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Beyond HSK: 95 common characters

Common characters outside the HSK lists — mostly surnames and names used in transliteration.

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#1 刘 liú(surname); to kill #2 洛 luò(surname); name of a river #3 宋 sòng(surname); name of a dynasty #4 埃 āidirt; dust; angstrom #5 吴 wú(surname); province of Jiangsu #6 赵 zhào(surname) #7 蒋 jiǎng(surname) #8 耶 yē(final part.); (phonetic) #9 莱 láiChenopodium album #10 韩 hánSouth Korea; Korean; Japan-annexed Korea #11 曼 mànhandsome; large; long #12 玛 mǎagate; cornelian #13 弗 fúnot #14 秦 qín(surname); name of a dynasty #15 菲 fēirich; luxurious; phenanthrene (chemical); Philippines #16 彭 péng(surname) #17 曹 cáoa company; a class; a generation; (a surname) #18 孟 mèngfirst month; eldest brother; (surname) #19 娜 nà / nuóelegant; graceful #20 邓 dèngDeng (Xiaoping) #21 澳 àoAustralia; deep bay; cove; bay; harbor; (abbrev) Macao #22 魏 wèi(surname); name of a dynasty #23 吾 wúI; my #24 韦 wéi(surname); soft leather #25 沈 shěn / chénsink; (surname); place name #26 瑟 sè(mus. instr.) #27 卢 lú(surname) #28 吕 lǚ / lǚ(surname) #29 袁 yuán(surname) #30 侯 hóumarquis #31 郭 guō(surname); outer city wall #32 玲 líng(used in compounds); tinkling of gem-pendants #33 惟 wéi-ism; only #34 莉 lìjasmine #35 翰 hànpen #36 柯 kē(surname); handle of axe; stem #37 葛 gé / gěcoarse grass linen; (surname) #38 鸿 hóngeastern bean goose; great; large #39 茨 cíTribulus terrestris; thatched hut #40 哩 lī / lǐ / li(onomat.); mile; (part. for continued state) #41 薛 xuē(surname); wormwood #42 卿 qīng(old) minister; (old) term of endearment between spouses; thou (poet.) #43 璇 xuán(jade) #44 潘 pān(surname) #45 鲍 bàoabalone #46 禧 xǐjoy #47 玑 jīirregular pearl #48 浙 zhèZhejiang #49 妮 nīgirl; phonetic "ni" (in girl's name) #50 莎 shā / suō(insect); (phonetic); (grass); Cyperus rotundus #51 尉 wèi(surname); milit. official; to quiet #52 圳 zhènfurrow in field; small drainage #53 仑 lúnarrange; Koulkun mountains #54 陀 tuó(phonetic); declivity; steep bank #55 谭 tán(surname) #56 亨 hēngprosperous #57 甫 fǔjust; just now #58 陕 shǎn / shǎnShaanxi #59 浦 pǔbeach #60 昭 zhāoillustrious; manifest #61 怔 zhēngbe startled #62 琼 qióng(red stone); beautiful #63 狄 dí(surname); barbarians; name of a tribe #64 蔡 cài(surname) #65 喃 nánmumble in repetition #66 姊 zǐolder sister #67 湘 xiāngname of a river #68 煞 shā / shàdecrease; tighten; baleful; bring to a stop; very #69 咒 zhòuput a curse on #70 郡 jùncanton; county; region #71 稣 sūrevive #72 淮 huáiname of a river #73 淫 yínexcessive; wanton; lewd; kinky; obscene #74 姚 yáoYao (a surname) #75 猿 yuánape #76 惶 huángfrightened #77 狐 húfox #78 涅 nièblacken #79 蒲 púcalamus #80 杭 háng(surname); Hangzhou #81 噢 ōOh! #82 禄 lùgood fortune; official salary #83 绢 juànthick but loosely woven silk #84 轩 xuāncovered carriage; pavilion #85 琳 língem #86 斋 zhāia fast; studio #87 彪 biāoa tiger-cat; stripes; streaks; veins #88 咕 gūmutter #89 嘻 xīlaugh; giggle #90 斌 bīnornamental; refined #91 坎 kǎnpit; threshold #92 邱 qiū(surname); mound #93 喀 kā(onomat.) #94 棠 tángcherry-apple #95 匈 xiōngHungary; thorax; chest