1401-1500 Most Frequently Used Characters

1401 诊 zhen3 examine or treat medically
1402 奴 nu2 slave
1403 摄 she4 assist/collect/absorb
1404 丧 sang1/sang4 mourning/funeral, lose (by death)
1405 污 wu1 see 污, dirt/filth
1406 渡 du4 to cross/to pass through/to ferry
1407 旗 qi2 banner/flag
1408 甘 gan1 (surname)/sweet
1409 耐 nai4 to be unbearable/unable to endure
1410 凭 ping2 lean against/proof/to rely on/to depend on/to be based on
1411 扎 za1/zha1/zha2 to tie/to bind, tie with string or ribbon/bind with rope or cord/to stop, to prick/to run or stick (a needle, etc.) into, penetrating (as of cold)/struggle
1412 抢 qiang1/qiang3 against wind, fight over/to rush/to scramble/to grab/to rob/to snatch
1413 绪 xu4 beginnings/clues/mental state/thread
1414 粗 cu1 coarse/rough/thick/unfinished/vulgar/rude/crude
1415 肩 jian1 shoulder
1416 梁 liang2 (surname)/beam of roof/bridge, beam of roof
1417 幻 huan4 fantasy
1418 菲 fei1 rich/luxurious/phenanthrene (chemical)/Philippines
1419 皆 jie1 all/each and every/in all cases
1420 碎 sui4 to break down/to break into pieces/fragmentary
1421 宙 zhou4 universe
1422 叔 shu1 uncle in direct address
1423 岩 yan2 cliff/rock, cliff
1424 荡 dang4 a pond/pool/wash/squander/sweep away/move/shake/dissolute
1425 综 zong1 to sum up
1426 爬 pa2 crawl/climb
1427 荷 he2/he4 lotus, peppermint/to carry burden
1428 悉 xi1 in all cases/know
1429 蒂 di4 stem (of fruit)
1430 返 fan3 to return (to)
1431 井 jing3 warn/well
1432 壮 zhuang4 to strengthen/strong/robust
1433 薄 bo2/bo4/bao2 mean/slight/thin, thin/slight/meagre/small/ungenerous/unkind/mean/frivolous/despise/belittle/to approach/to go near/peppermint
1434 悄 qiao3/qiao1 quiet/sad
1435 扫 sao3/sao4 to sweep, broom
1436 敏 min3 keen
1437 碍 ai4 to hinder/to obstruct/to block
1438 殖 zhi2 grow/reproduce
1439 详 xiang2 detailed/comprehensive
1440 迪 di2 direct/follow
1441 矛 mao2 spear/lance/pike
1442 霍 huo4 (surname)/cholera
1443 允 yun3 just/fair/to permit/to allow
1444 幅 fu2 (measure word for textile or picture)/width/roll
1445 撒 sa1/sa3 let go, to scatter
1446 剩 sheng4 have as remainder
1447 凯 kai3 triumphant/victorious
1448 颗 ke1 (measure word for small spheres)
1449 骂 ma4 scold/abuse
1450 赏 shang3 enjoy the beauty of/give
1451 液 ye4 liquid/fluid
1452 番 fan1/pan1 (measure word for acts)/deeds/foreign, (surname)/place name
1453 箱 xiang1 box/trunk/chest
1454 贴 tie1 to stick/to paste/to keep close to/to fit snugly/subsidize/allowance
1455 漫 man4 free/unrestrained/inundate
1456 酸 suan1 sour/sore/ache/acid
1457 郎 lang2 (surname)/a youth
1458 腰 yao1 waist
1459 舒 shu1 (surname)/relax
1460 眉 mei2 eyebrow/upper margin
1461 忧 you1 worried
1462 浮 fu2 to float
1463 辛 xin1 8th heavenly stem/tired
1464 恋 lian4 feel attached to/long for/love
1465 餐 can1 eat/meal
1466 吓 xia4 to frighten/to scare/to intimidate/to threaten
1467 挺 ting3 be straight and stiff/rather (good)
1468 励 li4 exhort
1469 辞 ci2 bid farewell/diction/resign/say goodbye/take leave/decline
1470 艘 sao1/sou1 measure word for warships (Taiwan pronunciation), measure word for boats and ships (mainland pronunciation)
1471 键 jian4 (door lock) key
1472 伍 wu3 associate with/five/company
1473 峰 feng1 peak/summit
1474 尺 chi3 a Chinese foot (M)/one-third of a meter/a ruler/a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
1475 昨 zuo2 yesterday
1476 黎 li2 (surname)/black/abbreviation for Lebanon
1477 辈 bei4 contemporaries/generation/lifetime
1478 贯 guan4 pierce/to string
1479 侦 zhen1 to scout/to spy
1480 滑 gu3/hua2 comical, comical/cunning/slippery/smooth
1481 券 quan4 deed/bond/contract/ticket
1482 崇 chong2 high/dignified/lofty/to honor
1483 扰 rao3 disturb
1484 宪 xian4 statute/constitution
1485 绕 rao4 go around/to wind (around)
1486 趋 qu1 to hasten/to hurry/walk fast
1487 慈 ci2 compassionate/gentle/merciful/kind/humane
1488 乔 qiao2 tall
1489 阅 yue4 peruse/review/to read
1490 汗 han4 perspiration/sweat
1491 枝 zhi1 branch/(a measure word)
1492 拖 tuo1 dragging (brush stroke in painting)/to drag along
1493 墨 mo4 China ink/ink stick
1494 胁 xie2 side of body/threaten
1495 插 cha1 insert/stick in/pierce/to take part in/to interfere/to interpose
1496 箭 jian4 arrow
1497 腊 la4 preserved (meat), December/preserved (meat)
1498 粉 fen3 dust/powder
1499 泥 ni2/ni4 mud/paste/pulp, restrained
1500 氏 shi4 clan name/maiden name

1301-1400 Most Frequently Used Characters

1301 愈 yu4 heal/the more...the more/to recover/better, heal
1302 潮 chao2 tide/current/damp/moist/humid
1303 粮 liang2 provisions
1304 缩 suo1 to withdraw/to pull back/to contract/to shrink/to reduce
1305 罢 ba4/ba to stop/cease/dismiss/suspend/to quit/to finish, (final part.)
