The hard characters of the Chinese Union Version
The Chinese Union Version uses 2,996 distinct characters, and 342 of them are outside the 3,500 common characters of China’s official standard (通用规范汉字表, level 1) — the ones even native readers stumble on when reading aloud. Listed in the order the Bible first uses them, each with the reading it has in this text, how often it occurs and where it first appears.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6. This page prints cleanly.
All rare characters(342)
Genesis
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 沌 | dùn | 4 | Genesis 1:2 | 混沌 hùn dùn |
| 耶 | yē | 10,475 | Genesis 2:4 | 耶和华 yē hé huá; 耶稣 yē sū |
| 腓 | féi | 76 | Genesis 2:11 | 腓力 féi lì; 腓力斯 féi lì sī |
| 诅 | zǔ | 170 | Genesis 3:14 | 咒诅 zhòu zǔ |
| 裔 | yì | 203 | Genesis 3:15 | 后裔 hòu yì; 苗裔 miáo yì |
| 蒺 | jí | 24 | Genesis 3:18 | 蒺藜 jí li |
| 藜 | li | 24 | Genesis 3:18 | 蒺藜 jí li |
| 斐 | fěi | 54 | Genesis 6:14 | 陀斐特 tuó fěi tè; 迦斐托 jiā fěi tuō |
| 燔 | fán | 298 | Genesis 8:20 | |
| 穑 | sè | 1 | Genesis 8:22 | 稼穑 jià sè |
| 谕 | yù | 157 | Genesis 9:8 | 晓谕 xiǎo yù; 谕旨 yù zhǐ |
| 迦 | jiā | 964 | Genesis 9:18 | 迦南 jiā nán; 迦勒底 jiā lè dǐ |
| 篾 | miè | 38 | Genesis 10:2 | 甲篾 jiǎ miè; 亚拉篾 yà lā miè |
| 陀 | tuó | 56 | Genesis 10:3 | 尼陀法 ní tuó fǎ; 陀斐特 tuó fěi tè |
| 坍 | tān | 32 | Genesis 10:25 | 约坍 yuē tān; 坍塌 tān tā |
| 珥 | ěr | 445 | Genesis 11:28 | 押尼珥 yā ní ěr; 西珥 xī ěr |
| 婢 | bì | 88 | Genesis 12:16 | 婢女 bì nǚ; 奴婢 nú bì |
| 幔 | màn | 152 | Genesis 13:18 | 幔子 màn zi; 幔利 màn lì |
| 掳 | lǔ | 330 | Genesis 14:11 | 掳掠 lǔ lüè |
| 嗣 | sì | 12 | Genesis 15:3 | 后嗣 hòu sì |
| 鸠 | jiū | 16 | Genesis 15:9 | 斑鸠 bān jiū; 伊壁鸠鲁 yī bì jiū lǔ |
| 鸷 | zhì | 8 | Genesis 15:11 | |
| 妾 | qiè | 27 | Genesis 16:3 | 妻妾 qī qiè |
| 犊 | dú | 125 | Genesis 18:7 | 牛犊 niú dú |
| 筵 | yán | 85 | Genesis 19:3 | 筵席 yán xí; 筵宴 yán yàn |
| 磺 | huáng | 15 | Genesis 19:24 | 硫磺 liú huáng |
| 扪 | mén | 131 | Genesis 19:38 | 亚扪 yà mén; 扪心自问 mén xīn zì wèn |
| 恸 | tòng | 13 | Genesis 23:2 | 哀恸 āi tòng |
| 镯 | zhuó | 8 | Genesis 24:22 | 镯子 zhuó zi; 手镯 shǒu zhuó |
| 轭 | è | 62 | Genesis 27:40 | |
| 牝 | pìn | 1 | Genesis 30:38 | 牝牡 pìn mǔ |
| 崽 | zǎi | 5 | Genesis 32:15 | 崽子 zǎi zi |
| 毗 | pí | 93 | Genesis 32:30 | 毗珥 pí ěr; 毗大雅 pí dà yǎ |
| 朔 | shuò | 59 | Genesis 36:20 | 月朔 yuè shuò; 朔巴 shuò bā |
| 膳 | shàn | 14 | Genesis 40:1 | |
| 荻 | dí | 6 | Genesis 41:2 | 芦荻 lú dí |
| 槁 | gǎo | 5 | Genesis 41:23 | 枯槁 kū gǎo; 槁木 gǎo mù |
