Chinese Characters and Words

The first batch of these characters are about 3000 characters for HSK Test.

If your goal is just simple conversations, you don’t need to learn Chinese characters. In contrast, if you want to reach higher level, Chinese characters are the must. Ok, If you plan to learn Chinese character, this article is for you…

Chinese is composed of radicals. Sometimes the radicals give hints about meaning, and sometimes they give hints about pronunciation. Some are obscure and the etymology has been lost. Chinese mostly learn them by memorization. These are a table of the most commonly used Chinese radicals, their meanings in english, their pinyin pronounciation and a list of chinese character samples with these radicals:

This is the full list of 214 Chinese radicals that composes all Chinese characters. Click on them to get their Chinese character samples and English meanings.