Same syllables, same tones,
different words - the pairs Mandarin learners trip on most. Tap a word
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tā men ×3
他们 they · 她们 they · 它们 they
bù duì ×2
不对 incorrect · 部队 army
jiā rén ×2
家人 family member · 佳人 beautiful woman
jìn lái ×2
进来 to come in · 近来 recently
wàng jì ×2
忘记 to forget · 旺季 busy season
yī shēng ×2
医生 doctor · 一生 all one's life
zhèng shì ×3
正是 is precisely · 正式 formal · 正视 to face squarely
zhōng xīn ×3
中心 center · 忠心 good faith · 衷心 heartfelt
bì xū ×2
必须 to have to · 必需 to need
bù mǎn ×2
不满 dissatisfied · 布满 to be covered with
bù xíng ×2
不行 won't do · 步行 to go on foot
cí diǎn ×2
词典 dictionary · 辞典 variant of 詞典|词典 (詞典|词典 · dictionary)
diàn yuán ×2
店员 shop assistant · 电源 electric power source
dìng wèi ×2
订位 to reserve a seat · 定位 to orientate
gǎn dào ×2
感到 to feel · 赶到 to hurry (to some place)
gōng yuán ×2
公园 park (for public recreation) · 公元 CE (Common Era)
jiǎn chá ×2
检查 inspection · 检察 to inspect
jiē dào ×2
接到 to receive (letter etc) · 街道 street
lǎo shi ×2
老是 always · 老实 honest
lǚ xíng ×2
旅行 to travel · 履行 to fulfill (one's obligations)
mù dì ×2
目的 purpose · 墓地 cemetery
nán fāng ×2
南方 south · 男方 (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side
shí wù ×2
食物 food · 实物 material object
xiǎng qǐ ×2
想起 to recall · 响起 (of a sound) to come forth
xīng xing ×2
星星 (coll.) a star · 猩猩 orangutan
yǒu rén ×2
有人 someone · 友人 friend
yuè fèn ×2
月份 month · 月分 variant of 月份 (月份 · month)
zhù yuàn ×2
住院 to stay in hospital · 祝愿 to wish
zǒu jìn ×2
走进 to enter · 走近 to approach
xíng shì ×3
形式 outer appearance · 形势 circumstances · 刑事 criminal
bào dào ×2
报到 to report for duty · 报道 to report (news)
bèi zi ×2
被子 blanket · 辈子 all one's life
bù jiàn ×2
不见 not to see · 部件 part
chéng shì ×2
城市 city · 程式 form
chū zhōng ×2
初中 junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学) · 初衷 original intention
fā yán ×2
发言 to make a speech · 发炎 to become inflamed
fǎn yìng ×2
反应 to react · 反映 to mirror
gōng fu ×2
功夫 skill · 工夫 period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
gōng kè ×2
功课 homework · 公克 gram
huì huà ×2
会话 (language learning) conversation · 绘画 to draw
huì yì ×2
会议 meeting · 会意 also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
jí shí ×2
及时 timely · 即时 immediate
jì lù ×2
纪录 variant of 記錄|记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") · 记录 to record
jiā jù ×2
家具 furniture · 加剧 to intensify
jiě mèi ×2
姊妹 (older and younger) sisters · 姐妹 sisters
jǐn jǐn ×2
仅仅 barely · 紧紧 closely
jīng lì ×2
经历 to experience · 精力 energy
jīng yíng ×2
经营 to engage in (business etc) · 晶莹 sparkling and translucent
píng jià ×2
评价 to evaluate · 平价 reasonably priced
sàn bù ×2
散步 to take a walk · 散布 to disseminate
shēn fèn zhèng ×2
身份证 identity card · 身分证 variant of 身份證|身份证 (身份證|身份证 · identity card)
shí lì ×2
实力 strength · 实例 actual example
shì jì ×2
世纪 century · 事迹 notable deeds
shì shí ×2
事实 fact · 适时 timely
shì yòng ×2
适用 to be applicable · 试用 to try sth out
wén míng ×2
文明 civilized · 闻名 well-known
xiàn jīn ×2
现金 cash · 现今 now
xiǎng xiàng ×2
想像 to imagine · 想象 to imagine
xíng chéng ×2
形成 to form · 行程 journey
yào shi ×2
要是 (coll.) if · 钥匙 key
yì yì ×2
意义 sense · 异议 objection
yǒu lì ×2
有利 advantageous · 有力 powerful
zhēn shì ×2
真是 indeed · 珍视 to place great importance on
zhèng jiàn ×2
证件 certificate · 政见 political views
zhǐ shì ×2
只是 merely · 指示 to point out
zhì dìng ×2
制定 to draw up · 制订 to work out
zhōng yú ×2
终于 at last · 忠于 to be loyal to
zuò kè ×2
做客 to be a guest or visitor · 作客 to live somewhere as a visitor
quán lì ×3
权利 right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) · 全力 with all one's strength · 权力 power
biāo zhì ×2
标志 sign · 标致 Peugeot (automobile brand)
bù zhì ×2
布置 to arrange · 不致 not in such a way as to
dǎo méi ×2
倒楣 variant of 倒霉 (倒霉 · to have bad luck) · 倒霉 to have bad luck
dēng lù ×2
登录 to register · 登陆 to land
dù guò ×2
度过 to pass · 渡过 to cross over
fèi qì ×2
废气 exhaust gas · 废弃 to discard
fēn wéi ×2
分为 to divide sth into (parts) · 氛围 ambience
hán yì ×2
含义 meaning (implicit in a phrase) · 涵义 content
hé suàn ×2
合算 worthwhile · 核算 to calculate
huà zhuāng ×2
化装 (of actors) to make up · 化妆 to put on makeup
jī dòng ×2
激动 to move emotionally · 机动 locomotive
jí qí ×2
极其 extremely · 及其 (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...