| 忒 | tè | 15 | Genesis 41:45 | 巴忒罗 bā tè luó |
| 粜 | tiào | 2 | Genesis 41:56 | |
| 籴 | dí | 13 | Genesis 41:57 | |
| 榧 | fěi | 1 | Genesis 43:11 | |
| 诧 | chà | 14 | Genesis 43:33 | 诧异 chà yì |
| 芸 | yún | 2 | Genesis 46:16 | 芸香 yún xiāng |
| 韦 | wéi | 5 | Genesis 46:17 | 亦施韦 yì shī wéi |
| 俸 | fèng | 4 | Genesis 47:22 | 常俸 cháng fèng; 俸禄 fèng lù |
| 榻 | tà | 19 | Genesis 49:4 | 下榻 xià tà |
| 圭 | guī | 3 | Genesis 49:10 | |
| 虺 | huī | 9 | Genesis 49:17 | |
| 磐 | pán | 133 | Genesis 49:24 | 磐石 pán shí |
| 迥 | jiǒng | 3 | Genesis 49:26 | |
| 薰 | xūn | 8 | Genesis 50:2 | |
| 咷 | táo | 6 | Genesis 50:10 | 号咷 háo táo |
| 骸 | hái | 39 | Genesis 50:25 | 骸骨 hái gǔ; 尸骸 shī hái |
| 殓 | liàn | 7 | Genesis 50:26 |
Exodus
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 舜 | shùn | 6 | Exodus 2:22 | |
| 抟 | tuán | 11 | Exodus 8:3 | |
| 虱 | shī | 6 | Exodus 8:16 | 虱子 shī zi |
| 楣 | méi | 4 | Exodus 12:7 | 门楣 mén méi |
| 蘸 | zhàn | 25 | Exodus 12:22 | |
| 垣 | yuán | 20 | Exodus 14:22 | 墙垣 qiáng yuán |
| 鹌 | ān | 4 | Exodus 16:13 | 鹌鹑 ān chún |
| 鹑 | chún | 4 | Exodus 16:13 | 鹌鹑 ān chún |
| 芫 | yán | 2 | Exodus 16:31 | 芫荽 yán sui |
| 荽 | sui | 2 | Exodus 16:31 | 芫荽 yán sui |
| 荚 | jiá | 29 | Exodus 25:5 | 皂荚 zào jiá; 皂荚树 zào jiá shù |
| 杈 | chā | 6 | Exodus 25:32 | |
| 榫 | sǔn | 6 | Exodus 26:17 | |
| 闩 | shuān | 48 | Exodus 26:26 | 门闩 mén shuān |
| 锸 | chā | 4 | Exodus 27:3 | |
| 橛 | jué | 19 | Exodus 27:19 | |
| 冕 | miǎn | 76 | Exodus 28:4 | 冠冕 guān miǎn |
| 玺 | xǐ | 12 | Exodus 28:17 | 红璧玺 hóng bì xǐ |
| 铠 | kǎi | 6 | Exodus 28:32 | 铠甲 kǎi jiǎ |
| 濯 | zhuó | 17 | Exodus 30:18 | 洗濯 xǐ zhuó |
| 菖 | chāng | 5 | Exodus 30:23 | 菖蒲 chāng pú |
| 钏 | chuàn | 3 | Exodus 35:22 |
Leviticus
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 腑 | fǔ | 17 | Leviticus 1:9 | 肺腑 fèi fǔ; 脏腑 zàng fǔ |
| 嗉 | sù | 1 | Leviticus 1:16 | 嗉子 sù zi |
| 鏊 | ào | 4 | Leviticus 2:5 | |
| 愆 | qiān | 44 | Leviticus 5:6 | 罪愆 zuì qiān |
| 鹞 | yào | 3 | Leviticus 11:14 | |
| 鸬 | lú | 2 | Leviticus 11:17 | 鸬鹚 lú cí |
| 鸮 | xiāo | 3 | Leviticus 11:17 | |
| 鹚 | cí | 2 | Leviticus 11:17 | 鸬鹚 lú cí |
| 鸱 | chī | 2 | Leviticus 11:18 | |
| 鹈 | tí | 5 | Leviticus 11:18 | 鹈鹕 tí hú |
| 鹕 | hú | 5 | Leviticus 11:18 | 鹈鹕 tí hú |
| 鸶 | sī | 2 | Leviticus 11:19 | 鹭鸶 lù sī |
| 鹭 | lù | 2 | Leviticus 11:19 | 鹭鸶 lù sī |
| 鹳 | guàn | 4 | Leviticus 11:19 | |
| 蚱 | zha / zhà | 14 | Leviticus 11:22 | 蚂蚱 mà zha; 蚱蜢 zhà měng |
| 蜢 | měng | 3 | Leviticus 11:22 | 蚱蜢 zhà měng |