1306 聚 ju4 form gathering/gather
1307 径 jing4 path
1308 恰 qia4 exactly/just
1309 挑 tiao1/tiao3 carry on a pole/choose, incite
1310 袋 dai4 a pouch/bag/sack/pocket
1311 灰 hui1 gray/ash
1312 捕 bu3 to catch/to seize/to capture/to catch
1313 徐 xu2 slow/gentle/Xu (a surname)
1314 珍 zhen1 precious thing/treasure
1315 幕 mu4 stage curtain/tent
1316 映 ying4 reflect/shine
1317 裂 lie4 crack/split
1318 泰 tai4 safe/peaceful/most/Thai(land)/grand
1319 隔 ge2 to separate/to stand or lie between/to divide/to cut off
1320 启 qi3 to open/to start
1321 尖 jian1 point (of needle)/sharp/shrewd/pointed
1322 忠 zhong1 loyal
1323 累 lei2/lei3/lei4 cumbersome, accumulate, implicate/tired
1324 炎 yan2 flame/inflammation/-itis
1325 暂 zan4 temporarily
1326 估 gu1/gu4 estimate, old/second-hand (clothes)
1327 泛 fan4 broad/vast/float/pan-, float/general/vague
1328 荒 huang1 out of practice/uncultivated
1329 偿 chang2 to compensate/pay back/to recompense
1330 横 heng2/heng4 horizontal/across/(horizontal character stroke), unruly
1331 拒 ju4 to resist/to repel/to refuse
1332 瑞 rui4 lucky/auspicious/propitious/rayl (acoustical unit)
1333 忆 yi4 remember
1334 孤 gu1 lone/lonely
1335 鼻 bi2 nose
1336 闹 nao4 make noise or disturbance
1337 羊 yang2 (surname)/sheep
1338 呆 dai1 foolish/stupid/no expression/stay, stay/stupid
1339 厉 li4 severe
1340 衡 heng2 to weigh/weight/measure
1341 胞 bao1 the placenta/womb
1342 零 ling2 remnant/zero
1343 穷 qiong2 exhausted/poor
1344 舍 she3/she4 give up/abandon, residence
1345 码 ma3 a weight/number/yard/pile/stack
1346 赫 he4 (surname)/awe-inspiring
1347 婆 po2 grandmother/matron/mother-in-law
1348 魂 hun2 soul
1349 灾 zai1 disaster/calamity
1350 洪 hong2 flood
1351 腿 tui3 leg
1352 胆 dan3 the gall/the nerve/courage/guts/gall bladder
1353 津 jin1 Tianjin/ferry
1354 俗 su2 vulgar
1355 辩 bian4 dispute/debate/argue/discuss
1356 胸 xiong1 chest/bosom/heart/mind/thorax
1357 晓 xiao3 dawn/to know/to tell (sb sth)/dawn
1358 劲 jin4/jing4 strength, stalwart/sturdy
1359 贫 pin2 poor
1360 仁 ren2 humane
1361 偶 ou3 accidental/image/pair/mate
1362 辑 ji2 gather up/collect/edit/compile
1363 邦 bang1 a state/country or nation
1364 恢 hui1 to restore/to recover/great
1365 赖 lai4 disclaim/rely/to blame
1366 圈 juan1/juan4/quan1 to confine/enclose, pen (pig)/a fold, circle/ring/loop
1367 摸 mo1/mo2 feel with the hand/to touch/to stroke/to grope/to feel (one's pulse), imitate/copy
1368 仰 yang3 look up
1369 润 run4 smooth/moist
1370 堆 dui1 a pile/a mass/heap/stack
1371 碰 peng4 to touch/to meet with/to bump
1372 艇 ting3 small boat
1373 稍 shao1 somewhat/a little
1374 迟 chi2 late/delayed/slow
1375 辆 liang4 (a measure word for vehicles)
1376 废 fei4 abolish/crippled
1377 净 jing4 clean, clean/completely/only
1378 凶 xiong1 fierce, fierce/terrible/ominous
1379 署 shu3 office/bureau
1380 壁 bi4 wall/rampart
1381 御 yu4 defend/imperial/to drive, defend/resist
1382 奉 feng4 to receive (from superior)/to offer/to revere
1383 旋 xuan2/xuan4 revolve, lathe/specially for an occasion
1384 冬 dong1 winter
1385 矿 kuang4 ore/mine
1386 抬 tai2 to lift/to raise/(of two or more persons) to carry
1387 蛋 dan4 egg/oval shaped
1388 晨 chen2 morning/dawn/daybreak
1389 伏 fu2 conceal (ambush)/prostrate/submit
1390 吹 chui1 to blow/blast/puff/boast/brag/end in failure
1391 鸡 ji1 fowl/chicken
1392 倍 bei4 (two, three, etc) -fold/times (multiplier)/double/to increase or multiply