jiān gù ×2
坚固 firm · 兼顾 to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time
jiào huì ×2
教会 Christian church · 教诲 teachings
jué bù ×2
绝不 in no way · 决不 not at all
niǔ kòu ×2
钮扣 variant of 紐扣|纽扣 (紐扣|纽扣 · button) · 纽扣 button
rèn xìng ×2
任性 willful · 韧性 toughness
shēn fèn ×2
身份 identity · 身分 variant of 身份 (身份 · identity)
shēng xiào ×2
生肖 animal from the Chinese zodiac · 生效 (of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force
shí yòng ×2
实用 to apply in practice · 食用 to eat
shì lì ×2
市立 municipal · 视力 eyesight
shì wù ×2
事物 thing · 事务 (political, economic etc) affairs
suàn zhàng ×2
算帐 to settle accounts · 算账 (accounting) to balance the books
tóng huà ×2
童话 children's fairy tales · 同化 assimilation (cultural, digestive, phonemic etc)
tóng nián ×2
童年 childhood · 同年 in the same year
wēi xìn ×2
微信 WeChat message · 威信 prestige
wú xiàn ×2
无限 unlimited · 无线 wireless
xìng zhì ×2
性质 nature · 兴致 mood
yù dìng ×2
预订 to place an order · 预定 to arrange in advance
yù jiàn ×2
遇见 to meet · 预见 to foresee
zhàng dān ×2
帐单 variant of 賬單|账单 (賬單|账单 · bill) · 账单 bill
zhí wù ×2
植物 plant · 职务 post
zhì lì ×2
智力 intelligence · 致力 to devote oneself to
gōng lì ×3
功利 utility · 公立 public (e.g. school, hospital) · 功力 merit
gōng shì ×3
公式 formula · 公事 work-related matters · 公示 public notification
yǒu yì ×3
友谊 companionship · 有意 to intend · 有益 useful
yuán xíng ×3
原形 original shape · 原型 model · 圆形 round
ài zī bìng ×2
爱滋病 variant of 艾滋病 (艾滋病 · (loanword) AIDS) · 艾滋病 (loanword) AIDS
biàn shì ×2
辨识 identification · 便是 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
bù lì ×2
不利 unfavorable · 不力 not to do one's best
chéng xiàn ×2
呈献 to present respectfully · 呈现 to appear
fā jué ×2
发觉 to become aware · 发掘 to excavate
fǎ zhì ×2
法制 legal system and institutions · 法治 rule of law
fēng miàn ×2
锋面 front (meteorology) · 封面 cover (of a publication)
fú lì ×2
福利 benefit (provided by an employer or organization) · 浮力 buoyancy
fù rén ×2
妇人 married woman · 富人 rich person
gōng dú ×2
工读 (of a delinquent) to be reformed through work and study · 攻读 to major (in a field)
gōng huì ×2
公会 guild · 工会 labor union
gōng yì ×2
工艺 arts and crafts · 公益 public good
gōng zhèng ×2
公正 just · 公证 to notarize
guò dù ×2
过度 excessive · 过渡 to cross over (by ferry)
hòu bèi ×2
后辈 younger generation · 后备 reserve
huí xiǎng ×2
回响 to echo · 回想 to recall
jī lǜ ×2
机率 (Tw) (math.) probability · 几率 probability
jī zhì ×2
机制 mechanism · 机智 quick-witted
jì yì ×2
记忆 to remember · 技艺 skill
jiāo dài ×2
交代 to transfer (duties to sb else) · 胶带 adhesive tape
kě wàng ×2
渴望 to thirst for · 可望 can be expected (to)
lián jié ×2
连结 (Tw) link (on a website) · 廉洁 incorruptible
mù jí ×2
募集 to raise · 目击 to see with one's own eyes
pǐn wèi ×2
品味 to sample · 品位 rank
pò lì ×2
破例 to make an exception · 魄力 courage
qǐ shì ×2
启事 to post information · 启示 to reveal
qián chéng ×2
前程 future (career etc) prospects · 虔诚 pious
qīng cuì ×2
青翠 fresh and green · 清脆 sharp and clear
qíng jié ×2
情节 circumstances · 情结 complex (psychology)
rén shì ×2
人士 person · 人事 personnel
róng huà ×2
溶化 to melt · 融化 to melt
shēng zhí ×2
生殖 to reproduce · 升值 to rise in value
shī fu ×2
师傅 master · 师父 used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan)
shì shì ×2
世事 affairs of life · 逝世 to pass away
shǒu zhǎng ×2
首长 senior official · 手掌 palm
shū xiě ×2
输血 to transfuse blood · 书写 to write
shù mù ×2
数目 amount · 树木 tree
shuǐ dào ×2
水道 watercourse (river, canal, drain etc) · 水稻 rice
shuǐ lì ×2
水力 hydraulic power · 水利 water conservancy