| 蜥 | xī | 1 | Leviticus 11:29 | 蜥蜴 xī yì |
| 蜴 | yì | 1 | Leviticus 11:29 | 蜥蜴 xī yì |
| 鼫 | shí | 1 | Leviticus 11:29 | |
| 鼬 | yòu | 1 | Leviticus 11:29 | 鼬鼠 yòu shǔ |
| 蝘 | yǎn | 1 | Leviticus 11:30 | |
| 疖 | jiē | 5 | Leviticus 13:2 | 疖子 jiē zi |
| 瘀 | yū | 2 | Leviticus 13:10 | |
| 疥 | jiè | 17 | Leviticus 13:30 | |
| 墁 | màn | 5 | Leviticus 14:42 | |
| 拈 | niān | 54 | Leviticus 16:8 | |
| 阄 | jiū | 62 | Leviticus 16:8 | |
| 亵 | xiè | 105 | Leviticus 18:21 | 亵渎 xiè dú; 亵慢 xiè màn |
| 渎 | dú | 85 | Leviticus 18:21 | 亵渎 xiè dú |
| 娼 | chāng | 10 | Leviticus 19:29 | 娼妓 chāng jì |
| 佯 | yáng | 6 | Leviticus 20:4 | |
| 矬 | cuó | 1 | Leviticus 21:20 | 矮矬 ǎi cuó |
| 骟 | shàn | 1 | Leviticus 22:24 | |
| 禧 | xǐ | 23 | Leviticus 25:10 | |
| 錾 | zàn | 2 | Leviticus 26:1 | |
| 痨 | láo | 2 | Leviticus 26:16 | 痨病 láo bìng |
| 邱 | qiū | 74 | Leviticus 26:30 |
Numbers
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 蓿 | xu | 10 | Numbers 1:5 | |
| 纛 | dào | 13 | Numbers 1:52 | |
| 绺 | liǔ | 7 | Numbers 6:5 | 发绺 fà liǔ |
| 盂 | yú | 15 | Numbers 7:14 | |
| 孚 | fú | 20 | Numbers 13:6 | 基尼洗族耶孚 jī ní xǐ zú yē fú; 鲁孚 lǔ fú |
| 稣 | sū | 1,636 | Numbers 13:11 | 耶稣 yē sū; 耶稣基督 yē sū jī dū |
| 瘠 | jí | 2 | Numbers 13:20 | 瘠薄 jí bó |
| 挞 | tà | 5 | Numbers 13:22 | |
| 衲 | nà | 17 | Numbers 13:22 | 亚衲族 yà nà zú |
| 剜 | wān | 10 | Numbers 16:14 | |
| 曷 | hé | 15 | Numbers 26:33 | 曷拉 hé lā; 西曷 xī hé |
| 倭 | wō | 3 | Numbers 32:41 | 哈倭特 hā wō tè |
| 睚 | yá | 17 | Numbers 32:41 | 睚珥 yá ěr; 睚鲁 yá lǔ |
Deuteronomy
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 狍 | páo | 2 | Deuteronomy 14:5 | 狍子 páo zi |
| 麋 | mí | 1 | Deuteronomy 14:5 | 麋鹿 mí lù |
| 鹯 | zhān | 1 | Deuteronomy 14:13 | |
| 揝 | zuàn | 1 | Deuteronomy 15:7 | |
| 嫔 | pín | 21 | Deuteronomy 17:17 | 妃嫔 fēi pín |
| 阉 | yān | 4 | Deuteronomy 23:1 | 阉割 yān gē; 阉人 yān rén |
| 娈 | luán | 7 | Deuteronomy 23:17 | 娈童 luán tóng |
| 踹 | chuài | 29 | Deuteronomy 25:4 | |
| 痔 | zhì | 8 | Deuteronomy 28:27 | 痔疮 zhì chuāng |
| 癫 | diān | 11 | Deuteronomy 28:28 | 癫狂 diān kuáng; 疯癫 fēng diān |
| 亨 | hēng | 38 | Deuteronomy 28:29 | 亨通 hēng tōng; 万事亨通 wàn shì hēng tōng |
| 诮 | qiào | 25 | Deuteronomy 28:37 | 讥诮 jī qiào |
| 霖 | lín | 9 | Deuteronomy 32:2 | |
| 搧 | shān | 3 | Deuteronomy 32:11 | |
| 咂 | zā | 2 | Deuteronomy 32:13 | |
| 虔 | qián | 70 | Deuteronomy 33:8 | 虔诚 qián chéng; 敬虔 jìng qián |
| 穹 | qióng | 26 | Deuteronomy 33:26 | 穹苍 qióng cāng |
Joshua
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 缒 | zhuì | 10 | Joshua 2:15 | |
