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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 liú(surname); to kill #2 luò(surname); name of a river #3 sòng(surname); name of a dynasty #4 āidirt; dust; angstrom #5 (surname); province of Jiangsu #6 zhào(surname) #7 jiǎng(surname) #8 (final part.); (phonetic) #9 láiChenopodium album #10 hánSouth Korea; Korean; Japan-annexed Korea #11 mànhandsome; large; long #12 agate; cornelian #13 not #14 qín(surname); name of a dynasty #15 fēirich; luxurious; phenanthrene (chemical); Philippines #16 péng(surname) #17 cáoa company; a class; a generation; (a surname) #18 mèngfirst month; eldest brother; (surname) #19 nà / nuóelegant; graceful #20 dèngDeng (Xiaoping) #21 àoAustralia; deep bay; cove; bay; harbor; (abbrev) Macao #22 wèi(surname); name of a dynasty #23 I; my #24 wéi(surname); soft leather #25 shěn / chénsink; (surname); place name #26 (mus. instr.) #27 (surname) #28 lǚ / lǚ(surname) #29 yuán(surname) #30 hóumarquis #31 guō(surname); outer city wall #32 líng(used in compounds); tinkling of gem-pendants #33 wéi-ism; only #34 jasmine #35 hànpen #36 (surname); handle of axe; stem #37 gé / gěcoarse grass linen; (surname) #38 鸿 hóngeastern bean goose; great; large #39 Tribulus terrestris; thatched hut #40 lī / lǐ / li(onomat.); mile; (part. for continued state) #41 xuē(surname); wormwood #42 qīng(old) minister; (old) term of endearment between spouses; thou (poet.) #43 xuán(jade) #44 pān(surname) #45 bàoabalone #46 joy #47 irregular pearl #48 zhèZhejiang #49 girl; phonetic "ni" (in girl's name) #50 shā / suō(insect); (phonetic); (grass); Cyperus rotundus #51 wèi(surname); milit. official; to quiet #52 zhènfurrow in field; small drainage #53 lúnarrange; Koulkun mountains #54 tuó(phonetic); declivity; steep bank #55 tán(surname) #56 hēngprosperous #57 just; just now #58 shǎn / shǎnShaanxi #59 beach #60 zhāoillustrious; manifest #61 zhēngbe startled #62 qióng(red stone); beautiful #63 (surname); barbarians; name of a tribe #64 cài(surname) #65 nánmumble in repetition #66 older sister #67 xiāngname of a river #68 shā / shàdecrease; tighten; baleful; bring to a stop; very #69 zhòuput a curse on #70 jùncanton; county; region #71 revive #72 huáiname of a river #73 yínexcessive; wanton; lewd; kinky; obscene #74 yáoYao (a surname) #75 yuánape #76 huángfrightened #77 fox #78 nièblacken #79 calamus #80 háng(surname); Hangzhou #81 ōOh! #82 good fortune; official salary #83 juànthick but loosely woven silk #84 xuāncovered carriage; pavilion #85 língem #86 zhāia fast; studio #87 biāoa tiger-cat; stripes; streaks; veins #88 mutter #89 laugh; giggle #90 bīnornamental; refined #91 kǎnpit; threshold #92 qiū(surname); mound #93 (onomat.) #94 tángcherry-apple #95 xiōngHungary; thorax; chest