Set: Common Chinese Characters with Difficult Traditional Variants

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Term Definition
并 bing4 and / furthermore / (not) at all / simultaneously / also / together with / to combine / to join / to merge
干 gan1 dry / clean / surname Gan
亚 ya4 Asia / Asian / second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. ya3
夫 fu1 porter
布 bu4 to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known / spread / (cotton) cloth
局 ju2 narrow
系 xi4 be / connection / relation / tie up / bind
个 ge4 individual / this / that / size / classifier for people or objects in general
备 bei4 to prepare / get ready / to provide or equip
家 jia1 home
传 chuan2 to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to pass on / to conduct (electricity)
传 zhuan4 biography
仅 jin3 barely / only / merely
价 jia4 price / value / valence (on an atom) great / good / middleman / servant
尽 jin3 to the utmost
儿 er2 son
克 ke4 to subdue / to overthrow
动 dong4 to use / to act / to move / to change
务 wu4 affair / business / matter
区 qu1 area / region / district / small / distinguish
却 que4 but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless
吃 chi1 eat
单 chan2 chieftain
单 dan1 bill / list / form / single / only / sole
罗 luo1 fussy / talkative
图 tu2 diagram / to plan / picture / drawing / chart
团 tuan2 regiment / round / circular / group / society
报 bao4 to announce / to inform / report / newspaper / recompense / revenge
场 chang3 a place / an open space / a field / a courtyard / classifier for events such as sports matches, concerts, or cultural events / classifier for number of exams
实 shi2 real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed
将 jiang1 (will, shall, "future tense") / ready / prepared / to get / to use
专 zhuan1 for a particular person, occasion, purpose / focused on one thing / special / expert / particular (to sth) / concentrated / specialized
对 dui4 couple / pair / to be opposite / to oppose / to face / for / to / correct (answer) / to answer / to reply / to direct (towards sth) / right
导 dao3 to transmit / to lead / to guide / to conduct / to direct
师 shi1 a division (military) / teacher / master / expert / model
带 dai4 band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / to wear / to carry / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise
干 gan4 tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre (in communist party) / to kill (slang) / to fuck (slang)
几 ji3 how much / how many / several / a few
广 guang3 wide / numerous / to spread / surname Guang
强 jiang4 stubborn / unyielding / strong / to strive
别 bie4 see 彆扭|别扭, contrary / difficult / awkward
后 hou4 back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later
从 cong2 from / to obey / to observe / to follow / surname Cong
复 fu4 again / recover / reply to a letter / to repeat / to duplicate
应 ying1 ought
战 zhan4 to fight / fight / war / battle
击 ji1 to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. ji2
据 ju4 according to / to act in accordance with / to depend on / to seize / to occupy
于 yu2 in / at / to / from / by / than / out of
时 shi2 o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period / surname Shi
历 li4 calendar
向 xiang4 formerly
会 hui4 can / be possible / be able to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / union / group / association
条 tiao2 strip / item / article / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
业 ye4 business / occupation / study
极 ji2 extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top
标 biao1 the topmost branches of a tree / surface / sign / to mark / (outward) sign / indication / prize / award / bid
样 yang4 manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape
机 ji1 machine / opportunity / secret
台 tai2 desk / platform
权 quan2 authority / power / right
历 li4 to experience / to undergo / to pass through / all / each / every / calendar
气 qi4 gas / air / smell / weather / vital breath / to anger / to get angry / to be enraged
决 jue2 breach (a dyke) / to decide / to determine
况 kuang4 moreover / situation
准 zhun3 accurate / standard
滿 满 man3 Manchurian / to fill / to fulfill / filled / packed
济 ji4 aid / ferry / frugal
为 wei2 as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
无 wu2 -less / not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un-
争 zheng1 struggle / fight
尔 er3 thus / so / like that / you / thou
什 shen2 what
产 chan3 to reproduce / to produce / give birth / products / produce / resources / estate / property
当 dang1 to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at
发 fa1 to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / (classifier for gunshots, "rounds")
尽 jin4 to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth)
确 que4 authenticated / solid / firm / real / true
只 zhi3 but / only
种 zhong4 to plant / to cultivate
称 chen4 balanced / to fit / well-off / suitable
称 cheng1 to call / to praise / to weigh / to estimate / to consider / to call / to address / to name / to say / commend
称 cheng4 steelyard / variant form of 秤
团 tuan2 dumpling
线 xian4 thread / string / wire / line