táo qì ×2
陶器 pottery · 淘气 naughty
tǒng zhì ×2
统制 to control · 统治 to rule (a country)
wáng guó ×2
亡国 (of a nation) to be destroyed · 王国 kingdom
xíng shǐ ×2
行驶 to travel along a route (of vehicles etc) · 行使 to exercise (a right etc)
xíng tài ×2
形态 shape · 型态 form
xiū yǎng ×2
修养 accomplishment · 休养 to recuperate
xuān shì ×2
宣示 to vow · 宣誓 to swear an oath (of office)
xué shì ×2
学识 erudition · 学士 bachelor's degree
xué wèi ×2
学位 academic degree · 穴位 acupuncture point
yī dài ×2
一带 region · 一代 an era
yì zhì ×2
意志 will · 抑制 to inhibit
zhàn yǒu ×2
占有 to have · 战友 comrade-in-arms
zhèn dòng ×2
振动 to vibrate · 震动 to shake
zhēng qì ×2
蒸气 vapor · 争气 to work hard for sth
zhì cí ×2
致词 variant of 致辭|致辞 (致辭|致辞 · to express in words or writing) · 致辞 to express in words or writing
zhōng zhǐ ×2
终止 to stop · 中止 to cease
zì zhì ×2
自制 to maintain self-control · 自治 autonomy
bǐ shì ×3
笔试 written examination · 比试 to have a competition · 鄙视 to despise
bào lì ×2
暴力 violence · 暴利 sudden huge profits
chá kàn ×2
查看 to look over · 察看 to watch
chū chǎng ×2
出场 (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform · 出厂 to leave the factory (of finished goods)
chū shì ×2
出事 to have an accident · 出示 to show
fù nǚ ×2
妇女 woman · 父女 father and daughter
fù yǒu ×2
富有 rich · 负有 to be responsible for
gōng jī ×2
公鸡 cock · 攻击 to attack
jí lì ×2
吉利 auspicious · 极力 to make a supreme effort
shì hòu ×2
事后 after the event · 侍候 to serve
yí qì ×2
仪器 instrument · 遗弃 to leave
yuán dì ×2
园地 garden area · 原地 (in) the original place
àn jiàn ×2
按键 button or key (on a device) · 案件 case
bào fù ×2
报复 to make reprisals · 抱负 aspiration
bù xiè ×2
不屑 to disdain to do sth · 不懈 untiring
cái wù ×2
财务 financial affairs · 财物 property
dì yù ×2
地域 area · 地狱 hell
dǒng shì ×2
懂事 (esp. of a child) sensible · 董事 board member
fàn chóu ×2
犯愁 to worry · 范畴 category
gōng guān ×2
公关 public relations · 攻关 to storm a strategic pass
hé shí ×2
何时 when · 核实 to verify
jí dù ×2
嫉妒 to be jealous of · 极度 extremely
jì shí ×2
纪实 record of actual events · 计时 to measure time
jiān rèn ×2
兼任 to hold a concurrent post · 坚韧 tough and durable
jiāo jí ×2
交集 common ground · 焦急 anxiety
jiè xiàn ×2
界线 limits · 界限 boundary
jìn tóu ×2
劲头 enthusiasm · 尽头 end
jǐng guān ×2
景观 landscape · 警官 constable
kàn zhòng ×2
看中 to have a preference for · 看重 to regard as important
lián zhèng ×2
廉政 to govern with integrity · 廉正 upright and honest
liè shì ×2
劣势 inferior · 烈士 martyr
mì fēng ×2
密封 to seal up · 蜜蜂 bee
shāo hòu ×2
稍候 to wait a moment · 稍后 in a little while
shēng yù ×2
声誉 reputation · 生育 to give birth to
shí sù ×2
时速 speed per hour · 食宿 board and lodging
shì yí ×2
事宜 matters · 适宜 suitable
shǒu shì ×2
手势 gesture · 首饰 jewelry
tè zhì ×2
特制 specially made · 特质 characteristic
tǐ zhì ×2
体制 system · 体质 (of an organization, society etc) structural soundness
tuán yuán ×2
团员 member · 团圆 to have a reunion
wài mào ×2
外貌 profile · 外贸 foreign trade
wēi jí ×2
危及 to endanger · 危急 critical
wèi jīng ×2
味精 monosodium glutamate (MSG) · 未经 not having undergone
xīn shēng ×2
心声 heartfelt wish · 新生 new
xīn shì ×2
心事 a load on one's mind · 新式 new style
xīn suān ×2
心酸 to feel sad · 辛酸 pungent (taste)
yǎn shì ×2
掩饰 to cover up · 演示 to demonstrate
yì lì ×2
屹立 to tower · 毅力 perseverance
yǐn qíng ×2
引擎 engine (loanword) · 隐情 sth one wishes to keep secret
yù shì ×2
浴室 bathroom · 预示 to indicate
yù yán ×2
寓言 fable · 预言 to predict
zài xiàn ×2
再现 to recreate · 在线 online
zhǔ fù ×2
主妇 housewife · 嘱咐 to urge
zhuān zhù ×2
