Definitions (real and fictitious) of the characters and building blocks covered in the Chinese Blockbuster series, along with their respective character numbers as they appear in the books. Fictitious meanings are indicated by an asterisk *.
Character numbers 1 to 390 are introduced in Book 1.
Character numbers 391 to 750 are introduced in Book 2.
Character numbers 751 to 1120 are introduced in Book 3.
Character numbers 1121 to 1525 are introduced in Book 4.
Character numbers 1526 to 1920 are introduced in Book 5.
Character numbers 1921 to 2320 are introduced in Book 6.
| G |
|
| Gain, acquire, to 获[獲] |
1017A |
| Gallbladder 胆[膽] |
1695 |
| Gallop, prance, to 腾[騰] |
1980A |
| Gallop, to 冯[馮] |
1755 |
| Gamble, to 博 |
1313 |
| Game pieces 牌 |
1599 |
| Games 场[場] |
515A |
| Games (chess) 局 |
783 |
| Gang, clique 帮[幫] |
1105 |
| Gansu province 甘 |
828 |
| Gansu province 肃[肅] |
1866 |
| Gap, space in between 间[間] |
372B |
| Garden 园[園] |
1332B |
| Garrison 戍 |
226 |
| Garrison post 镇[鎮] |
1345 |
| Garrulous 碎 |
1767 |
| Gas 气[氣] |
467 |
| Gaseous 汽 |
1533 |
| Gasp for breath, to 喘 |
2295 |
| Gate 门[門] |
119 |
| Gather, collect, to 集 |
698 |
| Gather, to 统[統] |
533 |
| Gather, to 聚 |
1646 |
| Gathering * |
178 |
| Gauge 表 |
414A |
| Gautama Buddha 瞿 |
1963B |
| Gaze, to 盯 |
2227 |
| Gem 珠 |
1626 |
| Gender 性 |
359 |
| General, commander-in-chief 将[將] |
370B |
| General, common 普 |
953 |
| General, roughly 概 |
1127 |
| General, vague 泛 |
1667 |
| Generally 氐 |
857A |
| Generally speaking 抵 |
1456 |
| Generation 世 |
63 |
| Generation 代 |
412 |
| Generation 辈[輩] |
1820 |
| Generous 厚 |
1569 |
| Generous 宽[寬] |
1488 |
| Genghis Khan 汗 |
1833B |
| Gentle, mild 和 |
148A |
| Gentle, mild 柔 |
1919 |
| Gentle, obedient 巽 |
802 |
| Gentleman 君 |
890 |
| Germ 菌 |
2070A |
| Germany 德 |
524 |
| Get along with, to 处[處] |
459B |
| Get involved, to 插 |
1837 |
| Get out of the way, to 闪[閃] |
1449 |
| Get out of way, to 躲 |
1989 |
| Get out of, to 脱[脫] |
1289 |
| Get ready, to 备[備] |
686 |
| Get ready, to 挡[擋] |
2252B |
| Get rid of, to 屏 |
2215A |
| Get rid of, to 破 |
923 |
| Get rid of, to 除 |
754 |
| Get stuck, to 陷 |
1601 |
| Get things mixed up, to 串 |
1584 |
| Get together, to 纠[糾] |
2060 |
| Get together, to 聚 |
1646 |
| Get, fetch, to 取 |
377 |
| Get, to 弄 |
1392A |
| Get, to 得 |
194B |
| Ghost 鬼 |
2320, 1920, 1129 |
| Gift, present 礼[禮] |
1267 |
| Gifts 份 |
1120 |
| Gigantic 巨 |
1255 |
| Ginseng 参[參] |
818B |
| Girdle, sash 带[帶] |
634 |
