100 Chinese Characters

How to Write 100 Essential Chinese Characters: Learn to Read & Write Chinese Fast!

In Chinese Characters by Angel Huang

Ever been captivated by the beauty and complexity of Chinese characters? If you're ready to embark on your Mandarin learning journey, mastering a set of essential characters is a crucial step. Here, we'll guide you through the exciting world of writing 100 fundamental Chinese characters!

Summary Of "How to Write 100  Common Chinese Characters" From The Video Above

Number

Chinese Character

Pinyin

English

1

日

rì

sun

2

月

yuè

moon

3

人

rén

person

4

大

dà

big

5

头

tóu

head

6

太

tài

too

7

天

tiān

sky

8

夫

fū

husband

9

入

rù

enter

10

从

cóng

from

11

北

běi

north

12

比

bǐ

compare

13

明

míng

bright

14

早

zǎo

early

15

白

bái

white

16

百

bǎi

hundred

17

时

shí

time

18

是

shì

to be

19

上

shàng

up

20

下

xià

down

21

口

kǒu

mouth

22

古

gǔ

ancient

23

叫

jiào

to call

24

听

tīng

to listen

25

言

yán

to speak

26

信

xìn

letter

27

手

shǒu

hand

28

又

yòu

again

29

双

shuāng

pair

30

友

yǒu

friend

31

有

yǒu

to have

32

受

shòu

to receive

33

爱

ài

to love

34

争

zhēng

to fight

35

反

fǎn

to return

36

饭

fàn

rice

37

取

qǔ

to take

38

最

zuì

most

39

左

zuǒ

left

40

右

yòu

right

41

了

le

particle

42

子

zǐ

child

43

字

zì

character

44

个

gè

individual

45

中

zhōng

middle

46

才

cái

only

47

木

mù

wood

48

林

lín

forest

49

本

běn

book

50

体

tǐ

body

51

术

shù

art

52

李

lǐ

surname

53

休

xiū

to rest

54

果

guǒ

fruit

55

不

bù

not

56

还

huán

still

57

杯

bēi

cup

58

土

tǔ

earth

59

坏

huài

bad

60

坐

zuò

to sit

61

干

gān

dry

62

于

yú

at

63

千

qiān

thousand

64

女

nǚ

woman

65

好

hǎo

good

66

如

rú

like

67

安

ān

safe

68

家

jiā

home

69

我

wǒ

I

70

你

nǐ

you

71

也

yě

also

72

他

tā

he

73

她

tā

she

74

它

tā

it

75

水

shuǐ

water

76

小

xiǎo

small

77

少

shǎo

few

78

半

bàn

half

79

工

gōng

work

80

王

wáng

king

81

主

zhǔ

main

82

注

zhù

note

83

住

zhù

to live

84

国

guó

country

85

马

mǎ

horse

86

吗

ma

question particle

87

妈

mā

mother

88

父

fù

father

89

爸

bà

dad

90

吧

ba

particle

91

把

bǎ

to hold

92

的

de

possessive particle

93

儿

ér

son

94

几

jǐ

how many

95

机

jī

machine

96

样

yàng

appearance

97

养

yǎng

to raise

98

美

měi

beautiful

99

门

mén

door

100

们

men

plural particle

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