专注 to focus · 专著 monograph
jiǎo ×6
饺 dumplings with meat filling · 脚 foot · 角 angle · 搅 to disturb · 绞 to twist (strands into a thread) · 缴 to hand in
yǐ ×6
椅 chair · 已 already · 乙 second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 · 以 to use · 倚 to lean on · 矣 classical final particle, similar to modern 了
xié ×4
鞋 shoe · 叶 to be in harmony · 斜 inclined · 邪 demonic
bēi ×3
杯 cup · 背 to carry on one's back · 碑 a monument
dì ×3
第 (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth") · 地 earth · 递 to hand over
kuài ×3
筷 chopstick · 块 lump · 快 rapid
wán ×3
玩 to play · 完 to finish · 丸 ball
yòu ×3
右 right · 又 (once) again · 铀 uranium (chemistry)
jì ×11
记 to record · 季 season · 寄 to entrust · 既 already · 系 to tie · 暨 (literary) and · +5 more
jiàn ×8
见 to see · 件 item · 建 to establish · 键 key (on a piano or computer keyboard) · 剑 double-edged sword · 箭 arrow · +2 more
shì ×8
事 matter · 是 to be (followed by substantives only) · 试 to test · 市 market · 室 room · 世 life · +2 more
zhù ×7
住 to live · 祝 to pray for · 助 to help · 柱 pillar · 驻 to halt · 注 to pour into · +1 more
hé ×6
和 (joining two nouns) and · 河 river (CL:條|条,道) · 合 to close · 盒 small box · 何 what · 核 pit
bàn ×5
半 half · 办 to establish · 伴 partner · 扮 to disguise oneself as · 拌 to mix
jiān ×5
间 between · 肩 shoulder · 尖 pointed · 兼 double · 煎 to pan fry
jìn ×5
进 to go forward · 近 near · 浸 to immerse · 劲 strength · 尽 to use up
píng ×5
瓶 bottle · 平 flat · 坪 a plain · 凭 to lean against · 评 to discuss
yuán ×5
元 currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) · 员 person engaged in a certain field of activity · 圆 circle · 原 original · 园 land used for growing plants
bān ×4
班 team · 搬 to move (i.e. relocate oneself) · 般 sort · 扳 to pull
bù ×4
不 no · 布 cloth · 步 a step · 部 ministry
cháng ×4
常 always · 长 long · 尝 to taste · 肠 intestines
dào ×4
到 to reach · 倒 to invert · 道 road · 盗 to steal
dòng ×4
动 (of sth) to move · 冻 to freeze · 洞 cave · 栋 classifier for houses or buildings
gē ×4
歌 song (CL:首,支) · 鸽 pigeon · 割 to cut · 搁 to put
huà ×4
话 language · 画 to draw · 化 to make into · 划 to delimit
jiāo ×4
教 to teach · 交 to hand over · 浇 to pour liquid · 焦 burnt
lù ×4
路 road (CL:條|条) · 录 diary · 露 dew · 鹿 deer
qī ×4
七 seven · 期 a period of time · 沏 to brew (tea) · 漆 paint
shí ×4
十 ten · 时 o'clock · 拾 to pick up · 识 to know
tā ×4
他 he · 她 she · 它 it · 塌 to collapse
xī ×4
西 west · 吸 to breathe · 稀 sparse · 锡 tin (chemistry)
zuò ×4
做 to make · 坐 to sit · 座 seat · 作 to do
bāo ×3
包 to cover · 剥 to peel · 煲 deep cooking pot
cì ×3
次 next in sequence · 刺 thorn · 赐 to confer
de ×3
地 -ly · 的 of · 得 structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
diàn ×3
电 lightning · 店 inn · 垫 pad
dú ×3
读 to read out · 毒 poison · 独 alone
dǔ ×3
肚 tripe · 堵 to block up (a road, pipe etc) · 赌 to bet
fēng ×3
风 wind · 封 to confer · 疯 insane
hào ×3
号 bugle · 好 to be fond of · 耗 to waste
jiā ×3
家 home · 加 to add · 夹 to press from either side
jiào ×3
叫 to shout · 较 to compare · 觉 a nap
jiǔ ×3
九 nine · 酒 wine (esp. rice wine) · 久 (of a period of time) long
jiù ×3
就 then · 救 to save · 旧 opposite: new 新
kè ×3
课 subject · 克 to be able to · 刻 quarter (hour)
kù ×3
裤 underpants · 库 warehouse · 酷 ruthless
lèi ×3
累 tired · 类 kind · 泪 tears
lǐ ×3
里 lining · 礼 gift · 理 texture
líng ×3
零 zero · 铃 (small) bell · 灵 quick
méi ×3
没 (negative prefix for verbs) have not · 煤 coal · 枚 classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc
nán ×3
南 south · 男 male · 难 difficult (to...)
