Common Chinese Characters

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生 (shēng)

without, have not open all give birth, life

然 (rán)

way, path, way go, leave, depart matter, thing, event, accident correct, so, like that

面 (miàn)

not, negative face, surface longitude sun

文 (wén)

small serve as, act as above, on, over/last, previous language, literature

学 (xué)

interrogative suffix good basis, origin, edition study, learn

又 (yòu)

good together, with again, both… and… old

手 (shǒu)

hand way, path, way sky, heaven, god, day middle

用 (yòng)

lord, master use pluralize nouns referring to people haven’t, there isn’t, no

去 (qù)

go, leave, depart only, just go out, come out you

以 (yǐ)

because of, in order to / according to queen go, OK like, as, as if

当 (dāng)

same two serve as, act as home, family

作 (zuò)

do, make and, furthermore year face, surface

事 (shì)

matter, thing, event, accident because of, in order to / according to have, there is serve as, act as

十 (shí)

serve as, act as ten correct, mutual, pair again, both… and…

前 (qián)

in front, previous, first, former matter, thing, event, accident to have to / adverbial particle head, top, first

老 (lǎo)

old place queen stop, end

本 (běn)

appear to be, meet with basis, origin, edition correct, mutual, pair can, able, meet, party, society

主 (zhǔ)

public, official verb particle marking a progressive aspect (e.g. -ing) heart lord, master

从 (cóng)

country from, through only, just queen

自 (zì)

long, length still, yet from, self verb particle marking past tense, completed action, change in condition.

么 (me/mo)

she way, path, way use interrogative suffix

过 (guò)

sun place pass, cross, exceed see, look at

看 (kàn)

in, at, for, to, from, by, than see, look at sky, heaven, god, day language, literature

方 (fāng)

see, look at I want, will do, need, important side

所 (suǒ)

place this like, as, as if do, make

无 (wú)

do, make open without, have not same

里 (lǐ)

to, towards, until, arrive middle neighborhood, half kilometer place

公 (gōng)

want, will do, need, important subordinator, go, leave for public, official from, self

动 (dòng)

move person one ten

同 (tóng)

haven’t, there isn’t, no same to have to / adverbial particle without, have not

经 (jīng)

study, learn think, feel, want time period, season longitude

要 (yào)

again, both… and… want, will do, need, important deliver, develop, expand big

已 (yǐ)

stop, end long, length many, much, more give birth, life

后 (hòu)

child at, located at basis, origin, edition queen

发 (fā)

deliver, develop, expand from, self old have, there is

可 (kě)

language, literature ~able, may, can from, through pluralize nouns referring to people

想 (xiǎng)

sky, heaven, god, day because of, in order to / according to think, feel, want not, negative

没 (méi)

good haven’t, there isn’t, no in, at, for, to, from, by, than public, official

天 (tiān)

sky, heaven, god, day use speak, say public, official

日 (rì)

because of, in order to / according to ~able, may, can again, both… and… sun

行 (xíng)

go, OK also, as well move to be

好 (hǎo)

want, will do, need, important many, much, more country good

多 (duō)

many, much, more year in, at, for, to, from, by, than longitude

对 (duì)

pluralize nouns referring to people correct, mutual, pair above, on, over/last, previous to, towards, until, arrive

只 (zhǐ)

only, just neighborhood, half kilometer verb particle marking past tense, completed action, change in condition. deliver, develop, expand

如 (rú)

like, as, as if one from, through two

都 (dōu)

stop, end can, be able all hand

之 (zhī)

subordinator, go, leave for verb particle marking past tense, completed action, change in condition. also, as well pass, cross, exceed

能 (néng)

study, learn can, be able go, leave, depart long, length

头 (tóu)

head, top, first that go out, come out two

见 (jiàn)

accomplish, succeed / to become grammatical particle marking possession time period, season appear to be, meet with

成 (chéng)

accomplish, succeed / to become can, able, meet, party, society can, be able big

下 (xià)

give birth, life below, under, down / next rise, start

她 (tā)

not, negative general quantifier appear to be, meet with she

那 (nà)

she side that same

开 (kāi)

subordinator, go, leave for open in order to, for the purpose of… go out, come out

还 (hái)

still, yet speak, say to be to have to / adverbial particle

长 (cháng)

like, as, as if you long, length still, yet

家 (jiā)

home, family ten this correct, so, like that

两 (liǎng)

to be two pluralize nouns referring to people rise, start

三 (sān)

three open lord, master time period, season

心 (xīn)

way, path, way heart side give birth, life

着 (zhe)

accomplish, succeed / to become in front, previous, first, former three verb particle marking a progressive aspect (e.g. -ing)

起 (qǐ)

person to, towards, until, arrive rise, start go, leave, depart

小 (xiǎo)

come ten small from, self

而 (ér)

verb particle marking a progressive aspect (e.g. -ing) move and, furthermore big

于 (yú)

do, make this in, at, for, to, from, by, than can, able, meet, party, society

会 (huì)

can, able, meet, party, society country verb particle marking a progressive aspect (e.g. -ing) from, through

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