Mandarin character families
100 high-frequency components and semantic families — browse meanings, then open the Explorer for the interactive tree.
口 kǒu
mouth, opening
A1-B1 · 6 words
言 yán / 讠
speech, words
A1-B2 · 6 words
人 rén / 亻
person
A1-B1 · 6 words
心 xīn / 忄
heart, mind
A1-B2 · 6 words
水 shuǐ / 氵
water
A1-B2 · 6 words
木 mù
tree, wood
A1-B2 · 6 words
日 rì
sun, day
A1-B1 · 6 words
月 yuè
moon, month
A1-B1 · 5 words
火 huǒ / 灬
fire
A1-B2 · 5 words
土 tǔ
earth, soil
A1-B2 · 5 words
金 jīn / 钅
metal, gold
A2-B2 · 5 words
手 shǒu / 扌
hand
A1-B2 · 6 words
足 zú / ⻊
foot, enough
A2-B2 · 5 words
目 mù
eye
A2-B2 · 5 words
耳 ěr
ear
A2-B2 · 4 words
走 zǒu
walk
A1-B2 · 5 words
食 shí / 饣
food, eat
A1-B2 · 5 words
车 chē
vehicle
A1-B2 · 5 words
门 mén
door, gate
A1-B2 · 5 words
女 nǚ
woman, female
A1-B2 · 6 words
子 zǐ
child, noun suffix
A1-B2 · 5 words
大 dà
big
A1-B1 · 5 words
小 xiǎo
small
A1-B1 · 4 words
力 lì
strength
A1-B2 · 5 words
学 xué
study, learn
A1-B2 · 6 words
语 yǔ
language
A1-B2 · 5 words
电 diàn
electricity
A1-B2 · 5 words
中 zhōng
middle, China
A1-B2 · 5 words
生 shēng
life, birth
A1-B2 · 5 words
工 gōng
work, labor
A1-B2 · 5 words
家 jiā
home, family
A1-B2 · 5 words
时 shí
time
A1-B2 · 5 words
年 nián
year
A1-B1 · 5 words
见 jiàn
see, meet
A1-B2 · 5 words
来 lái
come
A1-B2 · 5 words
去 qù
go
A1-B2 · 4 words
有 yǒu
have, exist
A1-B1 · 4 words
是 shì
to be
A1-A2 · 4 words
不 bù
not
A1-A2 · 5 words
多 duō
many
A1-B1 · 4 words
田 tián
field
A1-B1 · 6 words
山 shān
mountain
A1-B1 · 6 words
石 shí
stone
A1-B1 · 6 words
雨 yǔ
rain
A1-B1 · 6 words
风 fēng
wind
A1-B1 · 6 words
云 yún
cloud
A1-B1 · 6 words
天 tiān
sky, day
A1-B1 · 6 words
气 qì
air, spirit
A1-B1 · 6 words
白 bái
white
A1-B1 · 6 words
黑 hēi
black
A1-B1 · 6 words
红 hóng
red
A1-B1 · 6 words
绿 lǜ
green
A1-B1 · 6 words
蓝 lán
blue
A1-B1 · 6 words
黄 huáng
yellow
A1-B1 · 6 words
米 mǐ
rice
A1-B1 · 6 words
麦 mài
wheat
A2-B1 · 6 words
豆 dòu
bean
A1-B1 · 6 words
肉 ròu
meat
A1-B1 · 6 words
鱼 yú
fish
A1-B1 · 6 words
鸟 niǎo
bird
A1-B1 · 6 words
马 mǎ
horse
A1-B1 · 6 words
牛 niú
cow
A1-B1 · 6 words
羊 yáng
sheep
A1-B1 · 6 words
虫 chóng
insect
A2-B1 · 6 words
刀 dāo
knife
A1-B1 · 6 words
弓 gōng
bow
A2-B1 · 6 words
矢 shǐ
arrow
B1-B2 · 6 words
斤 jīn
axe / catty
A1-B1 · 6 words
方 fāng
square, direction
A1-B1 · 6 words
文 wén
writing, culture
A1-B1 · 6 words
书 shū
book
A1-B1 · 6 words
页 yè
page
A2-B1 · 6 words
贝 bèi
shell, money
A1-B1 · 6 words
网 wǎng
net
A1-B1 · 6 words
衣 yī
clothing
A1-B1 · 6 words
巾 jīn
cloth
A2-B1 · 6 words
丝 sī
silk
A2-B1 · 6 words
竹 zhú
bamboo
A2-B1 · 6 words
禾 hé
grain
A1-B1 · 6 words
穴 xué
cave
B1-B2 · 6 words
疒 nì
sickness
A2-B1 · 6 words
广 guǎng
broad
A1-B1 · 6 words
厂 chǎng
box / cliff
A2-B1 · 6 words
户 hù
door
A1-B1 · 6 words
寸 cùn
inch
A2-B1 · 6 words
又 yòu
again, hand
A1-B1 · 6 words
殳 shū
weapon
B1-B2 · 6 words
戈 gē
halberd
B1-B2 · 6 words
斤斧 fǔ
axe (related)
A2-B1 · 6 words
立 lì
stand
A1-B1 · 6 words
止 zhǐ
stop
A1-B1 · 6 words
癶 bō
legs stride
B2 · 6 words
釆 biàn
distinguish
B1-B2 · 6 words
里 lǐ
village / li
A1-B1 · 6 words
金旁 related
metal words
A1-B1 · 6 words
饣食旁
food words
A1-B1 · 6 words
氵水旁
water words
A1-B1 · 6 words
扌手旁
hand actions
A1-B1 · 6 words
亻人旁
person words
A1-B1 · 6 words
忄心旁
feelings
A1-B1 · 6 words