1393 糊 hu2/hu4 muddled/paste/scorched, paste/cream
1394 秦 qin2 (surname)/name of a dynasty
1395 盾 dun4 shield
1396 杯 bei1 cup/a measure word
1397 租 zu1 rent/taxes
1398 骑 qi2 to ride (an animal or bike)/to sit astride
1399 乏 fa2 short of/tired
1400 隆 long1/long2 sound of drums, grand/intense/prosperous/start (a fire)

1201-1300 Most Frequently Used Characters

1201 烧 shao1 to burn/to cook/to stew/to bake/to roast/fever
1202 距 ju4 at a distance of/distance/to be apart
1203 裁 cai2 cut out (as a dress)/cut/trim/reduce/diminish/decision/judgment
1204 偏 pian1 one-sided/to lean/to slant/prejudiced/inclined to one side
1205 符 fu2 mark/sign/talisman/to seal/to correspond (to)/tally/symbol/written charm/to coincide
1206 勇 yong3 brave
1207 触 chu4 knock against/touch/to feel
1208 课 ke4 subject/class/lesson
1209 敬 jing4 to respect/to venerate/to salute/to offer
1210 哭 ku1 to cry/to weep
1211 懂 dong3 to understand/to know
1212 墙 qiang2 wall
1213 袭 xi2 inherit/raid/suit of clothes
1214 召 shao4/zhao4 (surname)/name of an ancient state, to call together/to summon/to convene
1215 罚 fa2 to punish/to penalize
1216 侠 xia2 heroic
1217 厅 ting1 (reception) hall/office
1218 拜 bai4 to pay respect/worship/visit/salute
1219 巧 qiao3 opportunely/coincidentally/as it happens/skillful/timely
1220 侧 ce4/zhai1 the side/to incline towards/to lean/inclined/lateral/side, lean on one side
1221 韩 han2 South Korea/Korean/Japan-annexed Korea
1222 冒 mao4 brave/bold/to cover
1223 债 zhai4 debt
1224 曼 man4 handsome/large/long
1225 融 rong2 harmonious/melt/mild
1226 惯 guan4 accustomed to/used to
1227 享 xiang3 enjoy
1228 戴 dai4 to put on/to respect/to bear/to support/wear (glasses, hat, gloves)
1229 童 tong2 (surname)/boy/child/children
1230 犹 you2 Jew/as if/still/to scheme
1231 乘 cheng2 ride/mount/make use of/take advantage of/multiply/to avail of/to ride
1232 挂 gua4 hang/suspend, to hang/to put up/to suspend
1233 奖 jiang3 prize/award/encouragement
1234 绍 shao4 connect/to introduce
1235 厚 hou4 generous/thick (for flat things)
1236 纵 zong1/zong4 vertical, even if/release
1237 障 zhang4 to block/to hinder/to obstruct
1238 讯 xun4 to question/to ask/to interrogate/rapid/speedy/fast/news/information
1239 涉 she4 involve/concern/wade/to experience
1240 彻 che4 pervade/penetrate/pass through/thorough/penetrating
1241 刊 kan1 to print/publish
1242 丈 zhang4 ten feet
1243 爆 bao4 to crack/to explode or burst
1244 乌 wu1 a crow/black
1245 役 yi4 service
1246 描 miao2 depict/to trace (a drawing)/to copy/to touch up
1247 洗 xi3 to wash/to bathe
1248 玛 ma3 agate/cornelian
1249 患 huan4 misfortune/suffer (from illness)/trouble/danger/worry/to contract (a disease)
1250 妙 miao4 clever/wonderful
1251 镜 jing4 mirror
1252 唱 chang4 sing/to call loudly/to chant
1253 烦 fan2 feel vexed/to bother
1254 签 qian1 sign one's name, a note/a stick/sign one's name
1255 仙 xian1 immortal
1256 彼 bi3 that/those/(one) another)
1257 弗 fu2 not
1258 症 zheng1/zheng4 obstruction of bowels, disease/illness
1259 仿 fang3 to imitate/to copy, imitate, seemingly
1260 倾 qing1 to overturn/to collapse/to lean/to tend/to incline/to pour out
1261 牌 pai2 cards/game pieces/signboard/plate/tablet
1262 陷 xian4 to fall/trap
1263 鸟 niao3 bird
1264 轰 hong1 explosion/bang/boom/rumble/strike (by thunder or a bomb)
1265 咱 za2/zan2 we (incl.), we (incl.)
