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Learning Chinese Characters

Matthews numberKeywordCharacter
1one
2two
3three
4ten
5mouth
6sun
7several
8also
9not
10atree
10machine
11cup
12person
13aperson
13he
14power
15woman
16she
17child
18good
19astick
19btent个 without 丨(not 人)
19number of items
20eight
21boy
22aa drop
22white
23awrap
23bladle
23of
24aenclosed
24four
25ashears
25blid
25culture
26aroad
26this
27gate
28people
29astop
29upright
30astop是 without 旦, i.e. the alternative form of 止 (29a)
30bupright是 without 日, i.e. alternative form of 正 (29)
30is
31hand
32adagger
32I
33middle
34acocoon
34bslide丿
34appendage
35what?
36five
37seven
38nine
39six
40athumb tack百 without日
40hundred
41side
42afortune teller
42above
43below
44horse
45question mark
46mother
47big
48too much
49husband
50small
51ato bow尔 without 小
51bthou
51you
52right hand
53aleft hand𠂇
53friend
54aearth
541. ground
2. -ly
55atalent在 without 土
55at
56aswoop一 on top of 厶
56cloud
57transport
58move
59acombine i.e. the top three strokes of 会
59meeting
60aking
60bjade
60country
61moon
62companion
63have
64anot yet
64younger sister
65ahorns
65come
661. transition
2. complete
67aolder brother
67bto convert
67cwords
67say
68ayours truly
68language
69aevening
69many
70name
71outside
72knife
73division
74aknife (component)
74buntil
74arrive
75topple; invert
76heaven
77bright
78awater
78Han Chinese
79aother
79don't
80if
81astep forward
81bnail
81cfootstep
811. OK 2. line
82acover
82bhands reaching down
82c“unveil" i.e. 学 without  子
82study
83car
84linked up
85atwo hands
85open
86go
87law
88aear
88acquire
89aberet丿 i.e. the top stroke of 千
89thousand
90afeet
90bcanoe
90in front of
91ahouse
91peace
92Chinese character
93eye
94self
95we
96amound; city
96in the open
97hidden
98afurs
98that
99which
100west西
101want; ask for
102awhisky bottle
102liquor
103from
104ainch
104village
105time
106cross
107body
108ato shoot
108thank
109apig
109household
110mountain
111sheep
112appearance
113team
114exit
115astone
115plinth
116years old
117adawn
117but
118aget
118obtain
in such a way that
must
119public
120abarb𠄌
120using
121of
122act as; for
123manage
124alabelthe first stroke on the upper left corner of 午
124bclouds午 without 十
124dry; work
125noon
126agrain
1261. with
2. mix
127mother
128every
129sea
130acriminal用 without 冂
130to use
131half
132benefit
133aplant生 without the small stroke on the left
133life
134triumph
135surname
136star
137acalf
137ahead
138inform
139wash
140may
141river
142what
143aah
143eh!
144head
145way
146send out
147work
148river
149cliff
150adrag𠂆
150bpile up一 on top of 口
150rear
151acomb而 without 'thumb tack'
151and yet
152ahand
152look for
153hit
154correct
155tree
156afield
156male
157in
158reason
159electricity
160aouter limits
160same
161heart
162inevitably
163mutual; appearance
164think about
165think
166aknee乛 (the bottom stroke of 今)
166now
167to study
168asurpass年 without the two top strokes (i.e. 'clouds')
168year
169ato strike
169not
170shelter广
171bed
1721. long 2. chief
173aa bow
173sheet (of paper)
174source
175body
176book
177to stand
178place
179pull
180exclamation
181fire
182lamp
183occupy
184station
185afire
185speck
186store
187fruit
188number of trees
189lesson
190ato tap
190government
191aold
191former
192aunt
193abeard
193lake
194gram
195spicy
196kin
197to produce
198card
1991. still 2. give back
200look at
201ask for
202return
203aconcubine
203receive
204asheep差 without  工, i.e. almost like 羊
204fall short
2051. to catch 2. -ing
206aspoon
206able to
207asuddenly
207do
208yesterday
209left (side)
210do
211sit
212seat
213right (side)
214see
215the present (time)
216observe
217again
218agrass
218bitter
219aenter
219inside
220[shout]
221meat
222couple
223number of cars
224two people
225ascales i.e. 满 without 氵
225full
226reciprocal
227it
228compare with
229criticize
230cut
231ablade𠃌
231bdepartement
231word
232abend典 without the bottom 八
232reference book
233athread
233red
234slender
235this or that
236due
237foundation
238adog
238especially
239atall亠 on top of 口
239bcapital
239right away
240axe
241close
242listen
243new
244aunderground riverthe top right part of 经, i.e. without 纟and 工
