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Master List of Chinese Characters

(encoded in Unicode UTF-8)

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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Showing 0-50 of 1774 characters with simplified equivalents

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Character jyutping pinyin Meaning Type
0 strokes
鶿 / 鹚 ci4 ci2 cormorant   edit
僨 / 偾 fan5 fen4 to instigate; to ruin; to destroy   edit
鸕 / 鸬 lou4 lu2 cormorant   edit
曇 / 昙 taam4 tan2 cloudy, overcast   edit
堯 / 尧 yiu4 yao2 surname Yao or Tang Yao a legendary Emperor   edit
2 strokes
渦 / 涡 gwo1 wo1 wo1 gua1 {guo1} swirl; whirlpool; eddy   edit
4 strokes
弔 / 吊 diu3 diao4 condole; mourn; console   edit
內 / 内 noi6 nei4 inside; within   edit
忄 / 忄 sam1 xin1 KangXi radical 61 (standing heart)   edit
戶 / 户 wu6 hu4 door; household; family; account   edit
5 strokes
冊 / 册 caak3 ce4 volume; book; copy   edit
疋 / 匹 pat1 pi3 a bolt/roll (of cloth)   edit
叵 / 叵 po2 po3 impossibly; at once   edit
6 strokes
艸 / 艹 cou2 cao3 Kangxi radical 140 (grass)   edit
丟 / 丢 diu1 diu1 to lose; to throw; to put aside   edit
汎 / 泛 faan3 fan4 to float; extensive; to flood; superficial   edit
伕 / 夫 fu1 fu1 coolie; attendant   edit
机 / 机 gei1 ji1 small table; (tree name)   edit
后 / 后 hau6 hou4 empress; queen   edit
兇 / 凶 hung1 xiong1 fierce; brutal; ruffian   edit
糹 / 纟 si1 si1 Kangxi radical 120 variant (silk)   edit
州 / 州 zau1 zhou1 administrative district in ancient China   edit
7 strokes
阪 / 坂 baan2 ban3 hilly slope   edit
別 / 别 bit6 bie2 differentiate; category; other; take leave   edit
佈 / 布 bou3 bu4 to announce; to arrange   edit
貝 / 贝 bui3 bei4 shells; cowries used as money   edit
車 / 车 ce1 geoi1 che1 ju1 cart; vehicle; car   edit
呎 / 尺 cek3 chi3 foot (measurement)   edit
沖 / 冲 cung1 chong1 pour; make drinks   edit
兌 / 兑 deoi3 dui4 to exchange; to cash; to dilute   edit
夾 / 夹 gaap3 gap3 jia1 jia2 press from both sides; wedged between; clip   edit
見 / 见 gin3 jin6 jian4 xian4 see; meet; view; show evidence of   edit
決 / 决 kyut3 jue2 decide; execute; determined; definitely   edit
抉 / 抉 kyut3 jue2 choose, select; gouge, pluck out   edit
呂 / 吕 leoi5 lv3 (a Chinese surname)   edit
沒 / 没 mut6 mei2 mo4 not have; less than; sink; confiscate   edit
吳 / 吴 ng4 wu2 Wu (state)   edit
佘 / 佘 se4 she2 (surname)   edit
杓 / 勺 soek3 biu1 shao2 biao1 ladle; spoon; scoop   edit
牠 / 它 taa1 ta1 it (an animal)   edit
禿 / 秃 tuk1 tu1 bald; bare   edit
佔 / 占 zim3 zhan4 forcibly occupy   edit
災 / 灾 zoi1 zai1 calamity; disaster; catastrophe   edit
妝 / 妆 zong1 zhuang1 apply makeup; dowry; stage makeup   edit
壯 / 壮 zong3 zhuang4 strong; magnificent; strengthen   edit
8 strokes
亞 / 亚 aa3 ya4 second; Asia   edit
併 / 并 bing3 bing6 bing4 combine; merge; incorporate; join   edit
並 / 并 bing6 bing3 bing4 side by side; together; actually; and then   edit
長 / 长 coeng4 zoeng2 chang2 zhang3 long; length; forte; grow; older; chief   edit
牀 / 床 cong4 chuang2 variant of 床   edit

 

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