shān ×3
山 mountain · 扇 to fan · 删 to delete
shǒu ×3
手 hand · 守 to guard · 首 head
shū ×3
书 book · 输 to lose · 梳 to comb
shù ×3
树 tree · 束 to bind · 竖 to erect
sì ×3
四 four · 赐 to confer · 寺 Buddhist temple
wǎn ×3
晚 evening · 碗 bowl · 挽 to pull
wàng ×3
忘 to forget · 旺 prosperous · 望 full moon
wǔ ×3
五 five · 舞 to dance · 捂 to enclose
xiān ×3
先 beforehand · 鲜 fresh · 掀 to lift (a lid)
xiǎng ×3
想 to think (about) · 响 echo · 享 to enjoy
xíng ×3
行 to walk · 型 mold · 形 to appear
yè ×3
页 page · 夜 night · 业 line of business
yī ×3
一 one · 医 medical · 依 to depend on
yǔ ×3
雨 rain · 予 (literary) to give · 与 (literary) to give
yuè ×3
月 moon · 越 to exceed · 跃 to jump
zài ×3
再 again · 在 to exist · 载 to carry
zhàn ×3
站 station · 占 to take possession of · 蘸 to dip in (ink, sauce etc)
zhèng ×3
正 straight · 证 certificate · 挣 to struggle to get free
zuì ×3
最 (after 之) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 "the greatest in the world") · 醉 intoxicated · 罪 guilt
bā ×2
八 eight · 扒 to peel
bǎi ×2
百 hundred · 摆 to arrange
bǐ ×2
比 to compare · 笔 writing brush
chū ×2
出 to go out · 初 at first
fàn ×2
饭 cooked rice · 犯 to violate
gān ×2
干 dry · 肝 liver (CL:葉|叶)
gè ×2
个 individual · 各 each
guān ×2
关 mountain pass · 官 government official
guì ×2
贵 expensive · 跪 to kneel
jǐ ×2
几 how many · 挤 to crowd in
kǎo ×2
考 to check · 烤 to roast
kě ×2
渴 thirsty · 可 (prefix) can
lóu ×2
楼 house with more than 1 story · 喽 subordinates in a gang of bandits
ma ×2
吗 (question particle for "yes-no" questions) · 嘛 modal particle indicating that sth is obvious
nǐ ×2
你 you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) · 拟 to plan to
qǐ ×2
起 to rise · 启 to open
suì ×2
岁 classifier for years (of age) · 碎 garrulous
tīng ×2
听 to listen to · 厅 (reception) hall
zhōng ×2
中 within · 钟 a (large) bell (CL:架)
jù ×8
句 sentence · 聚 to assemble · 具 tool · 拒 to resist · 剧 theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) · 据 according to · +2 more
jí ×7
急 urgent · 级 level · 极 extremely · 击 to hit · 集 to gather · 即 namely · +1 more
yì ×6
亿 100 million · 易 easy · 亦 also · 溢 to overflow · 议 to comment on · 译 to translate
bèi ×5
背 the back of a body or object · 被 quilt · 倍 (two, three etc) -fold · 备 to prepare · 辈 lifetime
chéng ×5
成 to succeed · 城 city walls · 乘 to ride · 呈 to present to a superior · 盛 to hold
dài ×5
带 band · 代 to be a substitute for · 戴 to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) · 袋 pouch · 待 to wait
jiē ×5
接 to receive · 街 street · 揭 to take the lid off · 皆 all · 结 (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)
lì ×5
例 example · 力 power · 立 to stand · 利 sharp · 粒 grain
qí ×5
骑 to sit astride · 齐 neat · 旗 flag · 其 his · 棋 chess
qiān ×5
千 thousand · 签 to sign one's name · 牵 to lead along · 迁 to move · 铅 lead (chemistry)
wèi ×5
为 because of · 位 position · 喂 hey · 胃 stomach · 未 not yet
biàn ×4
变 to change · 遍 everywhere · 便 plain · 辩 to dispute
dàn ×4
但 but · 蛋 egg · 淡 insipid · 担 picul (100 catties, 50 kg)
diào ×4
掉 to fall · 调 to transfer · 钓 to fish with a hook and line · 吊 to suspend
hú ×4
湖 lake · 胡 non-Han people, esp. from central Asia · 壶 pot · 糊 to paste
huò ×4
或 maybe · 获 (literary) to catch · 货 goods · 祸 disaster