| Give advice, counsel, to 参[參] |
818A |
| Give an instrumental performance, to 奏 |
1891 |
| Give as a present, to 送 |
983 |
| Give back, repay, to 还[還] |
308B |
| Give birth, to 生 |
188 |
| Give birth, to 育 |
927 |
| Give priority to, to 尽[儘] |
789A |
| Give the elbow, to * 厷 |
1393 |
| Give up, abandon, to 舍[捨] |
1686B |
| Give up, abstain, to 戒 |
1913 |
| Give up, to 弃[棄] |
1442 |
| Give water to animals, to 饮[飲] |
1916B |
| Give, confer, to 授 |
1316 |
| Give, pass a test, to 考 |
795 |
| Give, to 与[與] |
342 |
| Give, to 予 |
508A |
| Give, to 给[給] |
417A |
| Glass 玻 |
2099 |
| Glass 璃 |
2217 |
| Glass bell * 冂 |
12 |
| Glass, cup 杯 |
1742 |
| Gloomy 森 |
278 |
| Gloomy 郁[鬱] |
2236B |
| Glorious 辉[輝] |
1970 |
| Glory 光 |
566 |
| Glory 华[華] |
704 |
| Glory, honor 荣[榮] |
1338 |
| Glue, to 贴[貼] |
1796 |
| Go against the wind, to 抢[搶] |
1758B |
| Go against, to 逆 |
2293 |
| Go against, to 顶[頂] |
1344 |
| Go around, to 绕[繞] |
1828 |
| Go back, come back, to 归[歸] |
1276 |
| Go back, to 回 |
410 |
| Go back, to 返 |
1777 |
| Go bankrupt, to 倒 |
926B |
| Go down, to 下 |
123 |
| Go on foot, to 徒 |
1401 |
| Go over, inspect, to 阅[閱] |
1832 |
| Go over, to 过[過] |
211 |
| Go smoothly, to 亨 |
2282 |
| Go so far as, to 竟 |
902 |
| Go through, experience, to 涉 |
1573 |
| Go through, to 通 |
431A |
| Go to bed, to 觉[覺] |
609B |
| Go to, to 赴 |
2172 |
| Go toward, to 往 |
656 |
| Go towards, to 奔 |
1625B |
| Go upwards, to 上 |
122 |
| Go, leave, to 去 |
281 |
| Go, travel, walk, to 行 |
250A |
| Go-between 媒 |
1849 |
| Goblin, demon 妖 |
2197 |
| Gold 金 |
124 |
| Gondola * 乇 |
946 |
| Good 好 |
312A |
| Good 良 |
505 |
| Good fortune 幸 |
134 |
| Good fortune 福 |
1012 |
| Good omen 瑞 |
1675 |
| Good person 臧 |
1248 |
| Good reputation 芳 |
1932 |
| Good, fine 佳 |
1929 |
| Good, fine 嘉 |
2174 |
| Goods 品 |
537 |
| Goods, commodities 货[貨] |
1155 |
| Goose 鸿[鴻] |
2244 |
| Gorge 峡[峽] |
2063 |
| Gourd 卢[盧] |
2051 |
| Govern, to 辖[轄] |
1988 |
| Governess, nurse 姆 |
1402 |
| Government 政 |
389 |
| Government office 府 |
710 |
| Government office 署 |
1724 |
| Government official 官 |
518 |
| Gown * |
235 |
| Grab, capture, to 捉 |
2153 |
| Grab, seize, to 扭 |
2132 |
| Grab, snatch, to 抓 |
1337 |
| Grab, snatch, to 抢[搶] |
1758A |
| Grab, to 取 |
377 |
| Graceful 娜 |
1930A |
| Graceful 曼 |
1158 |
| graceful, supple 夭 |
32 |
| Grade, class 档[檔] |
2115 |
| Grade, rank 级[級] |
706 |
| Gradually 冉 |
498 |
| Gradually 渐[漸] |
1211A |
| Grain 禾 |
136 |
| Grain 粮[糧] |
1643 |
| Grain, granule 粒 |
