3000 Most Common Chinese Characters

Question 1

What does 的 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 1

It is a connective particle, it can also indicate posession [de]

Question 2

What does 一 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 2

A little, One, First [yī]

Question 3

What does 是 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 3

To Be [shì

Question 4

What does 不 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 4

Negation, Not [bù]

Question 5

What does 了 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 5

verb particle marking a new situation or a completed action [le]

Question 6

What does 人 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 6

Human, Person [rén]

Question 7

What does 我 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 7

i, Me [wǒ]

Question 8

What does 在 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 8

To be At (Place) [zài]

Question 9

What does 有 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 9

Have (you) there is [yǒu]

Question 10

What does 他 and 她 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 10

He/Him and She/Her [tā]

Question 11

What does 这 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 11

This [zhè]

Question 12

What does 中 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 12

Middle, In [zhōng]

Question 13

What does 大 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 13

Big, Great [dà]

Question 14

What does 来 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 14

Come, Future [lái]

Question 15

What does 上 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 15

Up, Above, Over, on Top [shàng]

Question 16

What does 国 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 16

Country, Kingdom, Nation [guó]

Question 17

What does 个 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 17

Measure Word, Individual [gè]

Question 18

What does 到 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 18

to, towards, until, arrive, reach [dào]

Question 19

What does 说 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 19

to say, speak, to persuade [shuō]

Question 20

What does 们 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 20

Plural Suffix for pronouns and human nouns [men]

Question 21

What does 为 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 21

for, for the sake of, do, act, act as, be, become [wèi]

Question 22

What does 子 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 22

Son, Child [zǐ]

Question 23

What does 和 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 23

Together, With, Harmony, Gentle, Mild [hé]

Question 24

What does 你 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 24

You [nǐ]

Question 25

What does 地 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 25

earth, ground, soil, place, position, distance [dì]

Question 26

What does 出 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 26

go out, come out, in direction out from something, emit, issue, prouce [chū]

Question 27

What does 道 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 27

way, path, channel, way, doctrine [dào]

Question 28

What does 也 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 28

also, as well [yě]

Question 29

What does 时 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 29

period, season, fragment of time [shí]

Question 30

What does 年 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 30

year [nián]

Question 31

What does 得 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 31

get, reach, achieve [dé]

Question 32

What does 就 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 32

just, simply, right away [jiù]

Question 33

What does 那 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 33

that nà]

Question 34

What does 要 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 34

want, will, shall, need, important, essential [yào]

Question 35

What does 下 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 35

below, under, lower [xià]

Question 36

What does 以 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 36

use, take, according to, because of, in order to [yǐ]

Question 37

What does 生 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 37

give birth, life [shēng]

Question 38

What does 会 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 38

can, able, meet, meeting, society, union, party [huì]

Question 39

What does 自 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 39

from, since [zì]

Question 40

What does 着 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 40

verb particle marking a continuing progress/state [zhe]

Question 41

What does 去 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 41

go, leave, depart [qù]

Question 42

What does 之 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 42

[zhī]

Question 43

What does 过 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 43

pass, cross, go by, exceed [guò]

Question 44

What does 家 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 44

home, house[jiā]

Question 45

What does 学 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 45

study, learn [xué]

Question 46

What does 对 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 46

correct, answer, treat, agree, mutual [duì]

Question 47

What does 可 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 47

Able, may, can [kě]

Question 48

What does 里 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 48

neighbourhood, half kilometer [lǐ]

Question 49

What does 后 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 49

queen [hòu]

Question 50

What does 小 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 50

small [xiǎo]

Question 51

What does 么 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 51

Interrogative suffix, like a question mark [me/mo]

Question 52

What does 心 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 52

Heart [xin]

Question 53

What does 多 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 53

Many, Much, More [duo]

Question 54

What does 天 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 54

God, Sky, Heaven [tian]

Question 55

What does 而 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 55

And, Furthermore [er]

Question 56

What does 能 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 56

To be Capable of, Able to, Can[neng]

Question 57

What does 好 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 57

Good, To Like [hao]

Question 58

What does 都 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 58

All [Dou]

Question 59

What does 然 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 59

Correct, right, so[Ran]

Question 60

What does 日 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 60

Sun, Day [Ri]

Question 61

What does 起 mean? how is it pronounced?

Answer 61

To rise, to Start[Qi]