Most Common Chinese Characters (page 23)

(n.) mother; aunt (form of address for elderly married woman); girl, young woman

(char.) companion, friend; (lit.) to gang up with; (lit.) to rival, to equal

(v./n.) draw, paint; painting, drawing, picture | (n./v.) stroke; to draw, to mark

(n./m.) team, class, group, (work) shift, squad, (old) troupe (of performers); (for) group (of people), (scheduled forms of transportation) | (char.) regular, scheduled; (lit.) to move or withdraw (troops)

(char.) wisdom, resourcefulness; clever, bright

(adv.) (lit.) also

(char.) ear; ear-like thing; on both sides, flanking | (radical.) ear

(n.) favor, grace; affection

(adj.) short | (v./n.) to lack, to owe; shortcoming, weak point

(n.) palm; bottom of certain animals' feet; shoe sole; horseshoe | (v.) to slap; to hold (in one's hand); be in charge of; (dialect) to mend a sole; (dialect) put in (salt, oil, etc.)

(v./adv.) to fear; to terrify; perhaps, probably

(char.) lose; omit; leave behind; bequeath, hand down; (involuntarily) excrete, discharge; something lost | (char.) (lit.) offer as a gift, make a present of, bestow

(char.) firm, secure; to solidify; solid, hard | (adv./conj.) originally, in the first place; no doubt, admittedly

(char./m.) seat; measure word used for banquets or talks | (n.) mat; banquet; seat (in a legislative assembly)

(char.) pine | (v./adj./n.) loosen, relax; untie, unfasten; loose, slack; light and flaky; not pinched for money; dried minced meat

(char.) secret, mysterious; keep sth secret from; rare; close, block; secretary | (char.) (used in the translation of) Peru (秘鲁)

(v.) thank | (v.) (of flowers, leaves) wither | (char.) to refuse, to decline; (lit.)to resign

(n.) Lu (abbr. of Shandong Province); Lu (vassal state in the Zhou Dynasty); Lu (surname) | (char.) crass, rude; (lit.) dull-witted, stupid

(v.) meet, encounter, come across | (char.) treat; chance, opportunity

(char.) healthy; (also: peaceful and happy; bountiful; broad)

(char.) worry; consider

(char.) lucky, happy; to rejoice; (of an emperor) make his presence | (char.) fortunately, luckily; to favor

(adj./adv.) equal, equally, even; (lit.) all, without exception

(v.) to cancel or annul; to sell; to fasten with a bolt | (char.) to melt (metal); to expend, spend; bolt, pin

(n.) clock; bell; time (used in stating hours or minutes) | (n.) small cup with no handles (old variant of 盅); Zhong (Chinese family name) | (char.) concentrate one's affections, etc.

(n.) poem

(n.) Tibet (abbr. for Tibet Autonomous Region); Tibetan people | (v.) to collect, to store; to hide | (char.) storage, depository; Buddhist or Taoist scriptures

(v.) catch; rush; drive away, expel; go to; meet (a situation), happen to

(n.) drama, play | (char.) severe (not used alone)

(n.) ticket; stamp, receipt, invoice; vote; bank note; hostage | (char./m.) amateur performance (of Beijing opera, etc.); measure word for shipment or business deal

(char.) lose; harm; spoil, damage | (v./adj.) (dialect) to mock or satirize; sarcastic, bitter

(v./adv.) ignore; suddenly

(adj.) huge, tremendous, colossal

(n.) cannon; (also: big gun; firecracker; blast hole filled with dynamite) | (v.) (cooking method) to quick fry; (dialect) to dry by heat | (v.) (TCM) to prepare (herbal medicines) by roasting in a pan; (lit.) to roast (food)

(adj./n.) old, used; past, bygone; former; things in the past; old friendship

(n./v.) end, extreme, tip; to hold something level with both hands | (char.) reason; aspect; beginning; unhappy occurrence | (v./adj.) to hold something level with both hands; erect, regular; proper, upright

(v.) visit; concern oneself with; stretch forward; spy into; explore; dip one's hand into sth.

(n.) lake | (char.) Hu (referring to Hunan or Hubei Province); Hu (referring to Huzhou, in Zhejiang Province)

(v./n.) to record, to video; to write down; to hire; record, collection

(n.) leaf; leaf-like thing; Chinese family name; part of a historical period | (char.) be in harmony, be in accord (with)