Learn to Read and Write Simplified Chinese Characters

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• The characters below are ordered by their frequency of use. For example, this first page includes the top 200 most commonly used Chinese characters. Frequency data source
 
• Knowing just 1,000 Chinese characters will enable you to understand approximately 90% of written communication. With 2,500 you'll understand around 98% of written Chinese, and knowing all the 4000 we have listed on these page will enable you to understand virtually 100%. With that, even a native Chinese speaker would be considered literate.

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