Most Common Components
Characters that appear most frequently as building blocks of other characters.
Showing 1–100 of 1,186 characters
| # | Character | Pinyin | Gloss | Uses | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ◎ | characterless component | 194 | ✓ | |
| 2 | 人 亻 | rén, ren | person | 187 | ✓ |
| 3 | 口 | kǒu, kou | mouth | 161 | ✓ |
| 4 | 水 氵 | shuǐ | water | 138 | ✓ |
| 5 | 手 扌 | shǒu, shou | hand | 130 | ✓ |
| 6 | 言 讠 | yán | speech | 127 | ✓ |
| 7 | 木 | mù | tree | 120 | ✓ |
| 8 | 糸 糹纟 | mì, sī | silk | 95 | ✓ |
| 9 | 又 | yòu | again | 85 | ✓ |
| 10 | 心 ⺗忄 | xīn, xin | heart | 80 | ✓ |
| 11 | 艸 艹䒑 | cǎo | grass | 75 | ✓ |
| 12 | 貝 贝 | bèi | sea shell | 68 | ✓ |
| 13 | 土 | tǔ | earth | 64 | ✓ |
| 14 | 辶 | chuò | walk | 64 | ✓ |
| 15 | 火 灬 | huǒ | fire | 61 | ✓ |
| 16 | 日 | rì | sun | 59 | ✓ |
| 17 | 肉 ⺼ | ròu | meat | 59 | ✓ |
| 18 | 刀 刂 | dāo | knife | 57 | ✓ |
| 19 | 宀 冖 | mián | roof | 57 | ✓ |
| 20 | 止 夂 | zhǐ | (foot), stop | 51 | ✓ |
| 21 | 金 釒钅 | jīn | metal | 50 | ✓ |
| 22 | 禾 | hé | grain stalk | 47 | ✓ |
| 23 | 女 | nǚ, nü | woman | 46 | ✓ |
| 24 | 頁 页 | yè | (head), page | 46 | ✓ |
| 25 | 衣 衤 | yī | clothes | 44 | ✓ |
| 26 | 攴 攵 | pū | tap | 42 | ✓ |
| 27 | 犬 犭 | quǎn | dog | 42 | ✓ |
| 28 | 阜 阝 | fù | mound | 41 | ✓ |
| 29 | 大 | dà, dài | big | 40 | ✓ |
| 30 | 竹 ⺮ | zhú | bamboo | 40 | ✓ |
| 31 | 車 车 | chē | cart, vehicle | 40 | ✓ |
| 32 | 卩 | jié | person kneeling | 39 | ✓ |
| 33 | 目 | mù | eye | 37 | ✓ |
| 34 | 隹 | zhuī, cuī, wéi | bird | 35 | ✓ |
| 35 | 寸 | cùn, cun | (hand), inch | 33 | ✓ |
| 36 | 食 飠饣 | shí, shi | eat | 33 | ✓ |
| 37 | 力 | lì, li | power | 31 | ✓ |
| 38 | 廾 | gǒng | two hands | 31 | ✓ |
| 39 | 广廣 | guǎng | roof | 30 | ✓ |
| 40 | 米 | mǐ | rice | 30 | ✓ |
| 41 | 戈 | gē | spear | 29 | ✓ |
| 42 | 行 彳 | xíng, háng | walk | 29 | ✓ |
| 43 | 石 | shí | stone | 27 | ✓ |
| 44 | 玉 𤣩 | yù | jade | 26 | ✓ |
| 45 | 門 门 | mén, men | door | 26 | ✓ |
| 46 | 子 | zi, zǐ | child | 25 | ✓ |
| 47 | 示 礻 | shì | show | 25 | ✓ |
| 48 | 工 | gōng | work | 24 | ✓ |
| 49 | 皿 | mǐn, mǐng | dish | 24 | ✓ |
| 50 | 囗 | wéi, guó | surround | 22 | ✓ |
| 51 | 殳 | shū | weapon or tool | 21 | ✓ |
| 52 | 魚 鱼 | yú | fish | 21 | ✓ |
| 53 | 鳥 鸟 | niǎo | bird | 21 | ✓ |
| 54 | 厂廠 | chǎng | cliff, (roof) | 20 | ✓ |
| 55 | 欠 | qiàn, qian | yawn, deficient | 20 | ✓ |
| 56 | 羊 | yáng | sheep | 20 | ✓ |
| 57 | 耳 | ěr | ear | 20 | ✓ |
| 58 | 弓 | gōng | bow | 19 | ✓ |
| 59 | 田 | tián | field | 19 | ✓ |
| 60 | 穴 | xué, jué | cave | 19 | ✓ |
| 61 | 虫蟲 | chóng | bug, insect | 19 | ✓ |
| 62 | 足 | zú | foot | 19 | ✓ |
| 63 | 彡 | shān, xiǎn | hair | 18 | ✓ |
| 64 | 疒 | nè | sick | 17 | ✓ |
| 65 | 虎 虍 | hǔ, hu | tiger | 17 | ✓ |
| 66 | 巾 | jīn | cloth | 16 | ✓ |
| 67 | 斤 | jīn | axe | 16 | ✓ |
| 68 | 一 | yī | one | 15 | ✓ |
| 69 | 見 见 | jiàn, xiàn, jian | see | 15 | ✓ |
| 70 | 丁 | dīng | cubes | 14 | ✓ |
| 71 | 八 | bā | eight | 14 | ✓ |
| 72 | 尚 | shàng, shang | esteem | 14 | ✓ |
| 73 | 爫 | zhǎo | hand, claw | 14 | ✓ |
| 74 | 爿 丬 | pán, qiáng | piece of wood | 14 | ✓ |
| 75 | 矢 | shǐ | arrow | 14 | ✓ |
| 76 | 网網 | wǎng | net | 14 | ✓ |
| 77 | 者 | zhě | one who... | 14 | ✓ |
| 78 | 月 | yuè, yue | moon | 13 | ✓ |
| 79 | 牛 | niú | cow | 13 | ✓ |
| 80 | 邑 ⻏ | yì, è | city | 13 | ✓ |
| 81 | 馬 | mǎ | horse | 13 | ✓ |
| 82 | 僉 佥 | together | 12 | ✓ | |
| 83 | 其 | qí | its, his, (3p possessive) | 12 | ✓ |
| 84 | 冰 冫 | bīng | ice | 12 | ✓ |
| 85 | 包 勹 | bāo | wrap | 12 | ✓ |
| 86 | 山 | shān | mountain | 12 | ✓ |
| 87 | 幺 | yāo | tiny | 12 | ✓ |
| 88 | 户戶 | hù, hu | door | 12 | ✓ |
| 89 | 生 | shēng, sheng | life | 12 | ✓ |
| 90 | 丂 | kǎo, qiǎo, yú | axe handle | 11 | ✓ |
| 91 | 云雲 | yún | clouds | 11 | ✓ |
| 92 | 京 | jīng | capital city | 11 | ✓ |
| 93 | 合閤 | hé | to join | 11 | ✓ |
| 94 | 尸屍 | shī | sitting person | 11 | ✓ |
| 95 | 聿 | yù | writing brush | 11 | ✓ |
| 96 | 艮 | gěn, gèn, hén | blunt | 11 | ✓ |
| 97 | 辛 | xīn | laborious | 11 | ✓ |
| 98 | 雨 | yǔ | rain | 11 | ✓ |
| 99 | 马馬 | mǎ | horse | 11 | ✓ |
| 100 | 骨 冎 | gǔ, gú | bone | 11 | ✓ |