| 矶 | jī | 27 | Joshua 10:3 | 伊矶伦 yī jī lún; 米矶 mǐ jī |
| 汊 | chà | 7 | Joshua 15:2 | 分汊 fēn chà; 河汊 hé chà |
| 楠 | nán | 22 | Joshua 15:23 | 阿珥楠 ā ěr nán; 哈楠业楼 hā nán yè lóu |
| 忻 | xīn | 1 | Joshua 15:32 | |
| 衮 | gǔn | 15 | Joshua 15:41 | 大衮 dà gǔn |
| 夙 | sù | 4 | Joshua 15:58 | |
| 纶 | lún | 1 | Joshua 19:27 | |
| 琏 | liǎn | 1 | Joshua 19:38 |
Judges
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 柯 | kē | 5 | Judges 1:31 | |
| 笏 | hù | 11 | Judges 3:15 | |
| 胄 | zhòu | 26 | Judges 5:13 | 贵胄 guì zhòu |
| 拚 | pàn | 3 | Judges 5:18 | 拚命 pàn mìng |
| 祉 | zhǐ | 2 | Judges 5:24 | 福祉 fú zhǐ |
| 棂 | líng | 16 | Judges 5:28 | 窗棂 chuāng líng |
| 觌 | dí | 1 | Judges 6:22 | |
| 枳 | zhǐ | 2 | Judges 8:7 | |
| 诓 | kuāng | 4 | Judges 14:15 | |
| 掣 | chè | 30 | Judges 20:9 | |
| 戮 | lù | 55 | Judges 21:11 | 杀戮 shā lù |
1 Samuel
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 釜 | fǔ | 3 | 1 Samuel 2:14 | |
| 锉 | cuò | 2 | 1 Samuel 13:21 | |
| 戟 | jǐ | 2 | 1 Samuel 17:6 | |
| 辎 | zī | 6 | 1 Samuel 17:20 | 辎重 zī zhòng |
| 鞘 | qiào | 14 | 1 Samuel 17:51 | 出鞘 chū qiào |
| 磬 | qìng | 1 | 1 Samuel 18:6 | |
| 谗 | chán | 18 | 1 Samuel 24:9 | 谗言 chán yán |
| 虼 | gè | 2 | 1 Samuel 24:14 | 虼蚤 gè zao |
| 愎 | bì | 3 | 1 Samuel 25:3 | 刚愎 gāng bì |
| 鸪 | gū | 2 | 1 Samuel 26:20 | 鹧鸪 zhè gū |
| 鹧 | zhè | 2 | 1 Samuel 26:20 | 鹧鸪 zhè gū |
2 Samuel
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 矜 | jīn | 9 | 2 Samuel 1:20 | |
| 瓮 | wèng | 2 | 2 Samuel 3:27 | |
| 钹 | bó | 16 | 2 Samuel 6:5 | |
| 艮 | gèn | 1 | 2 Samuel 6:6 | |
| 瑕 | xiá | 12 | 2 Samuel 14:25 | 瑕疵 xiá cī; 无瑕 wú xiá |
| 疵 | cī | 14 | 2 Samuel 14:25 | 瑕疵 xiá cī |
| 汲 | jí | 12 | 2 Samuel 15:23 | 汲沦溪 jí lún xī; 汲引 jí yǐn |
| 黏 | nián | 2 | 2 Samuel 23:10 | 黏住 nián zhù |
1 Kings
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 箴 | zhēn | 11 | 1 Kings 4:32 | 箴言 zhēn yán |
| 柁 | tuó | 1 | 1 Kings 7:2 | |
| 珞 | luò | 3 | 1 Kings 7:29 | 璎珞 yīng luò |
| 璎 | yīng | 3 | 1 Kings 7:29 | 璎珞 yīng luò |
| 毂 | gū | 1 | 1 Kings 7:33 | |
| 辋 | wǎng | 3 | 1 Kings 7:33 | |
| 镊 | niè | 2 | 1 Kings 7:50 | 镊子 niè zi |
| 嗤 | chī | 43 | 1 Kings 9:8 | 嗤笑 chī xiào; 嗤之以鼻 chī zhī yǐ bí |
| 奁 | lián | 1 | 1 Kings 9:16 | 妆奁 zhuāng lián |
| 馐 | xiū | 3 | 1 Kings 10:5 | 珍馐美味 zhēn xiū měi wèi |
| 谒 | yè | 1 | 1 Kings 16:31 | |
| 嬉 | xī | 4 | 1 Kings 18:27 | 嬉笑 xī xiào |
2 Kings
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 嚏 | tì | 2 | 2 Kings 4:35 | 喷嚏 pēn tì; 打喷嚏 dǎ pēn tì |
