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There are over 80,000 but a lot of them aren't used today. You need to know a couple thousand or so to have basic reading or writing.

1,000 = 90% coverage rate*

2,500 = 98%

3,500 = 99.5%

*Coverage rate for the most frequently used Chinese characters.

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