1266 菜 cai4 dish (type of food)/vegetables
1267 闭 bi4 to close/stop up/shut/obstruct
1268 奋 fen4 exert oneself
1269 庆 qing4 celebrate
1270 撤 che4 remove/take away/withdraw
1271 泪 lei4 tears
1272 茶 cha2 tea/tea plant
1273 疾 ji2 sickness/disease/hate/envy
1274 缘 yuan2 along/predestined affinity/reason/edge
1275 播 bo1 sow/scatter/spread/broadcast
1276 朗 lang3 clear/bright
1277 杜 du4 (surname)/fabricate/restrict/to prevent
1278 奶 nai3 breast/lady/milk
1279 季 ji4 season/period
1280 丹 dan1 red/pellet/powder/cinnabar
1281 狗 gou3 dog
1282 尾 wei3 tail
1283 仪 yi2 apparatus/rites/appearance/present/ceremony
1284 偷 tou1 to steal/to pilfer
1285 奔 ben1/ben4 to hurry or rush/to run quickly/to elope, go to/towards
1286 珠 zhu1 bead/pearl
1287 虫 chong2 insect/worm, an animal/an invertebrate/a worm/an insect
1288 驻 zhu4 resident in/stationed in/located at/to station (troops)
1289 孔 kong3 (surname)/hole
1290 宜 yi2 proper/should/suitable/appropriate
1291 艾 ai4 (surname)/Artemisia vulgaris/Chinese mugwort
1292 桥 qiao2 bridge
1293 淡 dan4 insipid/diluted/weak/light in color/tasteless/fresh/indifferent/nitrogen
1294 翼 yi4 wing
1295 恨 hen4 to hate
1296 繁 fan2 complicated/many/in great numbers
1297 寒 han2 cold/poor/to tremble
1298 伴 ban4 a partner/companion or associate/to accompany/comrade
1299 叹 tan4 to sigh
1300 旦 dan4 dawn/morning/day-break/day

1101-1200 Most Frequently Used Characters

1101 街 jie1 street
1102 促 cu4 to hurry/to rush/to hasten/near/to promote
1103 延 yan2 to prolong/to extend/to delay
1104 震 zhen4 shake/shock/sign in trigram
1105 弃 qi4 abandon/relinquish/to discard/to throw away
1106 甲 jia3 A (in a sequence of examples involving "A", "B", "C", etc.)/1st heavenly stem/1st in order/armor
1107 伟 wei3 big/large/great
1108 麻 ma2 (to have) pins and needles/tingling/hemp/numb/to bother
1109 川 chuan1 river/creek/plain/an area of level country
1110 申 shen1 (surname)/3-5 p.m./9th earthly branch/extend/to state/to explain
1111 缓 huan3 slow/sluggish/gradual/to postpone
1112 潜 qian2 hidden/latent/secret/to hide/to conceal/secret/hidden/to submerge
1113 闪 shan3 flash/lightning
1114 售 shou4 to sell
1115 灯 deng1 lamp/light
1116 针 zhen1 injection/needle/pin, needle
1117 哲 zhe2 philosophy/wise
1118 络 lao4/luo4 small net, net-like
1119 抵 di3 hold up/on the whole/push against/to support/to resist/to reach/to arrive/mortgage
1120 朱 zhu1 (surname)/vermilion, vermilion
1121 埃 ai1 dirt/dust/angstrom
1122 抱 bao4 to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug or embrace/surround/cherish
1123 鼓 gu3 convex/drum/to rouse/to beat
1124 植 zhi2 to plant
1125 纯 chun2 pure/simple/unmixed/genuine
1126 夏 xia4 summer/Xia (proper name)
1127 忍 ren3 to beat/to endure/to tolerate
1128 页 ye4 page/leaf
1129 杰 jie2 hero/heroic
1130 筑 zhu2/zhu4 build/five-string lute
1131 折 she2/zhe2 broken (as of rope, stick), tenth (in price)/to break/to fold/to turn
1132 郑 zheng4 (surname)
1133 贝 bei4 cowries/shell/valuables/shellfish
1134 尊 zun1 to honor
1135 吴 wu2 (surname)/province of Jiangsu
1136 秀 xiu4 handsome/elegant
1137 混 hun2/hun4 confused/dirty/mix, to mix/to get along/thoughtless
1138 臣 chen2 statesman/vassal/courtier/minister/official
1139 雅 ya3 elegant
1140 振 zhen4 rouse
1141 染 ran3 to catch (a disease)/dye
1142 盛 cheng2/sheng4 to hold/contain/to ladle/pick up with a utensil, (surname)/flourishing
1143 怒 nu4 indignant
1144 舞 wu3 to dance/to wield/to brandish
1145 圆 yuan2 circle/round/circular/spherical/(of the moon) full/unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)/tactful/to justify
1146 搞 gao3 to do/to make/to go in for/to set up/to get hold of/to take care of
1147 狂 kuang2 conceited/mad
1148 措 cuo4 put in order/arrange/administer/execute/take action on
1149 姓 xing4 surname/family name/name
1150 残 can2 destroy/spoil/ruin/injure/cruel/oppressive/savage/incomplete/disabled
1151 秋 qiu1 autumn/fall/harvest time/a swing, a swing