2054 |
| Grain-like 粒 |
2054 |
| Gram 克 |
529 |
| Granary 仓[倉] |
958 |
| Grand, glorious 隆 |
1745 |
| Grand, imposing 雄 |
1394 |
| Grand, vast 宏 |
2126 |
| Grand, vast 浩 |
2194 |
| Grandchild 孙[孫] |
1340 |
| Grandfather 爷[爺] |
1349 |
| Grandmother 奶 |
1617 |
| Grandmother 婆 |
1690 |
| Grandparents 祖 |
1364 |
| Grant, to 予 |
508A |
| Grasp, clench, to 执[執] |
812 |
| Grasp, hold, to 持 |
647 |
| Grasp, to 握 |
1371 |
| Grass 卉 |
1624 |
| Grass 艹 |
131 |
| Grateful, to be 戴 |
1561 |
| Gray 灰 |
1651 |
| Gray, ash-colored 苍[蒼] |
2064 |
| Grazing cows * |
61 |
| Grazing land 牧 |
1926 |
| Grease 油 |
1297 |
| Great 伟[偉] |
1444 |
| Great Dane * 大 |
27 |
| Great, grand 鸿[鴻] |
2244 |
| Great-grandfather 曾 |
181B |
| Great-grandson 曾 |
181B |
| Greece 希 |
819 |
| Greece 腊[臘] |
1841 |
| Greedy 贪[貪] |
2201 |
| Green 绿[綠] |
1428 |
| Greens 菜 |
1604 |
| Grief 哀 |
2041 |
| Grieve, to 哀 |
2041 |
| Grind, mill, to 磨 |
1498B |
| Grind, polish, to 磨 |
1498A |
| Grind, to 研 |
743 |
| Grindstone 磨 |
1498B |
| Grip, to 爪 |
138A |
| Groan, to 哼 |
2283 |
| Groove, rut 沟[溝] |
1957 |
| Grope, to 摸 |
1710 |
| Ground 土 |
85 |
| Ground 地 |
128A |
| Ground level * 一 |
15 |
| Group 群 |
891 |
| Group of people 股 |
972 |
| Group of people of a certain kind 曹 |
1386 |
| Group together, to 综[綜] |
1772 |
| Group, circle of people 林 |
277 |
| Group, division 界 |
564 |
| Group, section 组[組] |
648 |
| Group, troupe 团[團] |
697 |
| Groups of people 伙 |
1385 |
| Groups of people 拨[撥] |
2135 |
| Grow, develop, to 长[長] |
237B |
| Grow, multiply, to 滋 |
2250 |
| Grudge, resentment 嫌 |
2157 |
| Guarantee, to 管 |
519 |
| Guard against, to 戒 |
1913 |
| Guard against, to 防 |
863 |
| Guard, defend, to 卫[衛] |
999 |
| Guard, safeguard, to 障 |
1571 |
| Guard, to 守 |
1133 |
| Guard, to 把 |
343A |
| Guard, to 镇[鎮] |
1345 |
| Guardian angel * 己 |
298 |
| Guess, to 猜 |
1943 |
| Guest 客 |
904 |
| Guest 宾[賓] |
1883 |
| Guide, enlighten, to 迪 |
1785 |
| Guide, lead, to 导[導] |
635 |
| Guide, lead, to 引 |
778 |
| Guide, to 诱[誘] |
2047 |
| Guideline, standard 绳[繩] |
2300 |
| Guidelines 纲[綱] |
2253 |
| Guiding principle 纲[綱] |
2253 |
| Guilt 罪 |
1048 |
| Gully, ravine 沟[溝] |
1957 |
| Gulp down, to 吞 |
2125 |
| Gun 枪[槍] |
1214 |
| Gun 炮 |
1256A |
| Gush, to 喷[噴] |
2065A |
| Gush, to 涌 |
1987 |
| Guts, courage 胆[膽] |
1695 |
| Gyrate, circle, to 旋 |
1729A |
| H |
|
| Habit 习[習] |
1005 |
| Habitation 舍 |
1686A |
| Hair (human head) 发[髮] |
239B |
| Hair (on the head) 彡 |
103 |
| Hairs 毛 |
947 |
| Hairy head * 头[頭] |
