Mandarin character families
40 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