244bchannel𢀖 i.e. 经 without 纟
244go through
245lightweight
246aice crystals丶 丶 i.e. the two drops on top of each other as in 头
246head
247acap
247buy
248sell
249to read
250real
251apurpose
251point at
252ameditate
252discuss
253recognize
254only; one of a pair
255weave
256knowledge
257sound
258idea
259afifth
259turn into
260town
261aold man
261specialist
2621. all
2. metropolis
263adog
263pig
264old
265afilial piety
265teach
266amoon i.e. a distorted 月 as in the top left of 然
266bdog food然 without 灬
266however
267asnout
267act as
268acorpse
268bnun
268as for
269door
270building
271self
272note down
273discipline
274already
275asnake
275walk
276rise up
277guide
278agold
278clock
279species
280foot
281astubborn
281very
282root
283with
284eye
285silver
286agood
286young lady
287food
288afood
288hungry饿
289ask
290hear
291direction
292visit访
293house
294release
295beside
296ten thousand
297lord
298to live in
299pour
300towards; go
301apedestal
301yuan
302garden
303distant
304play
305finish
306institute
307aoffend𢆉 i.e. 南 without 十 and 冂
307south
308good fortune
309level
310[apple]
311comment on
312adexterity事 without 一 and 口 at the top
312affair
313face
314athis
314a few
315aspit
315multiple
316section
317afirewood
317north
318ato lay out夕 on top of 寸
318going to
319east
320music
321abamboo竹 i.e. the upper part of 算
321reckon
322asequence弟 without 丷
322Number
323younger brother
324aglowing i.e. 艹 on top of 冖
324toil
325add
326drive (a vehicle)
327[coffee]
328un-
329[coffee]
330line
331oppose
332meal
333board
334rice
335blue-green
336please
337transparent
338fine weather
339aheart
339state of affairs
340pupil (of eye)
341splendid
342agazebo i.e.  亠, 口, 冖 on top of each other
342shining
343apavilion
343halt
344single
345room
346simple
347join together
348using
349pick up
350laugh
351for (someone)
352answer
353slice
354aentangle
354call
355accept
356ainferior
356[beer]
357aa well
357talk
358proceed
359alter
360aice
360situation
361alacking
361times
362puff
363joyful
364long time
365aclaw
365bclaw
365chand down爫 on top of 冖 as in 爱
365love
366warm
367father
368await for
368suggestion
369handle
370dad
371climb
372switch off
373deliver
374connect
375words
376letter
377few
378step
379province
380pay
381dumpling
382comparison
383school
384cow
385number of things
386older brother
387song
388ahaul up应 without 广
388should
389askylight
389towards
390noisy
391to change
392flower
393experience
394outdated
395industry
396aAsia
396bstand side by side
396bump into
397history
398aan official
398use使
399even more
4001. advantageous
2. convenient
便
401acenter
401hero
402ato separate
402lump
403quick
404decide
4051. feel 2. sleep
406decide on
407heavy
408adirector
408to understand
409adroop
409sleep
410abird's wing
410to fly
411air
412steam
413asecond
413hundred million亿
414art
415abeg
415eat
416whole
417color
418dime
419certain
420aheron
420mouth
421utmost
422ainflammation
422talk over
423awith
423write
424achoke
424date
425atwenty廿
425degress
426attitude
427atowel
427market
428aencompass
428master
429athirty
429bsash冖 on top of 巾
429belt
430sign
431ticket
432pretty
433asign
433society
434best wishes
435to watch
436aa dress i.e. 衣 without 亠
436indicator
437clothes
438farm
439aclothes
439beginning
440askin
440by
441damage
442bad
443bookcase
444older sister
445to help
446rent
447ancestor
448organize
449appropriate
450friendship
451atreasure直 without 十
451straight
452truly
453wool
454pen
455apile of earth民 without 尸
455the people
456astake
456substitute
457atongue
457to blow
458speech
459suitable
460alive
461craft
462branch
463skill
464atemple
464wait for
465maintain
466special
467just
468wind
469atrouble
469number; to count
470story
471tier
472a room
473accommodation
474grasp
475carry
476allow
477asea shell
477page
478topic
479member
480circle
481high
482engaged in
483aplatform
483treat (disease)
484raise
485start
486avalley
486tolerate
487ascholar
487intention
488voice
489asturdy
489pretend
490aarrow
490to know
491acontainer
491heal
492ashopping basket𠀐 i.e. 贵 without 贝
492expensive
493you (polite)
494bundle
495aimperial decree
495entire
496asuck
496cough
497apig
497ought
498youngster
499cough
500quarter (hour)
501apigeon
501who?