1152 培 pei2 to cultivate/to earth up
1153 迷 mi2 bewilder/crazy about/fan/enthusiast/lost/confused
1154 诚 cheng2 honest/sincere/true
1155 宽 kuan1 lenient/wide/broad
1156 宇 yu3 room/universe
1157 猛 meng3 ferocious/suddenly/fierce/violent/abrupt
1158 摆 bai3 pendulum/to place/to display/to swing/to oscillate/to show/to move/to exhibit
1159 梅 mei2 plum flower
1160 毁 hui3 to destroy/to damage/to ruin, blaze/destroy by fire, defame/to slander
1161 伸 shen1 to stretch/to extend
1162 摩 mo2 rub
1163 盟 meng2 oath/pledge/union/to ally
1164 末 mo4 end/final stage/latter part
1165 乃 nai3 to be/thus/so/therefore/then/only/thereupon
1166 悲 bei1 sad/sadness/sorrow/grief
1167 拍 pai1 to clap/to pat/to beat/to hit/to slap/to take (a picture)
1168 丁 ding1 (surname)/4th heavenly stem/a Chinese surname
1169 赵 zhao4 (surname)
1170 硬 ying4 hard/stiff/strong/firm
1171 麦 mai4 (surname)/wheat/barley/oats
1172 蒋 jiang3 (surname)
1173 操 cao1 to hold/to drill/to exercise/to act/to do/to take in hand/to keep/to manage
1174 耶 ye1 (final part.)/(phonetic)
1175 阻 zu3 to hinder/to block/to obstruct
1176 订 ding4 to agree/to conclude/to draw up/to subscribe to (a newspaper, etc.)/to order
1177 彩 cai3 (bright) color/variety/applause/applaud/(lottery) prize, colored/variegated
1178 抽 chou1 to draw out/to smoke (cigarettes)/to pump
1179 赞 zan4 to praise, to patronize/to support/to praise
1180 魔 mo2 devil
1181 纷 fen1 numerous/confused/disorderly
1182 沿 yan2/yan4 along, riverside (with -r)
1183 喊 han3 call/cry/to shout
1184 违 wei2 to disobey/to violate/to separate/to go against
1185 妹 mei4 younger sister
1186 浪 lang4 wave/breaker/unrestrained/dissipated
1187 汇 hui4 remit/to converge (of rivers)/to exchange, class/collection
1188 币 bi4 money/coins/currency
1189 丰 feng1 buxom/good-looking/appearance and carriage of a person, (surname)/abundant/plentiful/great
1190 蓝 la/lan2 kohlrabi, blue
1191 殊 shu1 unique
1192 献 xian4 to offer
1193 桌 zhuo1 table
1194 啦 la1/la (onomat.)/(phonetic), (an auxiliary word performing the grammatical functions of mood)/fusion of le + a
1195 瓦 wa3 tile
1196 莱 lai2 Chenopodium album
1197 援 yuan2 to help/to assist/to aid
1198 译 yi4 to translate/to interpret
1199 夺 duo2 rob/snatch
1200 汽 qi4 steam/vapor

1001-1100 Most Frequently Used Characters

1001 玉 yu4 jade
1002 镇 zhen4 composed/small town/to suppress/to press down/to post
1003 雪 xue3 snow
1004 午 wu3 11 a.m.-1 p.m./7th earthly branch/noon
1005 练 lian4 to practice/to train/to perfect (one's skill)/to drill
1006 迫 po4 to force/to compel/pressing/urgent
1007 爷 ye2 grandpa/etc./old gentleman
1008 篇 pian1 sheet/piece of writing/(a measure word)/chapter/article
1009 肉 rou4 meat/flesh
1010 嘴 zui3 mouth
1011 馆 guan3 house/establishment
1012 遍 bian4 a time/everywhere/turn/all over/one time
1013 凡 fan2 ordinary/every/all/whatever/worldly
1014 础 chu3 foundation/base
1015 洞 dong4 cave/hole
1016 卷 juan3/juan4 to roll (up)/to sweep up/to carry on, coil/to roll, chapter/examination paper
1017 坦 tan3 flat/open-hearted/level/smooth
1018 牛 niu2 ox/cow/bull
1019 宁 ning2 peaceful/rather
1020 纸 zhi3 paper
1021 诸 zhu1 (surname)/all/many/various
1022 训 xun4 example/pattern/to teach/to train/instruction
1023 私 si1 personal/private/selfish
1024 庄 zhuang1 farm/village
1025 祖 zu3 ancestor/forefather/grandparents
1026 丝 si1 silk/thread/trace
1027 翻 fan1 flit about/translate/turn over
1028 暴 bao4 sudden/violent/cruel/to show or expose/to injure
1029 森 sen1 forest
1030 塔 ta3 pagoda/tower
1031 默 mo4 silent/write from memory
1032 握 wo4 shake hands/to hold/to grasp
1033 戏 xi4 trick/drama/play/show
1034 隐 yin3 secret/hidden/concealed
1035 熟 shu2 familiar/skilled/ripe/done/ripe/cooked
1036 骨 gu3 bone
1037 访 fang3 inquire/seek/visit
1038 弱 ruo4 weak/feeble/young/inferior
1039 蒙 meng1/meng2/meng3 deceive/cheat/hoodwink, drizzle/mist, dim sighted/ignorant, Mongolia/cover
1040 歌 ge1/ge1ge song
1041 店 dian4 inn/shop/store