jié ×4
节 joint · 结 knot · 劫 to rob · 截 to cut off (a length)
jiè ×4
借 to borrow · 届 to arrive at (place or time) · 戒 to guard against · 界 boundary
kē ×4
科 branch of study · 棵 classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc · 颗 classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc · 磕 (fandom slang) to be into (a character relationship, dynamic, or trope)
lán ×4
蓝 blue · 篮 basket (receptacle) · 拦 to block sb's path · 栏 fence
quán ×4
全 all · 泉 spring (small stream) · 权 authority · 拳 fist
xiàng ×4
像 to resemble · 向 towards · 项 back of neck · 巷 lane
yǎng ×4
养 to raise (animals) · 仰 to face upward · 氧 oxygen (chemistry) · 痒 to itch
yú ×4
鱼 fish (CL:條|条,尾) · 逾 to exceed · 于 to go · 余 (literary) I
zhǐ ×4
只 only · 纸 paper (CL:張|张,沓) · 指 finger · 止 to stop
bǎo ×3
饱 to eat till full · 保 to defend · 宝 jewel
cí ×3
词 word · 瓷 chinaware · 辞 to resign
dēng ×3
灯 lamp · 登 to scale (a height) · 蹬 to step on
dī ×3
低 low · 滴 to drip · 堤 dike
gāng ×3
刚 exactly · 缸 jar · 钢 steel
jīn ×3
斤 catty · 金 gold · 筋 muscle
mài ×3
卖 to sell · 麦 wheat · 迈 to step
qīng ×3
轻 light · 青 green · 清 (of water etc) clear
qǔ ×3
取 to take · 娶 to take a wife · 曲 tune
shēng ×3
生 to grow · 升 to ascend · 声 sound
shǔ ×3
数 to count · 属 category · 鼠 rat
tí ×3
提 to carry (hanging down from the hand) · 题 topic · 啼 to cry
wén ×3
闻 to hear · 蚊 mosquito · 文 language
yīn ×3
阴 overcast (weather) · 音 sound · 因 cause
yóu ×3
油 oil · 游 to swim · 由 to follow
yuàn ×3
院 courtyard · 怨 to blame · 愿 wish
zhōu ×3
周 week · 州 prefecture · 粥 congee
cái ×2
才 ability · 裁 to cut out (as a dress)
céng ×2
层 to pile on top of one another · 曾 once
chǎng ×2
场 large place used for a specific purpose · 厂 factory
dé ×2
得 to obtain · 德 virtue
dù ×2
度 to pass · 渡 to cross
fèn ×2
份 variant of 分 (分 · to divide) · 粪 manure
gòu ×2
够 enough (sufficient) · 购 to buy
huàn ×2
换 to exchange · 患 to suffer (from illness)
jī ×2
鸡 fowl · 积 to amass
jiǎ ×2
假 fake · 甲 first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
jú ×2
橘 mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) · 局 office
jǔ ×2
举 to lift · 柜 Salix multinervis
lí ×2
离 to leave · 梨 pear
liàn ×2
练 to practice · 炼 to refine
liàng ×2
亮 bright · 辆 classifier for vehicles
liú ×2
流 to flow · 留 to leave (a message etc)
míng ×2
名 name · 鸣 to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
pái ×2
排 to arrange in order · 牌 signboard
tóu ×2
头 head · 投 to cast (a ballot)
wǎng ×2
往 to go (in a direction) · 网 net
yǎn ×2
眼 eye (CL:隻|只,雙|双) · 演 to perform (a play etc)
zhǎng ×2
长 chief · 涨 to rise (of prices, rivers)
xiàn ×7
线 thread · 县 county · 现 to appear · 献 to offer · 腺 gland · 限 to limit · +1 more
zhī ×7
只 classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc · 支 to support · 知 to know · 枝 branch · 织 to weave · 之 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) · +1 more
fù ×6
付 to pay · 富 rich · 副 secondary · 负 to bear · 赴 to go · 附 to add
fú ×5
福 good fortune · 幅 width · 扶 to support with the hand · 服 clothes · 浮 to float
jìng ×5
静 still · 镜 mirror · 净 clean · 敬 respectful · 竟 unexpectedly
xiāng ×5
香 fragrant · 箱 box · 相 each other · 乡 country or countryside · 镶 to inlay
àn ×4
按 to press · 暗 dark · 案 (legal) case · 岸 bank
