole

zòng 粽 zi 子
n.

zongzi (traditional Chinese rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves)

zǒu 走 láng 廊
n.

corridor; hallway; gallery

zú 足
adj.,adv.

sufficient; ample; enough; fully; as much as

zú 足 yǐ 以
v.

sufficient to; enough to

zǔà 阻 i 碍
v.,n.

to hinder; to block; to obstruct; obstruction

zǔ 阻 dǎng 挡
v.

to stop; to resist; to stem; to block

zǔ 祖 guó 国
n.

homeland; motherland; native country

zǔ 祖 xiān 先
n.

ancestors; forefathers; forebears

zuān 钻
v.

to drill; to bore; to get into; to study intensively (delve into)

zuì 罪
n.

crime; sin; guilt; hardship; suffering