1042 鬼 gui3 ghost/sly/crafty
1043 软 ruan3 soft/flexible
1044 典 dian3 canon/dictionary
1045 欲 yu4 desire/wish, desire/longing/appetite/wish
1046 萨 sa4 (surname)/Bodhisattva
1047 伙 huo3 assistant/furniture/partner
1048 遭 zao1 a time/incident/meet by chance/turn
1049 盘 pan2 big/wooden tray, dish/tray/to build/to check/to examine/to transfer/(a measure word used for dishes of food or coils of wire)/to coil
1050 爸 ba4 father/dad/pa/papa
1051 扩 kuo4 enlarge
1052 盖 gai4/ge3 lid/top/cover/canopy/to build, (surname)
1053 弄 long4/nong4 lane/alley, to do/to manage/to handle/to play with/to fool with/to mess with/to fix/to toy with
1054 雄 xiong2 heroic/male
1055 稳 wen3 settled/steady/stable
1056 忘 wang4 to forget/to overlook/to neglect
1057 亿 yi4 a hundred million/calculate
1058 刺 ci4 thorn/sting/prick/pierce/stab/thrust/assassinate/murder
1059 拥 yong1 (v) gather round/rush in/crowd/throng/to hold/crowded/to support
1060 徒 tu2 apprentice/disciple
1061 姆 mu3 governess
1062 杨 yang2 (surname)/poplar
1063 齐 qi2 (surname)/even/to make even
1064 赛 sai4 to compete/competition/match
1065 趣 qu4 interesting/to interest
1066 曲 qu1/qu3 bent/crooked/wrong, tune/song
1067 刀 dao1 knife
1068 床 chuang2 bed/couch/(a measure word)
1069 迎 ying2 to welcome
1070 冰 bing1 ice
1071 虚 xu1 devoid of content/void/false/empty/vain
1072 玩 wan2/wan4 curios/antiques/to play/to amuse oneself, curios/antiques
1073 析 xi1 to separate/to divide/to analyze
1074 窗 chuang1 shutter/window
1075 醒 xing3 to wake up/to be awake
1076 妻 qi1/qi4 wife, to marry off (a daughter)
1077 透 tou4 to penetrate/thorough/penetrating/to pass through/to pierce
1078 购 gou4 to buy/to purchase
1079 替 ti4 to substitute for/to take the place of/to replace/for/on behalf of/to stand in for
1080 塞 sai1/sai4/se4 stop up/to squeeze in/to stuff/Serb (abbr.)/Serbian, strategic pass, piston/unenlightened
1081 努 nu3 to exert/to strive
1082 休 xiu1 to rest
1083 虎 hu3 tiger
1084 扬 yang2 hurl/to raise/to scatter
1085 途 tu2 way/route/road
1086 侵 qin1 to invade/to infringe/to approach
1087 刑 xing2 punishment
1088 绿 lu:4/lv4 green/chlorine
1089 兄 xiong1 elder brother
1090 迅 xun4 rapid
1091 套 tao4 to cover/covering/case/cover/(a measure word, a set of something)/sheath
1092 贸 mao4 commerce/trade
1093 毕 bi4 the whole of/to finish/to complete/complete/full/finished
1094 唯 wei2/wei3 #NAME?
1095 谷 gu3/yu4 grain/corn, valley, (surname)
1096 轮 lun2 wheel/gear/(by) turn/rotate
1097 库 ku4 warehouse/storehouse
1098 迹 ji1/ji4 footprint/mark/trace/vestige/sign/indication, footprint/trace
1099 尤 you2 outstanding/particularly/especially
1100 竞 jing4 to compete/to contend/to struggle

901-1000 Most Frequently Used Characters

901 虑 lu:4/lv4 anxiety
902 幸 xing4 lucky, fortunate/lucky
903 均 1-Jun equal/even/all/uniform
904 销 xiao1 to melt/to do away with/to sell
905 钟 zhong1 clock/time as measured in hours and minutes/bell
906 诗 shi1 poem/poetry/verse
907 藏 cang2/zang4 to hide away/to conceal/to harbor/store/accumulate, storehouse/depository/Buddhist or Taoist scripture/Zang/Tibet
908 赶 gan3 to catch up/to overtake/to hurry/to rush/to drive away
909 剧 ju4 drama/play/show/severe
910 票 piao4 bank note/ticket
911 损 sun3 to damage/injure/to lose/to harm
912 忽 hu1 suddenly
913 巨 ju4 very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
914 炮 pao4 cannon/gun/firecracker, gun/cannon
915 旧 jiu4 old (opposite of new)/former
916 端 duan1 end/extremity/item/port/to hold sth. level with both hands/to carry/regular
917 探 tan4 to explore/to search out/to scout/to visit
918 湖 hu2 lake
919 录 lu4 to record/to hit/to copy
920 叶 ye4 (surname)/leaf/page
921 春 chun1 spring (time)/gay/joyful/youthful/love/lust/life
922 乡 xiang1 country/village
923 附 fu4 to add/to attach/to be close to/to be attached
924 吸 xi1 to breathe/to suck in/to absorb/to inhale
925 予 yu2/yu3 I, to give
926 礼 li3 gift/propriety/rite
927 港 gang3 harbor/Hong Kong (abbr.)