| 缦 | màn | 21 | 2 Kings 5:1 | 乃缦 nǎi màn |
| 讷 | nè | 1 | 2 Kings 17:30 | |
| 晷 | guǐ | 3 | 2 Kings 20:11 | 日晷 rì guǐ |
| 铊 | tā | 4 | 2 Kings 21:13 |
1 Chronicles
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 闵 | mǐn | 1 | 1 Chronicles 11:13 | |
| 亘 | gèn | 15 | 1 Chronicles 16:36 | 亘古 gèn gǔ |
| 玳 | dài | 5 | 1 Chronicles 27:15 | 黑玳 hēi dài |
| 赉 | lài | 2 | 1 Chronicles 27:29 |
2 Chronicles
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 瑾 | jǐn | 2 | 2 Chronicles 28:18 | |
| 驿 | yì | 6 | 2 Chronicles 30:6 | |
| 珉 | mín | 2 | 2 Chronicles 31:15 | |
| 铙 | náo | 1 | 2 Chronicles 33:11 | |
| 叟 | sǒu | 1 | 2 Chronicles 36:17 | |
| 诏 | zhào | 6 | 2 Chronicles 36:22 | 诏书 zhào shū; 下诏 xià zhào |
Nehemiah
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 跐 | cī | 1 | Nehemiah 4:3 | |
| 恺 | kǎi | 1 | Nehemiah 12:15 |
Esther
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 帑 | tǎng | 1 | Esther 3:9 |
Job
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 笆 | ba | 15 | Job 1:10 | 篱笆 lí ba |
| 嗳 | ài | 4 | Job 2:10 | |
| 蠹 | dù | 1 | Job 4:19 | 蠹虫 dù chóng |
| 馑 | jǐn | 1 | Job 5:22 | |
| 涸 | hé | 14 | Job 6:17 | 干涸 gān hé |
| 噎 | yē | 1 | Job 7:15 | 噎死 yē sǐ |
| 昴 | mǎo | 3 | Job 9:9 | |
| 硷 | jiǎn | 6 | Job 9:30 | |
| 徇 | xùn | 9 | Job 13:8 | 徇情 xùn qíng |
| 缄 | jiān | 9 | Job 13:19 | 缄默 jiān mò |
| 劬 | qú | 8 | Job 15:20 | |
| 羁 | jī | 1 | Job 18:10 | 羁绊 jī bàn |
| 镌 | juān | 1 | Job 19:24 | 镌刻 juān kè |
| 蝮 | fù | 3 | Job 20:16 | 蝮蛇 fù shé |
| 孳 | zī | 2 | Job 21:10 | 孳生 zī shēng |
| 秕 | bǐ | 7 | Job 21:18 | 糠秕 kāng bǐ |
| 茔 | yíng | 6 | Job 21:32 | 坟茔 fén yíng |
| 蛆 | qū | 2 | Job 25:6 | |
| 翳 | yì | 2 | Job 28:3 | |
| 瑚 | hú | 2 | Job 28:18 | 珊瑚 shān hú |
| 辔 | pèi | 3 | Job 30:11 | 辔头 pèi tóu |
| 嘘 | xū | 2 | Job 37:10 | 吹嘘 chuī xū |
| 翎 | líng | 4 | Job 39:13 | 翎毛 líng máo |
| 挓 | zhā | 2 | Job 39:19 | |
| 挲 | sā | 2 | Job 39:19 | |
| 鬃 | zōng | 1 | Job 39:19 | |
| 铮 | zhēng | 2 | Job 39:23 | |
| 骼 | gé | 1 | Job 41:12 | 骨骼 gǔ gé |
| 迸 | bèng | 1 | Job 41:19 | |
| 飕 | sōu | 1 | Job 41:29 |
Psalms
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 谄 | chǎn | 12 | Psalms 5:9 | 谄媚 chǎn mèi |
| 阱 | jǐng | 2 | Psalms 7:15 | |
| 旌 | jīng | 4 | Psalms 20:5 | 旌旗 jīng qí |
| 匉 | pēng | 9 | Psalms 46:3 | |
| 訇 | hōng | 9 | Psalms 46:3 | |
| 辇 | niǎn | 3 | Psalms 68:17 | |
| 滓 | zǐ | 12 | Psalms 75:8 | 渣滓 zhā zǐ |
| 嘬 | zuō | 1 | Psalms 78:45 | |
| 镣 | liào | 5 | Psalms 105:18 | 脚镣 jiǎo liào; 镣锁 liào suǒ |
