100 basic chinese characters

Here are 100 basic Chinese characters, grouped by category:

Numbers

1. ** (yī) - One**

2. ** (èr) - Two**

3. ** (sān) - Three**

4. ** (sì) - Four**

5. ** (wǔ) - Five**

6. ** (liù) - Six**

7. ** (qī) - Seven**

8. ** (bā) - Eight**

9. ** (jiǔ) - Nine**

10. ** (shí) - Ten**

Greetings

11. ** (nǐ hǎo) - Hello**

12. ** (xiè xiè) - Thank you**

13. ** (duì bù qǐ) - Excuse me/Sorry**

14. ** (zài jiàn) - Goodbye**

Family

15. ** (māma) - Mother**

16. ** (bàba) - Father**

17. ** (gēge) - Older brother**

18. ** (jiějie) - Older sister**

Food

19. ** (chī) - Eat**

20. ** (shuǐ) - Water**

21. ** (mǐ fàn) - Rice**

Directions

22. ** (zuǒ) - Left**

23. ** (yòu) - Right**

24. ** (qián) - Front**

25. ** (hòu) - Back**

Other

26. ** (ài) - Love**

27. ** (jiā) - Home**

28. ** (xué) - Learn**

29. ** (gōng zuò) - Work**

30. ** (lǎo shī) - Teacher**

More Characters

31. ** (shān) - Mountain**

32. ** (hé) - River**

33. ** (tiān) - Sky**

34. ** (dì) - Earth**

35. ** (rén) - Person**

Characters 36-100

36. ** (yǒu) - Friend**

37. ** (mèng) - Dream**

38. ** (xǐ huān) - Like**

39. ** (gāo xìng) - Happy**

40. ** (bēi āi) - Sad**

41. ** (jiàn kāng) - Health**

42. ** (yī yuàn) - Hospital**

43. ** (yī shēng) - Doctor**

44. ** (hù zhào) - Passport**

45. ** (lǚ xíng) - Travel**

46. ** (xiǎo xiē) - Rest**

47. ** (gōng gòng qì chē) - Bus**

48. ** (chū zū chē) - Taxi**

49. ** (fēi jī) - Airplane**

50. ** (chuán) - Ship**

51. ** (qián) - Money**

52. ** (yínháng) - Bank**

53. ** (diàn nǎo) - Computer**

54. ** (shǒu jī) - Mobile phone**

55. ** (diàn yǐng) - Movie**

56. ** (yīnyuè) - Music**

57. ** (gē qǔ) - Song**

58. ** (wǔ dǎo) - Dance**

59. ** (huà huà) - Painting**

60. ** (shū fă) - Calligraphy**

61. ** (jiàn zhù) - Building**

62. ** (gōng yè) - Industry**

63. ** (nóng yè) - Agriculture**

64. ** (shāng rén) - Businessman**

65. ** (mào yì) - Trade**

66. ** (jiào yù) - Education**

67. ** (xué xiào) - School**

68. ** (lǎo shī) - Teacher**

69. ** (tú shū guǎn) - Library**

70. ** (shí yàn shì) - Laboratory**

71. ** (jiàn kāng) - Health**

72. ** (yùn dòng) - Sports**

73. ** (yī shù) - Art**

74. ** (yīn yuè huì) - Concert**

75. ** (jiā ting) - Family**

76. ** (míng zi) - Name**

77. ** (nián líng) - Age**

78. ** (dì zhǐ) - Address**

79. ** (diàn huà) - Telephone**

80. ** (shǒu jī hào) - Mobile phone number**

81. ** (yóu xiāng) - Email**

82. ** (wǎng zhàn) - Website**

83. ** (diàn nǎo chéng xù) - Computer program**

84. ** (ruǎn jiàn) - Software**

85. ** (yìng jiàn) - Hardware**

86. ** (wǎng luò) - Network**

87. ** (ān quán) - Security**

88. ** (xìn xī) - Information**

89. ** (chuàng yè) - Entrepreneurship**

90. ** (mào yì) - Trade**

91. ** (guó jì) - International**

92. ** (huán jìng) - Environment**

93. ** (jié néng) - Energy saving**

94. ** (shuǐ píng) - Level**

95. ** (gāo dù) - Height**

96. ** (sù dù) - Speed**

97. ** (jiǎo dù) - Angle**

98. ** (miàn jī) - Area**

99. ** (tǐ jī) - Volume**

100. ** (zhòng liàng) - Weight**

These characters cover various topics, including technology, business, environment, and more.