502push
503difficult
504accurate
505assemble
506apursue
506place
507each
508path
509guest
510athird
510billness
510disease
511mixed
512how?
513apremises
513dirty
514always
515duty
516achievement
517to shoulder
518only just
519group
520because
521aa favor
521eh
522difficulty
523water
524request
525ball
526adon't
526sudden
527thing
528easy
529kick
530asunny𠃓 i.e. 场 without 土
530site
531soup
532make known
533milk
533asigh
534areach
534extremity
535grade
536aspring原 i.e. without 厂
536original
537to desire
538aauspicious
538tie up
539celebration
540afoul mouth周 without 冂
540week
541tune
542aesteem
542lie down
543hall
544often
545palm (of hand)
546slip of paper
547to work at
548prepare
549fish
550repeat
551aninth
551whatever
552calculate
553establish
554to plan
555or
556asalty
556feel
557shout
558cloth
559to wish
560aseal
560festival
561adespite
561foot
562aruler𠬝
562to report
563obey
564aexplosion
564pass through
565to ache
566ahardship
566buphill
566danger
567attend to
568aconceal𠃊
568bperish
568busy
569forget
570awane望 without 王
570gaze
571rain
572snow
573ahairs
573consult
574aview
574shadow
575abeggar
575ba drink
575to drink
576thirsty
577acut i.e. 继 without 纟
577continue
578world
579agrain stalksthe two bottom strokes of 介
579between
580boundary
581aas well
581transform
582adie young
582smile
583atall
583bridge
584aevil
584bline up
584example
585die
586agimlet解 without 角
586untie
587ahay
587urgent
588aa good man
588complexion
589to permit
590need
591have to
592carry on
593acommand
593cold
594zero
595to lead
596asummon
596continue
597aobvious
597shine
598check up
599aconference
599inspect
600face
601risky
602examine
603astyle
603to try
604to test
605afight
605classification
606research
607asmallest
607bthread
607cluster
608exhausted
609atiny
609carry out
610money
611shallow
612ahook
612gift
613chaotic
614anew-born baby育 without 月
614nurture
615aflood
615bbirth
615to flow
616ahole
616investigate
617empty
618prominent
619ahearth
619deep
620abecause
620to extract
621mail
622ato state
622gods
623apolite寅 without 亠 and 八
623btiger
623perform
624yellow
625abacon rashers i.e. 共 without 八
625collectively
626apit
626drawing
627fear
628clap
629acry out
629weep
630utensil
631agoods
631bchirp
631exercise
632bathe
633early
634badge
635straw
636parcel
637replete
638embrace
639run
640aporthole
640trade
641a$100 check
641stay overnight宿
642abestow
642in advance
643shed
644spread out
645excited
646aspear
646bstab
646tangerine
647tangerine
648to raise
649sentence
650office
651enough
652apay
652near to
653government
654aterrible
654bbrain
654crump
654distant from
655amonkey
655encounter
656undress
657awrite with brush
657bstride
657build
658strong
659acourt
659courtyard
660exceptionally
661aresemble
661vanish
662stop
663aan open door留 withou 刀 and 田
663bbarred留 without 田
663remain
664abrigade i.e. 𠂢 without 𠂆
664btributary𠂢
664group
665aa skirt畏 without 田
665bgown展 without 尸
665display
666arespect
666Hey!