928 雨 yu3 rain
929 呀 ya/ya1 (final part.)
930 板 ban3 board/plank/plate/slab, boss
931 庭 ting2 court/courtyard
932 妇 fu4 woman
933 归 gui1 to go back/to return
934 睛 jing1 eye
935 饭 fan4 food/cuisine/cooked rice/meal
936 额 e2 volume/amount/quantity/forehead/quota
937 含 han2 to keep/to contain
938 顺 shun4 to obey/to follow/to arrange/to make reasonable/along/favorable
939 输 shu1 to transport/to lose
940 摇 yao2 shake/to rock
941 招 zhao1 provoke/to recruit
942 婚 hun1 to marry/marriage/wedding/to take a wife
943 脱 tuo1 to shed/to take off/to escape/to get away from
944 补 bu3 to repair/to patch/to mend/to make up for/to fill (a vacancy)/to supplement
945 谓 wei4 speak of
946 督 du1 supervise
947 毒 du2 poison/narcotics
948 油 you2 oil/sly
949 疗 liao2 to treat/to cure
950 旅 lu:3/lv3 trip/travel
951 泽 ze2 beneficence/marsh
952 材 cai2 material
953 灭 mie4 extinguish
954 逐 zhu2 to pursue/to chase/individually/one by one
955 莫 mo4 do not/there is none who
956 笔 bi3 pen/pencil/writing brush/to write or compose/the strokes of Chinese characters
957 亡 wang2 to die/to perish
958 鲜 xian1/xian3 fresh, few/rare
959 词 ci2 works/phrases/classical Chinese poem/word/diction
960 圣 sheng4 holy/sacred/saint/sage
961 择 ze2/zhai2 to select/to choose/to pick, pick over
962 寻 xun2 to search/to look for/to seek
963 厂 chang3 cliff/slope/factory/yard/depot/workhouse/works/(industrial) plant
964 睡 shui4 to sleep
965 博 bo2 extensive/ample/rich/obtain/aim/to win/to get/rich/plentiful/to gamble
966 勒 le4/lei1 rein in, strangle
967 烟 yan1 cigarette/tobacco/smoke
968 授 shou4 to teach/to instruct/to award/to give
969 诺 nuo4 to promise/to yes
970 伦 lun2 human relationship
971 岸 an4 bank/shore/beach/coast
972 奥 ao4 obscure/mysterious
973 唐 tang2 Tang dynasty (618-907)
974 卖 mai4 to sell
975 俄 e2 suddenly/very soon/Russian
976 炸 zha2/zha4 fry, explode
977 载 zai3/zai4 year, to carry/to convey/to load/to hold/and/also/as well as/simultaneously
978 洛 luo4 (surname)/name of a river
979 健 jian4 healthy
980 堂 tang2 (main) hall/large room
981 旁 pang2 beside/one side/other/side/self
982 宫 gong1 palace
983 喝 he1/he4 my goodness/to drink, shout applause
984 借 jie4 to lend/to borrow/excuse/pretext/by means of
985 君 1-Jun monarch/lord/gentleman/ruler
986 禁 jin1/jin4 endure, to prohibit/to forbid
987 阴 yin1 (of weather) overcast/Yin/feminine/moon/cloudy/negative (electric.)/shady
988 园 yuan2 garden
989 谋 mou2 to plan/seek/scheme
990 宋 song4 (surname)/name of a dynasty
991 避 bi4 avoid/shun/flee/escape/leave/to keep away/to leave/to hide
992 抓 zhua1 to grab/to catch/to arrest/to snatch
993 荣 rong2 glory/honored
994 姑 gu1 paternal aunt
995 孙 sun1 grandson
996 逃 tao2 to escape/to run away/to flee
997 牙 ya2 tooth/ivory
998 束 shu4 bunch/(a measure word)/to bind/to control
999 跳 tiao4 jump/hop/skip (a grade)/to leap/to bounce/to beat
1000 顶 ding3 go against/most/peak/top/to replace/to substitute/a measure word (use with "hat")

801-900 Most Frequently Used Characters

801 户 hu4 a household/door/family
802 烈 lie4 ardent/intense/split/crack/rend
803 洋 yang2 foreign/ocean
804 哥 ge1 elder brother
805 索 suo3 to search/to demand/to ask/to exact/large rope/isolated
806 胡 hu2 (surname)/beard/what why how, beard/mustache
807 款 kuan3 section/paragraph/funds
808 靠 kao4 depend upon/lean on/near/by/against/to support
809 评 ping2 to discuss/to comment/to criticize/to judge/to choose (by public appraisal)
810 版 ban3 a register/a block of printing/an edition/version/page
811 宝 bao3 a jewel or gem/a treasure/precious
812 座 zuo4 seat/base/stand/measure word for large, solid things
813 释 shi4 explain/to release
814 景 jing3 bright/circumstance/scenery
