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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Showing most recently edited 20 characters in the database

Character	jyutping	pinyin	Meaning	Type	Strokes
食	sik6 zi6 ji6	shi2 yi4 {si4}	eat	edit	9
扁	pin1 bin2	pian3 pin4 pian2 fan1 bian4 bian	flat; tablet, signboard; anc. surname; small	edit	9
手	sau2	shou3	hand	edit	4
抄	caau1	chao1	to transcribe; to plagiarize; to confiscate	edit	7
打	daa2 daa1	da3 da2	hit; strike \| dozen	edit	5
撈 / 捞	lou4 laau4 laau1 lou1	liao4 liao2 lao4 lao2 lao1	[1] [v] pull or drag out of the water; dredge	edit	15
低	dai1	di1	lower, bend; low	edit	7
迷	mai4	mi2	indistinct; vague; dim	edit	10
如	jyu4	ru2	if, as if, like, equal to	edit	6
掌	zoeng2	zhang3	palm of the hand, slap	edit	12
反	faan2 ban2	fan3 fan1 fan4	reverse; opposite; contrary	edit	4
易	ji6 jik6	yi4	easy; change	edit	8
住	zyu6	zhu4	live, reside, stay	edit	7
站	zaam6	zhan4 zhan1	station; stop	edit	10
尾	mei5	wei3 yi3	tail; rear; final; remaining	edit	7
注	zyu3	zhu4 zhou4	pour liquid; concentrate; focus	edit	8
起	hei2	qi3	to start; rise; get up	edit	10
戎	jung4	rong2	arms, armaments; military affair	edit	6
兵	bing1	bing1	weapons; soldier; troops; military	edit	7
船	syun4	chuan2 yan2	ship; boat; vessel; craft	edit	11