bào ×4
报 to report · 抱 to hold · 爆 to explode · 豹 leopard
gǎn ×4
敢 to dare · 赶 to overtake · 杆 stick · 感 to feel
jià ×4
架 to support · 价 price · 嫁 (of a woman) to marry · 驾 to harness
shī ×4
狮 lion · 湿 moist · 诗 poem · 失 to lose
tán ×4
谈 to speak · 弹 to pluck (a string) · 坛 altar · 痰 phlegm
xiè ×4
谢 to thank · 卸 to unload · 泄 to leak out · 泻 to flow out swiftly
zhēng ×4
争 to strive for · 征 journey · 睁 to open (one's eyes) · 蒸 to evaporate
dìng ×3
订 to agree · 定 to fix · 钉 to nail
fèi ×3
费 to cost · 肺 lung · 废 to abolish
gǔ ×3
古 ancient · 鼓 drum · 股 thigh
jǐn ×3
仅 barely · 紧 tight · 尽 to the greatest extent
lóng ×3
龙 Chinese dragon · 笼 enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc · 聋 deaf
mù ×3
木 tree · 墓 grave · 幕 curtain or screen
shèng ×3
胜 victory · 剩 to remain · 盛 flourishing
shòu ×3
受 to receive · 售 to sell · 瘦 thin
tián ×3
甜 sweet · 填 to fill or stuff · 田 field
wéi ×3
为 as (in the capacity of) · 围 to encircle · 唯 only
xì ×3
系 system · 细 thin or slender · 戏 trick
yā ×3
压 to press · 鸭 duck (CL:隻|只) · 押 to mortgage
yáng ×3
羊 sheep · 洋 ocean · 扬 to raise
zhí ×3
值 value · 直 straight · 掷 to toss
bǔ ×2
补 to repair · 捕 to catch
cháo ×2
朝 imperial or royal court · 潮 tide
chóng ×2
重 to repeat · 虫 (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
lián ×2
连 to link · 联 to ally oneself with
mǎ ×2
马 horse · 码 standard weight used with a balance scale
mí ×2
迷 to bewilder · 谜 riddle
ō ×2
喔 (interjection) oh · 噢 oh
rèn ×2
任 to assign · 认 to recognize
shēn ×2
深 (lit. and fig.) deep · 伸 to stretch
tái ×2
台 (classical) you (in letters) · 抬 to lift
tú ×2
图 diagram · 涂 to apply (paint etc)
tǔ ×2
土 earth · 吐 to spit
tù ×2
兔 rabbit · 吐 to vomit
yān ×2
烟 cigarette or pipe tobacco · 淹 to flood
yuē ×2
约 to make an appointment · 曰 to speak
zhào ×2
照 according to · 罩 to cover
zhì ×5
治 to rule · 至 to arrive · 制 to manufacture · 置 to install · 致 to cause
bì ×4
避 to avoid · 必 certainly · 敝 my (polite) · 闭 to close
guàn ×4
罐 can · 观 Taoist monastery · 惯 accustomed to · 灌 to irrigate
jiǎn ×4
减 to lower · 剪 scissors or similar tool · 捡 to pick up · 拣 to choose
jiāng ×4
江 river · 将 will · 僵 rigid · 姜 ginger
xián ×4
咸 salted · 闲 idle · 嫌 to dislike · 弦 bow string
yán ×4
严 tight (closely sealed) · 盐 salt · 沿 along · 延 to prolong
cè ×3
测 to survey · 册 book · 侧 the side
dá ×3
打 (loanword) dozen · 答 to answer · 达 to attain
fān ×3
翻 to turn over · 番 foreign (non-Chinese) · 帆 sail
gài ×3
盖 lid · 概 general · 钙 calcium (chemistry)
là ×3
辣 hot (spicy) · 落 to leave out · 蜡 candle
pī ×3
批 to ascertain · 披 to drape over one's shoulders · 劈 to hack
róng ×3
容 to hold · 溶 to dissolve · 融 to melt
shā ×3
沙 granule · 杀 to kill · 纱 cotton yarn
shāo ×3
烧 to burn · 稍 somewhat · 捎 to bring sth to sb
táo ×3
桃 peach · 逃 to escape · 淘 to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities)
tuō ×3
脱 to shed · 托 to hold up in one's hand · 拖 to drag
yāo ×3
腰 the waist and lower back · 哟 Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise) · 邀 to invite
yí ×3
移 to move · 咦 expression of surprise · 姨 mother's sister
yǐn ×3
引 to draw (e.g. a bow) · 饮 to drink · 瘾 addiction
yù ×3
玉 jade · 遇 to encounter · 愈 the more...(the more...)