815 顾 gu4 look after/take into consideration/to attend to
816 弟 di4 younger brother
817 登 deng1 scale/climb/ascend/mount/go up/register/note/to publish/to issue/to record
818 货 huo4 goods/money/commodity
819 互 hu4 mutual
820 付 fu4 pay
821 伯 bo2 father's elder brother/senior/paternal elder uncle/eldest of brothers/respectful form of address
822 慢 man4 slow
823 欧 ou1 Europe
824 换 huan4 change/exchange
825 闻 wen2 (surname)/hear/sniff at
826 危 wei1 danger/to endanger
827 忙 mang2 busy
828 核 he2 nuclear/atomic/stone (of fruit)
829 暗 an4 dark/gloomy/hidden/secret, to shut the door/unilluminated
830 姐 jie3 older sister
831 介 jie4 introduce/lie between/between
832 坏 huai4 bad/spoiled, bad
833 讨 tao3 ask for/send punitive expedition/to demand/to marry
834 丽 li2/li4 Korea, beautiful
835 良 liang2 good/very/very much
836 序 xu4 order/sequence/preface
837 升 sheng1 to raise/to hoist/to promote/pint, ascend/peaceful, promoted
838 监 jian1/jian4 hard/strong/solid/firm/to supervise/to inspect/jail/prison, supervisor
839 临 lin2 to face/to overlook/to arrive/to be (just) about to/just before
840 亮 liang4 light/bright
841 露 lu4/lou4 to show/to reveal/to expos/dew
842 永 yong3 forever/always/perpetual (ly)
843 呼 hu1 to call/to cry/to shout/to breath out/to exhale
844 味 wei4 taste
845 野 ye3 field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/wild
846 架 jia4 to support/frame/rack/framework/measure word for planes, large vehicles, radios, etc.
847 域 yu4 field/region/area/domain (taxonomy)
848 沙 sha1 granule/hoarse/raspy/sand/powder
849 掉 diao4 to drop/to fall
850 括 kuo4 enclose/include
851 舰 jian4 warship
852 鱼 yu2 fish
853 杂 za2 mixed/miscellaneous/various/to mix
854 误 wu4 mistake/error/to miss/to harm/to delay/to neglect
855 湾 wan1 bay/gulf
856 吉 ji2 lucky
857 减 jian3 to lower/to decrease/to reduce/to subtract/to diminish
858 编 bian1 weave/plait/organize/group/arrange/edit/compile/write/compose/fabricate
859 楚 chu3 (surname)/ancient place name/distinct/clear/orderly/pain/suffering/(a surname)
860 肯 ken3 to agree/to consent/to be ready (to do sth)/willing
861 测 ce4 side/to lean/to survey/to measure/conjecture
862 败 bai4 be defeated/to defeat/loss
863 屋 wu1 house/room
864 跑 pao3 to run/to escape
865 梦 meng4 to dream
866 散 san3/san4 leisurely/loosen/powdered medicine/to scatter/to come loose, adjourn/scatter
867 温 wen1 (luke)warm/to review
868 困 kun3/kun4 a bunch/tie together, distress/sleepy/doze off, sleepy/doze off
869 剑 jian4 (double-edged) sword
870 渐 jian1/jian4 imbue, gradual/gradually
871 封 feng1 to confer/to grant/to seal/(a measure word)
872 救 jiu4 to save/to assist/to rescue
873 贵 gui4 expensive/noble/your (name)/precious
874 枪 qiang1 gun/firearm/rifle/spear, rifle/spear
875 缺 que1 lack/scarce/vacant post/to run short of
876 楼 lou2 house with more than 1 story/storied building/floor
877 县 xian4 a district/county
878 尚 shang4 still/yet/to value/to esteem
879 毫 hao2 hair/drawing brush/(in the) least/one thousandth
880 移 yi2 to move/to shift/to change/to alter/to remove
881 娘 niang2 mother/young lady, mother/troubled
882 朋 peng2 friend
883 画 hua4 draw/picture/painting
884 班 ban1 team/class/rank/squad/a work shift/a measure word/(a surname)
885 智 zhi4 wisdom/knowledge
886 亦 yi4 also
887 耳 er3 ear
888 恩 en1 kind act (from above)
889 短 duan3 lack/short
890 掌 zhang3 in charge of/palm of hand
891 恐 kong3 afraid/frightened/to fear
892 遗 yi2 to lose/to leave behind
893 固 gu4 hard/strong/solid/sure
894 席 xi2 banquet/woven mat/seat/place, woven mat
895 松 song1 loose/pine, loose
896 秘 mi4 secret
897 谢 xie4 (surname)/to thank
898 鲁 lu3 crass/place name
899 遇 yu4 meet with
900 康 kang1 peaceful/spongy (of radishes)