Most used simplified Chinese characters #1 (1-200)

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(possessive, adjectival suffix)
de 0
to be; yes, indeed, right; this, that (demonstrative pronoun)
shi 4
no, not; un-; (negative prefix)
bu 4
our, us, I, me, my, we
wo 3
one; a, an; alone
yi 1
have, own, possess; exist
you 3
big, great, vast, large, high
da 4
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
zai 4
man; people; mankind; someone else
ren 2
to finish; (particle of completed action)
liao 3
central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
zhong 1
go to, arrive, been to
dao 4
property; wealth; capital
zi 1
necessary, essential; necessity
yao 4
may, can, -able; possibly
ke 3
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
yi 3
this, the, here
zhe 4
(numerary adjunct), piece; single
ge 4
you, (second person pronoun)
ni 3
to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
hui 4
good, excellent, fine; well
hao 3
do, handle govern, act; be
wei 4
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
shang 4
come, coming; return, returning
lai 2
just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
jiu 4
learning, knowledge; school
xue 2
mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
jiao 1
also; (classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity)
ye 3
use, employ, apply, operate; use
yong 4
to be able; can, permitted to; ability
neng 2
if, supposing; as if; like, as
ru 2
literature, culture, writing
wen 2
time, season; era, age, period
shi 2
not, have not, none; to drown, sink
mei 2
speak
shuo 1
other, another; he, she, it
ta 1
look, see; examine, scrutinize
kan 4
hold in hand; lift in hand
ti 2
that, that one, those
na 4
ask (about), inquire after
wen 4
life, living, lifetime; birth
sheng 1
pass, pass through, go across
guo 4
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
xia 4
ask, requiest; invite; please
qing 3
sky, heaven; god, celestial
tian 1
(adjunct pronoun indicate plural)
men 0
place, location; (numerary adjunct)
suo 3
much, many; more than, over
duo 1
(interrogative particle)
me 0
small, tiny, insignificant
xiao 3
think, speculate, plan, consider
xiang 3
obtain, get, gain, acquire
de 2
go to
zhi 1
still, yet, also, besides
hai 2
electricity, electric; lightning
dian 4
go out, send out; stand; produce
chu 1
labor, work; worker, laborer
gong 1
correct, right; facing, opposed
dui 4
metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
du 4
machine; moment, chance
ji 1
self, private, personal; from
zi 4
behind, rear, after; descendents
hou 4
offspring, child; fruit, seed of
zi 3
and; and then; and yet; but
er 2
inquire; ask; examine; reproach
xun 4
stand up; a stand, station
zhan 4
go away, leave, depart
qu 4
Hint
 
Answer
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
xin 1
shingle, (one of pair), lone
zhi 1
house, home, residence; family
jia 1
know, perceive, comprehend
zhi 1
nation, country, nation-state
guo 2
typhoon (Taiwan)
tai 2
very, quite, much
hen 3
trust, believe; letter
xin 4
completed, finished, fixed
cheng 2
composition; chapter, section
zhang 1
what, why, where, which, how
he 2
alley, lane
tong 4
path, road, street; methond, way
dao 4
earth; soil, ground; region
di 4
hair
fa 3
law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
fa 3
negative, no, not; lack, have no
wu 2
yes, certainly; pledge, promise
ran 2
only; but, however, yet, still
dan 4
(final interrogative particle)
ma 0
bear, accept, undertake; just
dang 1
in, at, on; (interjection) alas!
yu 2
root, origin, source; basis
xian 4
year; new-years; person's age
nian 2
in front, forward; preceding
qian 2
real, actual, true, genuine
zhen 1
most, extremely, exceedingly
zui 4
harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
he 2
new, recent, fresh, modern
xin 1
cause, reason; by; because (of)
yin 1
fruit; result
guo 3
decide, settle, fix
ding 4
thought, idea, opinion; think
yi 4
feeling, sentiment, emotion
qing 2
dot, speck, spot; point, degree
dian 3
forehead; title, headline; theme
ti 2
his, her, its, their; that
qi 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
shi 4
a square, rectangle; a region; local
fang 1
clear, pure, clean; peaceful
qing 1
section, department, science
ke 1
shape, form, pattern style
yang 4
little, few; ration, somewhat
xie 1
(emphatic final particle)
ba 0
take part in, intervene; ginseng
can 1
this, these; in this case, then
ci 3
throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
wei 4
reason, logic; manage
li 3
go; walk; move, travel; circulate
xing 2
make; work; compose, write; act, perform
zuo 4
classic works; pass through
jing 1
that which; he who; those who
zhe 3
file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
shen 2
thank; decline
xie 4
name, rank, title, position
ming 2
sun; day; daytime
ri 4
right, proper, correct
zheng 4
flowery; illustrious; Chinese
hua 2
speech, talk, language; dialect
hua 4
open; initiate, being, start
kai 1
real, true, solid, honest
shi 2
again, twice, re-
zai 4
castle; city, town; municipality
cheng 2
love, be fond of, like
ai 4
and; with; to; for; give, grant
yu 3
two; twice
er 4
move, happen; movement, action
dong 4
Hint
 
