Basics

Start with simple shapes, directions, and everyday building blocks.

一yi1 · one · 1 strokes 二er4 · two · 2 strokes 三san1 · three · 3 strokes 四5 strokes 五4 strokes 六4 strokes 七2 strokes 八2 strokes 九2 strokes 十2 strokes 大da4 · big · 3 strokes 小xiao3 · small · 3 strokes 上shang4 · up; above · 3 strokes 下xia4 · down; below · 3 strokes 左zuo3 · left · 5 strokes 右you4 · right · 5 strokes 中zhong1 · middle; China · 4 strokes 口kou3 · mouth; opening · 3 strokes 手4 strokes 日ri4 · sun; day · 4 strokes 月yue4 · moon; month · 4 strokes 水shui3 · water · 4 strokes 火huo3 · fire · 4 strokes 土3 strokes 金8 strokes 木mu4 · wood; tree · 4 strokes 山shan1 · mountain · 3 strokes 石5 strokes 田tian2 · field · 5 strokes

People and Family

Characters learners meet early in greetings, family words, and daily conversation.

人ren2 · person · 2 strokes 我wo3 · I; me · 7 strokes 你ni3 · you · 7 strokes 他ta1 · he; him · 5 strokes 她ta1 · she; her · 6 strokes 们men · plural marker for people · 5 strokes 爸8 strokes 妈6 strokes 哥10 strokes 姐8 strokes 弟7 strokes 妹8 strokes 朋8 strokes 友4 strokes 情11 strokes 爱ai4 · love · 10 strokes 家jia1 · home; family · 10 strokes

Time and Nature

Useful characters for dates, seasons, weather, and the world around you.

Actions

Common verbs that help beginners read and write simple Chinese sentences.

School and Learning

Hanzi often used in classrooms, study routines, and beginner learning material.

Colors and Descriptions

Characters for colors, size, quality, and comparison.

Places and Objects

Characters that appear often in place names, transport, and everyday nouns.

High-frequency Characters

Common characters that appear across many sentences and search queries.

的8 strokes 一yi1 · one · 1 strokes 是shi4 · to be; yes · 9 strokes 在zai4 · at; in; be doing · 6 strokes 不bu4 · not; no · 4 strokes 了2 strokes 有you3 · to have; there is · 6 strokes 和8 strokes 人ren2 · person · 2 strokes 这7 strokes 中zhong1 · middle; China · 4 strokes 大da4 · big · 3 strokes 为4 strokes 上shang4 · up; above · 3 strokes 个3 strokes 国8 strokes 我wo3 · I; me · 7 strokes 以4 strokes 要9 strokes 他ta1 · he; him · 5 strokes 时shi2 · time; hour · 7 strokes 来lai2 · come · 7 strokes 用5 strokes 们men · plural marker for people · 5 strokes 生sheng1 · life; born; student suffix · 5 strokes 到8 strokes 作7 strokes 地di4 · earth; ground · 6 strokes 于3 strokes 出5 strokes 就12 strokes 分4 strokes 对5 strokes 成6 strokes 会6 strokes 可5 strokes 主5 strokes 发5 strokes 年nian2 · year · 6 strokes 动6 strokes 同6 strokes 工3 strokes 也3 strokes 能10 strokes 下xia4 · down; below · 3 strokes 过6 strokes 子3 strokes 说shuo1 · speak; say · 9 strokes 产6 strokes 种9 strokes 面9 strokes 而6 strokes 方4 strokes 后6 strokes 多6 strokes 定8 strokes 行6 strokes 学xue2 · learn; study · 8 strokes 法8 strokes 所8 strokes 民5 strokes 得11 strokes 经8 strokes 十2 strokes 三san1 · three · 3 strokes 之3 strokes 进7 strokes 着11 strokes 等12 strokes 部10 strokes 度9 strokes 家jia1 · home; family · 10 strokes 电5 strokes 力2 strokes 里7 strokes 如6 strokes 水shui3 · water · 4 strokes 化4 strokes 高10 strokes 自6 strokes 二er4 · two · 2 strokes 理11 strokes 起10 strokes 小xiao3 · small · 3 strokes 物8 strokes 现8 strokes 实8 strokes 加5 strokes 量12 strokes 都10 strokes 两7 strokes 体7 strokes 制8 strokes 机6 strokes 当6 strokes 使8 strokes 点9 strokes 从4 strokes 业5 strokes 本5 strokes 去qu4 · go · 5 strokes 把7 strokes 性8 strokes 好hao3 · good · 6 strokes 应7 strokes 开4 strokes 它5 strokes 合6 strokes 还7 strokes 因6 strokes 由5 strokes 其8 strokes 些8 strokes 然12 strokes 前9 strokes 外5 strokes 天tian1 · sky; day · 4 strokes 政9 strokes 四5 strokes 日ri4 · sun; day · 4 strokes 那6 strokes 社7 strokes 义3 strokes 事8 strokes 平5 strokes 形7 strokes 相9 strokes 全6 strokes 表8 strokes 间7 strokes 样10 strokes 与3 strokes 关6 strokes 各6 strokes 重9 strokes 新13 strokes 线8 strokes 内4 strokes 数13 strokes 正5 strokes 心4 strokes 反4 strokes 你ni3 · you · 7 strokes 明ming2 · bright; clear · 8 strokes 看kan4 · look; watch · 9 strokes 原10 strokes 又2 strokes 么3 strokes 利7 strokes 比4 strokes 或8 strokes 但7 strokes 质8 strokes 气4 strokes 第11 strokes 向6 strokes 道12 strokes 命8 strokes 此6 strokes 变8 strokes 条7 strokes 只5 strokes 没7 strokes 结9 strokes 解13 strokes 问6 strokes 意13 strokes 建8 strokes 月yue4 · moon; month · 4 strokes 公4 strokes 无4 strokes 系7 strokes 军6 strokes 很9 strokes 情11 strokes 者8 strokes 最12 strokes 立5 strokes 代5 strokes 想13 strokes

Hanzi stroke order index