Proverbs
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 囫 | hú | 2 | Proverbs 1:12 | 囫囵 hú lún |
| 囵 | lún | 2 | Proverbs 1:12 | 囫囵 hú lún |
| 麀 | yōu | 1 | Proverbs 5:19 | |
| 搋 | chuāi | 5 | Proverbs 6:27 | |
| 戾 | lì | 1 | Proverbs 15:1 | 暴戾 bào lì |
| 碡 | zhou | 3 | Proverbs 20:26 | 碌碡 liù zhou |
| 陇 | lǒng | 1 | Proverbs 21:1 | |
| 桅 | wéi | 3 | Proverbs 23:34 | 桅杆 wéi gān |
| 觐 | jìn | 1 | Proverbs 25:7 | 觐见 jìn jiàn |
| 槌 | chuí | 1 | Proverbs 25:18 | |
| 杵 | chǔ | 1 | Proverbs 27:22 | |
| 蟥 | huáng | 1 | Proverbs 30:15 | 蚂蟥 mǎ huáng |
Ecclesiastes
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 囿 | yòu | 2 | Ecclesiastes 2:5 | 园囿 yuán yòu |
| 谏 | jiàn | 2 | Ecclesiastes 4:13 | 谏言 jiàn yán |
Song of Solomon
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 哒 | dā | 5 | Song of Solomon 1:12 | |
| 椽 | chuán | 1 | Song of Solomon 1:17 | 椽子 chuán zi |
| 蹿 | cuān | 2 | Song of Solomon 2:8 | |
| 畦 | qí | 4 | Song of Solomon 5:13 | |
| 皎 | jiǎo | 1 | Song of Solomon 6:10 | 皎洁 jiǎo jié |
Isaiah
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 嗐 | hài | 3 | Isaiah 1:4 | |
| 玎 | dīng | 1 | Isaiah 3:16 | |
| 珰 | dāng | 1 | Isaiah 3:16 | |
| 咆 | páo | 12 | Isaiah 5:29 | 咆哮 páo xiào |
| 搆 | gòu | 5 | Isaiah 10:10 | |
| 遁 | dùn | 1 | Isaiah 10:31 | 逃遁 táo dùn |
| 枵 | xiāo | 1 | Isaiah 17:4 | |
| 戍 | shù | 2 | Isaiah 23:13 | |
| 攒 | zǎn | 4 | Isaiah 23:18 | 积攒 jī zǎn |
| 洑 | fú | 5 | Isaiah 25:11 | |
| 茴 | huí | 7 | Isaiah 28:25 | 大茴香 dà huí xiāng; 茴香 huí xiāng |
| 杴 | xiān | 1 | Isaiah 30:24 | |
| 啬 | sè | 2 | Isaiah 32:5 | 吝啬 lìn sè |
| 凋 | diāo | 5 | Isaiah 33:9 | 凋谢 diāo xiè |
| 喃 | nán | 2 | Isaiah 33:19 | 呢喃 ní nán |
| 橹 | lǔ | 3 | Isaiah 33:21 | 摇橹 yáo lǔ |
| 砧 | zhēn | 1 | Isaiah 41:7 | |
| 柞 | zhà | 1 | Isaiah 44:14 | |
| 旒 | liú | 1 | Isaiah 62:3 |
Jeremiah
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 忤 | wǔ | 2 | Jeremiah 5:23 | 忤逆 wǔ nì |
| 酊 | dǐng | 2 | Jeremiah 13:13 | 酩酊大醉 mǐng dǐng dà zuì |
| 酩 | mǐng | 2 | Jeremiah 13:13 | 酩酊大醉 mǐng dǐng dà zuì |
| 僮 | tóng | 1 | Jeremiah 14:3 | 家僮 jiā tóng |
| 擘 | bò | 21 | Jeremiah 16:7 | 擘开 bò kāi |
| 枷 | jiā | 5 | Jeremiah 20:2 | |
| 饫 | yù | 1 | Jeremiah 31:25 | |
| 廪 | lǐn | 2 | Jeremiah 50:26 | 仓廪 cāng lǐn |
Lamentations
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 碜 | chěn | 1 | Lamentations 3:16 |
Ezekiel
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 芟 | shān | 1 | Ezekiel 17:9 | |
| 蕃 | fān | 1 | Ezekiel 31:9 | |
