100 Most Common Characters

This group is made up of 10 worksheet collections, each containing 10 of the 100 most common Chinese characters. Start these collections after you have completed the 100 Most Common Radicals.

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120 Most Common Chinese Radicals Flashcard Set

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188 Printable Chinese Character Practice Writing Grids

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100 Most Common Characters (1-10)

Learn to write 10 of the 100 most common Chinese characters with these 184 printable PDF worksheets.

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possessive particle

one, single, a(n)

is, are, am, to be

negative prefix, no, not

past tense marker

man, person, people

(located) at, in, exist

to have, there is, to exist

100 Most Common Characters (11-20)

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for, to be, to act as, to become

big, large, great

to use, because of

universal measure word

within, middle, center

above, on, over, top

plural marker for pronouns

100 Most Common Characters (21-30)

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to (a place), until (a time), to go, to arrive

to speak, to say

country, state, nation

and, together, with, peace / harmony

earth, ground, field, place, land, (-ly)

too, also, as well

time, when, hour, period, season

direction, way, road, path, Tao (of Taoism)

to go out, to come out, to occur

100 Most Common Characters (31-40)

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and, as well as, but (not), yet (not)

to want, to be going to,request

at, in, in regard to

at once, then, right away, only, just

below, under, (go) down

obtain, get, gain

can, may, able to

to be born, to give birth, life

100 Most Common Characters (41-50)

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from, self, oneself, since

can, be able to

back, behind, after, later

can, may, capable, energy, able

couple, pair, correct (answer)

-ing, particle marking continuing state

matter, thing, item, work, affair

his, her, its, theirs, that

100 Most Common Characters (51-60)

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actually，place

to go, to leave, to depart

to walk, to go, to do, all right, OK

(past tense marker), to go over

to send out, to show (one‘s feeling)

day, sky, heaven

as (if), such as

100 Most Common Characters (61-70)

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correct, right, so

to regard as, to do, to make

square, direction, just

to become, to turn into

-ist, -or, -er, person (who does something)

many, much, a lot of

day, sun, date, day of the month

small, tiny, few, young

100 Most Common Characters (71-80)

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army, military, arms

-less, not to have, no, none

like, same, similar, together

(interrogative suffix)

through, to undergo, after

law, method, way, Buddhist teaching

to be, to act as, manage

to rise, to raise, to get up

and, to give, together with, take part in

100 Most Common Characters (81-90)

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to see, to look at, to watch

learn, study, science, -ology

advance, enter, to come in

kind, type, seed, type

(will, shall, future tense)

also, in addition, still, yet

to divide, minute

100 Most Common Characters (91-100)

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before, in front, previous

face, side, aspect, flour, noodles

(once) again, also

to set, to fix, to determine

to see, to meet

only, just, but

to own, to host, master, primary

from, since, obey, follow