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The 1000 Most Frequently Used Characters Cross-referenced with 3 Major Textbooks

The fastest and most efficient way to achieve literacy in Chinese is to learn the characters that are used most frequently in modern Chinese language publications. For classes using Integrated Chinese, Chinese Primer, or Practical Chinese Reader, we have provided charts that give the frequency rating of the characters that appear in these three popular textbooks.
All charts are in PDF format. You must have Adobe Reader to view the charts.

A chart of the 1000 most frequently used characters, in frequency order. The chapter or page number of the character's appearance in each textbook is included in the final columns.

A chart of the characters in the Integrated Chinese textbook, in lesson order, with frequency ratings.

A chart of the characters in the Chinese Primer Character Workbook (yellow), listed in page number order, with frequency ratings.
 
A chart of the characters in the Practical Chinese Reader textbook, in lesson order, with frequency ratings.

Click here to view all 4 charts of 1000 characters cross-referenced with 3 textbooks in a single window.