总 zong3 always / to assemble / gather / total / overall / head / chief / general / in every case
系 xi4 connect / to tie
才 cai2 just / not until
罗 luo2 gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to shift / surname Luo
义 yi4 justice / righteousness / meaning
专 zhuan1 concentrated / specialized
联 lian2 to ally / to unite / to join
声 sheng1 sound / voice / tone / noise / classifier for sounds
听 ting1 listen / hear / obey
台 tai2 platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / desk / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines / Taiwan (abbr.)
与 yu3 and / to give / together with
华 hua2 abbr. for China / magnificent / splendid / flowery
万 wan4 surname Wan / ten thousand / a great number
着 zhe5 particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending / to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
处 chu3 to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish
号 hao2 roar / cry
号 hao4 day of a month / (suffix used after) name of a ship / (ordinal) number
术 shu4 method / technique
里 li3 inside / internal / interior
装 zhuang1 adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack
里 li3 inside / internal / interior / village / Chinese mile (approx. 0.5 km)
制 zhi4 manufacture
亲 qin1 parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss
觉 jiao4 a nap / a sleep / feel / think
观 guan1 to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold / concept / point of view
注 zhu4 annotate
认 ren4 to recognize / to know / to admit
语 yu3 dialect / language / speech
论 lun4 by the / per / discuss / theory / to talk (about) / to discuss
证 zheng4 certificate / proof / to prove / to demonstrate / to confirm / certificate / proof
识 shi2 to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. shi4
识 zhi4 to record / write a footnote
议 yi4 criticize / discuss
变 bian4 to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion
让 rang4 to ask / to allow sb to do sth / to cause sb to do sth / to have sb do sth / to yield / to allow / to permit
费 fei4 to cost / to spend / fee / wasteful / expenses / surname Fei
资 zi1 resources / capital / to provide / to supply / to support / money / expense
周 zhou1 bestow alms
质 zhi4 hostage / substance / nature / quality / Taiwan pr. zhi2
较 jiao4 clear / distinct / compare / comparatively
轻 qing1 light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral
转 zhuan3 to convey / to forward (mail) / to transfer / to turn / to shift
转 zhuan4 to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about
办 ban4 to do / to manage / to handle / to go about / to run / to set up / to deal with
农 nong2 agriculture
进 jin4 advance / enter / to come in
运 yun4 to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate
过 guo4 (experienced action marker) / to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- / surname Guo
达 da2 attain / pass through / achieve / reach / realize / clear / inform / notify / dignity
远 yuan3 far / distant / remote
选 xuan3 to choose / to pick / to select / to elect
还 hai2 also / in addition / more / still / else / still / yet / (not) yet
边 bian1 side / edge / margin / border / boundary
医 yi1 medical / medicine / doctor / to cure / to treat
表 biao3 a wrist watch or pocket watch
开 kai1 open / operate (vehicle) / start / abbr. for 開爾文|开尔文 degrees Kelvin
关 guan1 mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to concern / to involve / surname Guan
队 dui4 squadron / team / group
际 ji4 border / edge / boundary / between / among / interval / while
随 sui2 to follow / to comply with / varying according to... / to allow / surname Sui
只 zhi1 classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, etc
离 li2 to leave / to depart / to go away / from
难 nan2 difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
难 nan4 disaster / distress / to scold
电 dian4 electric / electricity / electrical
领 ling3 neck / collar / to lead / to receive
头 tou2 head / classifier for pigs and other livestock
类 lei4 kind / type / class / category / similar / like / to resemble
显 xian3 prominent / conspicuous
台 tai2 typhoon
飞 fei1 to fly
体 ti3 body / form / style / system
发 fa4 hair
须 xu1 beard / mustache
面 mian4 flour / noodles
么 me5 suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus etc
点 dian3 point / dot / speck / drop / decimal point / point of a scale / point in a theory or argument / downwards-right convex character stroke / a little (usually 一點|一点) / a jot / beat (of percussion instrument) / to draw a dot / to touch slightly / to drip / classifier for items / classifier for small indeterminate quantities / to nod / to select item from a list / to order (food in a restaurant) / to count / o'clock / one fifth of a two hour watch (old) / hour / point of time / iron bell (used to mark time) / pastry / dimsum 點心|点心
党 dang3 party / association / club / society / surname Dang

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Creator Gleaves
Created May 12, 2008
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Commonly used Chinese characters (taken from 500 most frequently used) with difficult to remember traditional variants.

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