Most Common Chinese Characters (page 79)

(char.) to offer sacrifices to the gods or the spirits of the dead

used in place names

(char.) something resembling cotton; cotton wadding; long-winded | (v.) to wad or pad with cotton

(n.) fragrant plant (mentioned in ancient books)

drawer; tier; tray

(char.) (numbness of the limbs - This character is not used alone)

firmament | heaven

(char.) burst or split (open); loophole

(char.) night

city | village

continued rain

(n.) fork, branch; accident, mistake | (v.) to diverge; to change the topic (in a conversation); to arrange (time) to avoid concurrence; (of voice) become hoarse

(char.) pastry; bait; to entice

eggplant

(char.) pliable but strong, tenacious (this character is not used alone)

(literary) fine jade

surname Zou | vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong

used in 珊瑚[shan1 hu2]

(v.) hold in, hold back, suppress; suffocate, feel oppressed

(literary) dangerous; perilous | (literary) almost; well-nigh

grumble | chatter

to err | to change

anger | indignation | hatred

(char.) quarrel, dispute

Only in compound words

to go against | to be contrary to | perverse | rebellious

(char.) (lit.) bangs (a hair style with fringe of children in ancient China); handsome and talented people

used in 孜孜[zi1 zi1]

Cantonese | short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1]

(char.) narrow; strategically located pass

Only in compound words

clang of metals | small gong

(char.) irregular, abnormal; lopsided; (lit.) fractional amount

(v.) pick meat from bones; clean, pick (fingernails or teeth); pick out and discard

(bound form) low area within a surrounding barrier | (literary) small castle; fort

a fence

(n.) sediment, precipitation; shallow lake

leap on or over | suddenly

a tiger's roar | to scare | to intimidate | (coll.) to fool | to bluff

gong | CL:面[mian4]