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

sun

2

yuè

moon

3

rén

person

4

big

5

tóu

head

6

tài

too

7

tiān

sky

8

husband

9

enter

10

cóng

from

11

běi

north

12

compare

13

míng

bright

14

zǎo

early

15

bái

white

16

bǎi

hundred

17

shí

time

18

shì

to be

19

shàng

up

20

xià

down

21

kǒu

mouth

22

ancient

23

jiào

to call

24

tīng

to listen

25

yán

to speak

26

xìn

letter

27

shǒu

hand

28

yòu

again

29

shuāng

pair

30

yǒu

friend

31

yǒu

to have

32

shòu

to receive

33

ài

to love

34

zhēng

to fight

35

fǎn

to return

36

fàn

rice

37

to take

38

zuì

most

39

zuǒ

left

40

yòu

right

41

le

particle

42

child

43

character

44

individual

45

zhōng

middle

46

cái

only

47

wood

48

lín

forest

49

běn

book

50

body

51

shù

art

52

surname

53

xiū

to rest

54

guǒ

fruit

55

not

56

huán

still

57

bēi

cup

58

earth

59

huài

bad

60

zuò

to sit

61

gān

dry

62

at

63

qiān

thousand

64

woman

65

hǎo

good

66

like

67

ān

safe

68

jiā

home

69

I

70

you

71

also

72

he

73

she

74

it

75

shuǐ

water

76

xiǎo

small

77

shǎo

few

78

bàn

half

79

gōng

work

80

wáng

king

81

zhǔ

main

82

zhù

note

83

zhù

to live

84

guó

country

85

horse

86

ma

question particle

87

mother

88

father

89

dad

90

ba

particle

91

to hold

92

de

possessive particle

93

ér

son

94

how many

95

machine

96

yàng

appearance

97

yǎng

to raise

98

měi

beautiful

99

mén

door

100

men

plural particle

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