333 |
| Half 半 |
825 |
| Half believing 哦 |
2234B |
| Half doubting 哦 |
2234B |
| Half-kilometer 里 |
246A |
| Hall 厅[廳] |
1552 |
| Hall 殿 |
1904 |
| Halt, stay, to 驻[駐] |
1627 |
| Halt, stop, to 站 |
859 |
| Hamlet 庄[莊] |
1363 |
| Han dynasty 汉[漢] |
1039 |
| Hand 手 |
73 |
| Hand broom * 彐 |
39 |
| Hand down to posterity, to 垂 |
1310 |
| Hand holding something 肀 |
264 |
| Hand in, hand over, to 缴[繳] |
2163 |
| Hand over, deliver, to 递[遞] |
1886 |
| Hand over, to 付 |
709 |
| Handkerchief 帕 |
1867 |
| Handle 把 |
343B |
| Handle, execute, to 措 |
1482 |
| Handle, grasp, to 操 |
1506 |
| Handle, to 弄 |
1392A |
| Handsome 俊 |
2176 |
| Handsome, beautiful 秀 |
1416 |
| Handsome, graceful 帅[帥] |
621 |
| Handyman * 人 |
23 |
| Hang around, to 赖[賴] |
1708 |
| Hang down, dangle, to 垂 |
1310 |
| Hang on, to 搭 |
2171 |
| Hang oneself, to 吊 |
425 |
| Hang, suspend, to 吊 |
425 |
| Hang, suspend, to 悬[懸] |
2205 |
| Hang, suspend, to 挂[掛] |
1566 |
| Happiness 福 |
1012 |
| Happy 乐[樂] |
941A |
| Happy 愉 |
2299 |
| Happy 欣 |
1871 |
| Happy, carefree 陶 |
1948 |
| Happy, delighted 悦[悅] |
2316 |
| Happy, pleased, to be 喜 |
998 |
| Harass, to 扰[擾] |
1826 |
| Harbor 港 |
1269 |
| Harbor, to 窝[窩] |
2277 |
| Hard 硬 |
1503 |
| Hard, firm 刚[剛] |
944 |
| Hard, strong 固 |
117 |
| Hardship 疾 |
1611 |
| Hardship 辛 |
135 |
| Hardship, disaster 厄 |
1151 |
| Hardships 艰[艱] |
1992 |
| Harm, to 妨 |
2200 |
| Harm, to 害 |
900 |
| Harmful 害 |
900 |
| Harmonious 融 |
1559 |
| Harmonious 雍 |
1399 |
| Harmonize, to 调[調] |
691B |
| Harmony 和 |
148A |
| Harmony 雍 |
1399 |
| Harness, mount, to 驾[駕] |
1914 |
| Harsh 厉[厲] |
1680 |
| Harvest 秋 |
773 |
| Harvest, to 收 |
643 |
| Hasten with a vehicle, to 驶[駛] |
1868 |
| Hasten, to 趋[趨] |
1829 |
| Hastily 匆 |
1969 |
| Hastily, in a hurry 促 |
1439 |
| Hat 冠 |
2053A |
| Hat * 冖 |
11 |
| Hat, cap 帽 |
2084 |
| Hate, loathe, to 恶[惡] |
1128C |
| Hate, to 怕 |
954 |
| Hate, to 恨 |
1635 |
| Hate, to 疾 |
1611 |
| Hatred 恨 |
1635 |
| Hatred, animosity 仇 |
1885A |
| Hats 顶[頂] |
1344 |
| Haughty 傲 |
2275 |
| Haughty 岸 |
1318 |
| Haul up, to * |
142 |
| Haul, drag, to 拉 |
606 |
| Haul, to 拖 |
1834 |
| Have fun, to 玩 |
1411 |
| Have in store, to 蓄 |
2303 |
| Have jurisdiction over, to 辖[轄] |
1988 |
| Have no alternative, to 奈 |
1238, 1238 |
| Have not, did not 未 |
671 |
| Have to do with, to 干 |
133A |
| Have, possess, to 有 |
87 |
| Hawk 鹰[鷹] |
2247 |
| Hay 刍[芻] |
984 |
| Hay bale 刍[芻] |
984 |
| He 他 |
95 |
| He, she 伊 |
1092 |
| He, she, it 其 |
274 |
