Master List of Chinese Characters

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This section shows all characters currently input into CantoDict.

The difficultly levels are arbitrary numbers based on my own perception of how useful a character is to a learner of Chinese. They are used in the various Online Quizzes.

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Character	jyutping	pinyin	Meaning	Type	Strokes
豉	si6	chi3 (shi4)	fermented beans	edit	11
汁	zap1	zhi1 xie2 shi2	juice; sap	edit	5
皮	pei4	pi2	skin, hide, fur; naughty	edit	5
間 / 间	gaan1 gaan3	jian1 jian4	interval of time	edit	12
三	saam1 saam3	san1	three; several	edit	3
沙	saa1	sha1	sand	edit	7
淋	lam4	lin2 lun2	drip; soak with water	edit	11
蟹	haai5	xie4 xie3	crab	edit	19
桌	zoek3 coek3	zhuo1	[1] [n] table; desk; stand [2] dishes for gues	edit	10
醬 / 酱	zoeng3	jiang4	paste, jam; sauce	edit	18
公	gung1	gong1	public; grandfather; unselfish	edit	4
桃	tou4*2 tou4	tao2 shu4 tao1 tiao1 zhao4	peach	edit	10
蒲	pou4	pu2	kill time; hang about	edit	14
通	tung1	tong1 {tong4}	flow easily; smooth; move	edit	11
煙 / 烟	jin1	yan1 yin1	smoke; tobacco; fumes	edit	13
埋	maai4	mai2 man2	bury; conceal; move closer	edit	10
生	saang1 sang1	sheng1/5	life; birth	edit	5
腦 / 脑	nou5	nao3 nao4	the brain	edit	13
未	mei6	wei4	not yet, not	edit	5
門 / 门	mun4	men2	gate, door; entrance	edit	8