zhèn ×3
阵 disposition of troops · 镇 to press down · 震 to shake
ǎi ×2
矮 (of a person) short · 欸 (Tw) (literary) to rebuke loudly
bài ×2
败 to defeat · 拜 to bow to
bàng ×2
棒 stick · 磅 scale (instrument for weighing)
cán ×2
蚕 silkworm · 残 to destroy
chāo ×2
抄 to make a copy · 超 to exceed
dān ×2
单 bill · 担 to undertake
dèng ×2
凳 bench · 瞪 to open (one's eyes) wide
dǐ ×2
底 bottom · 抵 to press against
fán ×2
烦 to feel vexed · 凡 ordinary
fǎn ×2
反 contrary · 返 to return (to)
gé ×2
隔 to separate · 格 square
guī ×2
归 to return · 龟 tortoise
hù ×2
户 a household · 护 to protect
jiàng ×2
降 to drop · 酱 thick paste of fermented soybean
juàn ×2
卷 scroll · 圈 livestock enclosure
liè ×2
列 to arrange · 裂 to split
mò ×2
末 tip · 墨 ink stick
nì ×2
腻 greasy · 逆 contrary
sǎn ×2
伞 umbrella · 散 scattered
shuài ×2
帅 commander-in-chief · 率 to lead
tì ×2
替 to substitute for · 剃 to shave
xiē ×2
些 classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several · 歇 to rest
yīng ×2
应 to agree (to do sth) · 鹰 general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)
bō ×4
剥 to peel · 波 wave · 播 Taiwan pr. bò · 拨 to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
chóu ×4
愁 to worry about · 仇 hatred · 稠 dense · 筹 chip (in gambling)
qiào ×4
俏 good-looking · 壳 shell · 撬 to lift · 翘 to stick up
zhàng ×4
丈 measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) · 涨 to swell · 账 account · 胀 to swell
bǐng ×3
饼 round flat cake · 柄 handle or shaft (of an axe etc) · 丙 third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
chán ×3
蝉 cicada · 缠 to wind around · 馋 gluttonous
chí ×3
迟 late · 池 pond · 持 to hold
gōu ×3
沟 ditch · 勾 to attract · 钩 to hook
hàn ×3
汗 perspiration · 旱 drought · 焊 to weld
pō ×3
泼 to splash · 坡 slope · 颇 rather
qiāng ×3
枪 gun · 呛 to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way) · 腔 cavity
shè ×3
射 to shoot · 社 society · 设 to set up
shèn ×3
甚 excessive · 渗 to seep · 肾 kidney
yàn ×3
燕 swallow (family Hirundinidae) · 咽 to swallow · 验 to examine
yìng ×3
应 to answer · 硬 hard · 映 to become visible (esp. on a surface or in perception)
zhuàng ×3
撞 to knock against · 壮 to strengthen · 幢 classifier for buildings (Taiwan pr. )
chǒu ×2
丑 shameful · 瞅 (dialect) to look at
cù ×2
促 of short duration · 醋 vinegar
dūn ×2
吨 ton (loanword) · 蹲 to crouch
péi ×2
赔 to compensate for loss · 陪 to accompany
sōu ×2
搜 to search · 艘 classifier for ships
wò ×2
握 to hold · 卧 to lie
xiǎn ×2
显 to make visible · 险 danger
zāi ×2
灾 disaster · 栽 to plant
gōng ×6
公 public · 宫 palace · 供 to provide · 功 meritorious deed or service · 弓 a bow (weapon) · 攻 to attack
jīng ×4
精 essence · 惊 to startle · 经 classics · 茎 stalk
gù ×3
顾 to look after · 故 happening · 雇 to employ
wù ×3
误 mistake · 勿 do not · 雾 fog
zhǔ ×3
煮 to cook · 主 owner · 拄 to lean on
zhuàn ×3
赚 to earn · 转 to revolve · 传 biography
ái ×2
挨 to suffer · 癌 cancer
cǎi ×2
踩 to step on · 采 to pick
dàng ×2
当 at or in the very same... · 档 shelves (for files)
kuà ×2
跨 to step across · 挎 to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)
kuàng ×2
矿 mineral deposit · 框 frame (e.g. door frame)
lǎn ×2
懒 lazy · 揽 to monopolize
mó ×2
磨 to rub · 膜 membrane
mǔ ×2
母 mother · 亩 mu, Chinese unit of area equal to 1
pàn ×2
判 to differentiate · 盼 to hope for
pū ×2
扑 to throw oneself at · 铺 to spread
tàng ×2
趟 classifier for times, round trips or rows · 烫 to scald
tóng ×2
同 like · 铜 copper (chemistry)
xuán ×2
悬 to hang or suspend · 玄 black
zá ×2
杂 mixed · 砸 to smash
zhà ×2
炸 to burst · 榨 to press
zòu ×2
奏 to play music · 揍 to hit
lǚ ×3
屡 time and again · 缕 strand · 铝 aluminum (chemistry)
tān ×3
摊 to spread out · 瘫 paralyzed · 贪 to have a voracious desire for
tàn ×3
探 to explore · 炭 wood charcoal · 碳 carbon (chemistry)
tǒng ×3
捅 to poke · 桶 bucket · 筒 tube
xiāo ×3
削 to peel with a knife · 消 to diminish · 销 to melt (metal)
xū ×3
虚 emptiness · 需 to require · 须 must
chān ×2
掺 to mix · 搀 to take by the arm and assist
chǎn ×2
产 to give birth · 铲 to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds)
chuí ×2
垂 to hang (down) · 捶 to beat (with a stick or one's fist)
diāo ×2
叼 to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) · 雕 to carve
dīng ×2
丁 male adult · 盯 to watch attentively
dòu ×2
斗 to fight · 逗 to tease (playfully)
féng ×2
缝 to sew · 逢 to meet by chance
hōng ×2
哄 roar of laughter (onom.) · 轰 explosion
lín ×2
临 to face · 淋 to sprinkle
mán ×2
瞒 to conceal from · 蛮 barbarian
piāo ×2
漂 to float · 飘 to float (in the air)
tū ×2
凸 to stick out · 秃 bald (lacking hair or feathers)
xiù ×2
绣 to embroider · 锈 to rust
xù ×2
序 order · 续 to continue
xùn ×2
训 to teach · 驯 to attain gradually
zhá ×2
炸 to deep fry · 闸 sluice
zhǎn ×2
斩 to behead (as form of capital punishment) · 盏 a small cup