| Head 壳[殼] |
2256A |
| Head 头[頭] |
333 |
| Head 首 |
248 |
| Head (human) 页[頁] |
331 |
| Head for, to 奔 |
1625B |
| Head rope of a fishing net 纲[綱] |
2253 |
| Headless horse * 与[與] |
342 |
| Heal, recover, to 愈 |
1641 |
| Healthy 健 |
1324 |
| Healthy 康 |
1240 |
| Healthy 泰 |
1658 |
| Heap 坴 |
814 |
| Heap, stack, to 堆 |
1714 |
| Heaps 堆 |
1714 |
| Hear, to 听[聽] |
559 |
| Hear, to 闻[聞] |
1163 |
| Heart 心 |
321 |
| Heart, mind 胸 |
1699 |
| Heartless, cruel 狠 |
1998 |
| Heat 热[熱] |
924 |
| Heat up, to 热[熱] |
924 |
| Heaven 天 |
31 |
| Heavenly body 辰 |
755 |
| Heavenly stems 干 |
133A |
| Heavy 大 |
27 |
| Heavy 重 |
262A |
| Hebei province 燕 |
2045A |
| Hedgehog 彖 |
1612 |
| Heel 跟 |
855 |
| Hello 喂 |
2307 |
| Helmet * 冂 |
12 |
| Help somebody up, to 扶 |
1959 |
| Help, aid, to 济[濟] |
650A |
| Help, assist, to 帮[幫] |
1105 |
| Help, assist, to 援 |
1530 |
| Help, relieve, to 扶 |
1959 |
| Help, to 助 |
925 |
| Help, to 襄 |
628 |
| Hemp 麻 |
279 |
| Henan province 豫 |
2272 |
| Her 她 |
96 |
| Herb 艹 |
131 |
| Herd, put to pasture, to 牧 |
1926 |
| Herdsman 牧 |
1926 |
| Hereditary 袭[襲] |
1548 |
| Heretical 邪 |
1887 |
| Hero 杰[傑] |
1464 |
| Hero 英 |
658 |
| Heroic 侠[俠] |
1551 |
| Heroic 雄 |
1394 |
| Heroic, chivalrous 豪 |
1859 |
| Heron 雚 |
580 |
| Hertz 赫 |
1689 |
| Hesitate, to 犹[猶] |
1562 |
| Hesitate, to 豫 |
2272 |
| Hexagram 卦 |
1565 |
| Hey! 喂 |
2307 |
| Hidden, concealed 潜[潛] |
1448 |
| Hidden, secret 暗 |
1167 |
| Hide away, to 藏 |
1249A |
| Hide in one’s clothes, to 褱 |
1093 |
| Hide, go into hiding, to 躲 |
1989 |
| Hide, to 隐[隱] |
1373 |
| Hideous 丑[醜] |
2096B |
| High 高 |
171 |
| High mountain 岳 |
2173 |
| High mountain 崔 |
2279 |
| High official 侯 |
632 |
| High season 喷[噴] |
2065B |
| High, soaring 昂 |
2269 |
| Hijack, to 劫 |
2156 |
| Hill 丘 |
687 |
| Him 他 |
95 |
| Him, her, it (Classical Chinese) 之 |
206 |
| Himself, herself 自 |
201 |
| Hinder, block, to 阻 |
1507 |
| Hinder, obstruct, to 妨 |
2200 |
| Hinder, obstruct, to 挡[擋] |
2252A |
| Hinder, to 拦[攔] |
2317 |
| Hinder, to 碍[礙] |
1782 |
| Hire, to 雇 |
1152 |
| His, her, its, theirs 其 |
274 |
| Hiss, to * 斯 |
406 |
| Historical novel 传[傳] |
620B |
| History 历[歷] |
779A |
| History 史 |
353 |
| Hit, strike, to 撞 |
1888 |
| Hit, to 攵 |
220 |
| Hit, to 碰 |
1715 |
| Hitch a ride, to 乘 |
1564 |
| Hoard, store, to 储[儲] |
1873 |
| Hobby 好 |
312B |
| Hog, pig 猪[豬] |
2091 |
| Hold a meeting, to 开[開] |
325 |
| Hold a pen in hand, to * |
72 |
| Hold between, to 夹[夾] |
1550A |
| Hold in the hand, to 执[執] |