667atarget i.e. 侯 without 亻 and 矢
667barchery contest侯 without 亻
667cman with a stick亻丨side by side as in the left part of 候
667wait for
668tidy
669squeeze
670bring relief
671akiss i.e. the two "boxes" on top of 黑, but without the drops inside (almost like two 口口 side by side)
671bwindowpane i.e. the two "boxes" of 黑 with the drops inside.
671black
672aused to be
672to increase
673aavoid
673evening
674aelephant
674likeness
675awonderful
675exchange
676aridge
676barely
677steel
678abird
678chicken
679ainsect
679although
680aboat
680a sort
681move
682aa vise卬 without 卩
682baspire
682greet
683asurname
683paper
684asettle down
684low
685forever
686swim
687abanner i.e. 斿 without 子
687clan
688aroam
688to tour
689winter
690ache
691diagram
692aheld in the hands i.e. 春 without 日
692springtime
693autumn
694summer
695asplinter i.e. the small stroke that pierces 丸
695bpellet
695chold on to
695hot
696aenjoy
696bcooked
696familiar
697atwo sticks刂except without the hooking of the right stroke, as in 坚
697bfirm i.e. 坚 without 土 
697resolute
698tight
699aprostrate i.e. 览 without 见
699to view
700adish
700bsupervise
700blue
701basket
702aplenty
702blessing
703wealthy
704abundant
705anation
705help
706aleather
706surround
707agreat
708ajade block
708hang
709seal up
710street
711aleather
711shoe
712pair
713ato select i.e. 练 without 纟
713smelt
714to train
715aivy段 without 殳
715piece
716forge
717ato store
717session
718bother
719adrive out
719tell
720aapproximate
720medicine
721acontend
721clean
722calm
723adaybreak𠦝
723facing
724aeminent
724to drop
725table
726aearring敢 without 攵
726dare
727leisure
728retreat退
729leg
730abean
730brief
731ashout out
731mistake
732apick
732colorful
733vegetable
734aclaw marks
734ba time
734to sow
735to practice
736afeather
736turn over
737awatch over i.e. 译 without 讠
737translate
738asurplus
738to remove
739tea
740astrange
740ride
741chair
742send
743athe old days
743mistake
744borrow
745amidnight feast散 without 攵
745disperse
746aravine i.e. 船 without 舟
746ship
747lead
748abolt of cloth
748egg
749aa wood
749clear
750hemp
751surely
752asubordinate
752good health
753to record
754green绿
755travel
756acatamaran
756happy
757lose
758cool
759forgive
760aturn in one's sleep
760bwinding
760bowl
761fragrant
762aslave
762exert oneself
763ascorched
763[banana]
764arude唐 without 广
764bTang
764sugar
765ahesitate
765sour
766aentrust
766short
767a[chimney]
767window
768abricks寒 without the top 宀 and bottom 八 and冫
768bto block up寒 without冫
768freezing
769compete
770aold book𠕁 i.e. 扁 without 户
770bflat
770everywhere
771piece of paper
772aprosperous
772sing
773ahood
773risk
774hat
775aheavenly body
775morning
776apierced
776bpierce
776habitual
777aruler
777late
778ahigh up尧 without 兀
778bChieftain Yao
778burn
779ato swallow
779bsince
779summary
780atooth
780oh!
781penetrate穿
782adifferent
782bwound𢦏
782to wear
783aride
783residue
784alegion i.e. 官 without 宀
784ban official
784public building
785anet
785bgraceful
785slow
786astop
786arrange
787aopposing
787bdancing舞 without 舛
787dance
788aomen
788jump
789ajust now
789assist
790aspread over
790teacher
791aactually
791btile
791bottle
792aDruid祭 without 示
792bworship
792cinspect
792wipe
793atip
793socks
794ateeny weeny𢆶 i.e. 幺幺 side by side as in 兹
794bjet black
794magnets
795mislay
796banquet
797night
798vacation
799wall
800win