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...
The number of Chinese characters contained in the Kangxi dictionary is approximately 47,035, although a large number of these are rarely used variants accumulated throughout history. Studies carried...