812 |
| Hold it high, to 昂 |
2269 |
| Hold one’s breath, to 屏 |
2215A |
| Hold something level with both hands, to 端 |
1259 |
| Hold two posts at the same time, to 兼 |
1862 |
| Hold, grasp, to 把 |
343A |
| Hold, include, to 包 |
749 |
| Hold, support in one’s hand, to 托 |
1137 |
| Hold, to 抱 |
1460 |
| Hold, to 拿 |
973 |
| Hold, to 握 |
1371 |
| Hole 孔 |
1628 |
| Hole 穴 |
545 |
| Hole, cavity 洞 |
1355 |
| Holland 荷 |
1774A |
| Hollow on the human body, pit 窝[窩] |
2277 |
| Holy 圣[聖] |
1113 |
| Home 家 |
260 |
| Hometown 乡[鄉] |
808 |
| Honest 廉 |
2149 |
| Honest 敦 |
2059 |
| Honest 臧 |
1248 |
| Honest, sincere 愿[願] |
918 |
| Honest, sincere 诚[誠] |
1487 |
| Hong Kong 港 |
1269 |
| Honor, respect, to 尊 |
1469 |
| Honor, to 拜 |
1553 |
| Honor, to 耀 |
2131 |
| Honored 荣[榮] |
1338 |
| Hook 勾 |
821 |
| Hook * 乙 |
13 |
| Hooked, to be * 乙 |
13 |
| Hope, expect, to 望 |
608 |
| Hope, expect, to 期 |
520A |
| Hope, to 仰 |
1711 |
| Hope, to 希 |
819 |
| Hope, wish, desire, to 愿[願] |
918 |
| Hopeless 绝[絶] |
883 |
| Horizon * 一 |
15 |
| Horizontal 横[橫] |
1673A |
| Horn 角 |
449A |
| Horns * 丷 |
55 |
| Horse 马[馬] |
36 |
| Horses 匹 |
2229 |
| Hospital 院 |
626 |
| Hot 热[熱] |
924 |
| Hot pepper * 辛 |
135 |
| Hot summer days 伏 |
1734 |
| House 宀 |
50 |
| House 宇 |
1489 |
| House 屋 |
1202 |
| House 房 |
824 |
| Household 户[戶] |
255 |
| Houses, schools 所 |
258 |
| How 怎 |
667 |
| How can it be that? 岂[豈] |
1790 |
| How could you? 岂[豈] |
1790 |
| How many 几[幾] |
229B |
| How much 几[幾] |
229B |
| How? 乌[烏] |
1578 |
| How? 何 |
485 |
| How? 奈 |
1238 |
| However 但 |
326 |
| However 可 |
155 |
| However, but 然 |
259 |
| Howl (humans, wind), to 号[號] |
786B |
| Hue, shade 彩 |
1509 |
| Hug, embrace, to 抱 |
1460 |
| Hug, to 拥[擁] |
1400 |
| Huge 巨 |
1255 |
| Huge, enormous 庞[龐] |
2178 |
| Hum, to 哼 |
2283 |
| Human legs * 儿 |
52 |
| Human relations 仑[侖] |
456 |
| Humane 慈 |
1831 |
| Humane, compassionate 仁 |
1703 |
| Humble 卑 |
1598 |
| Humiliation 辱 |
2228 |
| Hummingbird * 飞[飛] |
476 |
| Hump 峰 |
1816 |
| Humph! 哼 |
2283 |
| Hundred 百 |
64 |
| Hundred million 亿[億] |
1397 |
| Hungry, to be 饿[餓] |
2232 |
| Hunt, to 猎[獵] |
2028 |
| Hunter 猎[獵] |
2028 |
| Hurried 急 |
985 |
| Hurried, urgent 匆 |
1969 |
| Hurry, rush, to 赶[趕] |
1251 |
| Hurry, to 奔 |
1625A |
| Hurry, to 忙 |
1165 |
| Hurry, to 跑 |
1203 |
| Hurry, walk fast, to 趋[趨] |
1829 |
| Husband 丈 |
28 |
| Husband 夫 |
33 |
| Husband’s mother 婆 |
1690 |
| Husband’s sister 姑 |
1339 |
| Hydroponic greenhouse * 黍 |
1818 |