Answer
to compare, liken; comparison; than
bi 3
high, tall; lofty, elevated
gao 1
flour, dough, noodles
mian 4
and, also, again, in addition
you 4
cart, vehicle; carry in cart
che 1
power, capability, influence
li 4
or, either, else; perhaps, maybe
huo 4
seed; race; offspring; to plant
zhong 3
a picture, image, figure; to resemble
xiang 4
should, ought to, must
ying 4
woman, girl; feminine
nu 3
teach, class
jiao 4
divide; small unit of time etc.
fen 1
hand
shou 3
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
da 3
already; finished; stop
yi 3
order, sequence; next
ci 4
long; length; excel in; leader
chang 2
very, too, much; big; extreme
tai 4
bright, light, brilliant; clear
ming 2
self, oneself; personal, private
ji 3
road, path, street; journey
lu 4
rise, stand up; go up; begin
qi 3
mutual, reciprocal, each other
xiang 1
master, chief owner; host; lord
zhu 3
frontier pass; close; relation
guan 1
male phoenix; symbol of joy
feng 4
interval, space; place, between
jian 1
(interrogative or emphatic final)
ne 0
to wake up from sleep; conscious
jue 2
should, ought to, need to
gai 1
ten; accounting form of the numberal ten; pick up, collect, tidy up
shi 2
out, outside, external; foreign
wai 4
female phoenix
huang 2
friend, companion; fraternity
you 3
talent, ability; just, only
cai 2
people, subjects, citizens
min 2
attach, connect, unite, fasten
xi 4
advance, make progress, enter
jin 4
使
cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
shi 3
she, her
ta 1
manifest
zhe 0
each, individually, every all
ge 4
few, less, inadequate
shao 3
maintain, keep whole or intact
quan 2
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
liang 3
return, turn around; a time
hui 2
add to, increase, augment
jia 1
will, going to, future; general
jiang 1
feel, perceive, emotion
gan 3
sequence, number; grade, degree
di 4
nature, character, sex
xing 4
ball, sphere, globe; round
qiu 2
style, system, formula, rule
shi 4
hold, take; guard; regard as
ba 3
(passive indicator 'by'); bedding
bei 4
old, aged; experienced
lao 3
fair, equitable; public; duke
gong 1
dragon; symbolic of emperor
long 2
journey, trip; schedule, agenda
cheng 2
debate; discuss; discourse
lun 4
extend; reach; come up to; and
ji 2
separate, other; do not
bie 2
give; by, for
gei 3
hear, listen; understand; obey
ting 1
water, liquid, juice
shui 3
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Level 83
Mar 18, 2022
Isn’t 同 supposed to be “tong 2” instead of “tong 4”? And shouldn’t 叁 be 参 since 叁 means 3? And maybe accept “nv 3” or “nü 3” for 女 since “nu 3” can be rendered as 努?
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Level 50
Aug 12, 2023
“同(tong4)” comes from “胡同(alleyway)” but the separate "同(tong4)" doesn't have any meaning in neither Xinhua Dictionary nor Modern Chinese Dictionary.
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Level 50
Aug 12, 2023
By the way, isn't the pronunciation of "发" in this qiuz supposed to be "fa4" and "fa3" is absent?