| 梃 | tǐng | 1 | Ezekiel 39:9 | |
| 磴 | dèng | 6 | Ezekiel 43:14 | |
| 踝 | huái | 2 | Ezekiel 47:3 |
Daniel
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 臬 | niè | 2 | Daniel 3:2 | |
| 藩 | fān | 2 | Daniel 3:2 | |
| 琵 | pí | 4 | Daniel 3:5 | 琵琶 pí pa |
| 琶 | pa | 4 | Daniel 3:5 | 琵琶 pí pa |
| 燎 | liáo | 1 | Daniel 3:27 | 火燎 huǒ liáo |
| 丕 | pī | 3 | Daniel 4:15 | |
| 箍 | gū | 2 | Daniel 4:15 | |
| 濠 | háo | 2 | Daniel 9:25 |
Matthew
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 痫 | xián | 2 | Matthew 4:24 | 癫痫 diān xián |
| 僭 | jiàn | 8 | Matthew 9:3 | |
| 稗 | bài | 9 | Matthew 13:25 | 稗子 bài zǐ |
| 薅 | hāo | 4 | Matthew 13:28 | |
| 蠓 | měng | 1 | Matthew 23:24 | 蠓虫 měng chóng |
| 髅 | lóu | 4 | Matthew 27:33 | 髑髅 dú lóu |
| 髑 | dú | 4 | Matthew 27:33 | 髑髅 dú lóu |
Luke
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 莎 | shā | 10 | Luke 1:5 | 伊利莎白 yī lì shā bái |
| 殡 | bìn | 2 | Luke 7:12 | 送殡 sòng bìn; 殡葬 bìn zàng |
| 窨 | xūn | 1 | Luke 11:33 | 地窨子 dì xūn zǐ |
| 臌 | gǔ | 1 | Luke 14:2 | |
| 锭 | dìng | 9 | Luke 19:13 |
John
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 诿 | wěi | 3 | John 15:22 | 推诿 tuī wěi |
| 厄 | è | 1 | John 19:13 |
Acts
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 疋 | pǐ | 1 | Acts 16:14 | |
| 敕 | chì | 1 | Acts 19:13 | 敕令 chì lìng |
1 Corinthians
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 饷 | xiǎng | 1 | 1 Corinthians 9:7 | 粮饷 liáng xiǎng |
Ephesians
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 笃 | dǔ | 2 | Ephesians 3:12 | 笃信 dǔ xìn |
1 Timothy
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 弑 | shì | 1 | 1 Timothy 1:9 | 弑父 shì fù |
Revelation
| Char. | Pinyin | Times | First in | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 戛 | jiá | 3 | Revelation 1:8 | |
| 狄 | dí | 3 | Revelation 1:11 | 撒狄 sā dí |
| 螫 | shì | 1 | Revelation 9:5 | |
| 蔻 | kòu | 1 | Revelation 18:13 | 豆蔻 dòu kòu |
| 翡 | fěi | 1 | Revelation 21:20 | 翡翠 fěi cuì |
Hard for learners (common, but beyond HSK 6)(1,006)
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How this list was made
Rare means outside level 1 of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013); the learners’ list uses the HSK 3.0 (2021) word lists. Readings are the site's corrected pinyin for this text; each was checked against CC-CEDICT, and the few it does not confirm were checked by hand, with the reason given. Generated 2026-09-26; the whole list is downloadable as JSON.