Chinese course / HSK1 / Characters
HSK1: character recognition
Begin with the gentle character starter if these shapes are new. This page is the official HSK 3.0 study list, with links to words containing each character. Use five to ten targets alongside words you already understand.
Look at a character inside a familiar word. Cover the word's reading and meaning, recall them, then open its example to check. Recognising a component alone does not tell you the meaning of every word containing it.
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间
Learn inside a word
门 surrounds 日. Check the inner line in 日, which distinguishes it from the empty box of 口.
时间 · shí jiān
time
间 is jiān in 时间. Other words can use jiàn; keep their readings separate.
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
房间 · fángjiān
room
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 间
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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见
Learn inside a word
A top enclosure sits above two lower strokes, including a hooked one on the right. Compare with 贝, whose lower strokes have a different shape.
见面 · jiàn miàn
meet in person
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
见 · jiàn
see; meet
看见 · kànjiàn
see; catch sight of
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 见
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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件
Learn inside a word
亻 on the left and 牛 on the right. Compare its left-hand part with the 木 in 杯.
一件衣服 · yí jiàn yī fu
one item of clothing
件 is the classifier in this phrase. 一 is normally yí before the fourth-tone classifier 件.
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
件 · jiàn
a classifier for items such as clothing
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 件
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
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叫
Learn inside a word
口 is on the left and a two-stroke upright part is on the right. Compare the right side with the more complex right side of 吗.
叫 · jiào
be called; call
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 叫
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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姐
Learn inside a word
女 is on the left and 且, an upright enclosed shape with horizontal lines, on the right. Compare the right side with 妈.
姐姐 · jiě jie
older sister
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 姐
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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今
Learn inside a word
A 人-like top sits above a small dot and a turning lower stroke. Compare with 会, which has a different lower part.
今天 · jīn tiān
today
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
今年 · jīnnián
this year
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 今
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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九
Learn inside a word
A sloping stroke crosses a bent stroke with a hook. Compare its bend with the angled shape of 七.
九 · jiǔ
nine
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 2 strokes · write 九
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觉
Learn inside a word
Small top strokes and a covering part sit above 见. Compare with 学, whose lower part is 子.
睡觉 · shuì jiào
sleep
觉 is jiào in 睡觉. In some other words it is jué; learn the reading with the word.
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
觉得 · juéde
feel; think, as a personal judgement
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 觉
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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开
Learn inside a word
Two horizontal lines with two downward strokes beneath the lower one. Compare with 井, whose uprights extend across both horizontals.
开门 · kāi mén
open the door
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
开 · kāi
open; turn on; operate, depending on context
开车 · kāichē
drive a car
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 开
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
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看
Learn inside a word
A hand-like upper part covers 目. The lower enclosed shape has two inner horizontal lines.
看 · kàn
look; watch; read, in selected uses
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
好看 · hǎokàn
good to look at; enjoyable to watch
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 看
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
Open this panel to load the model.
The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
Source and coverage
Character lists come from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus. Recognition and handwriting lists remain separate. All listed characters have local stroke models; the guided prose teaches selected characters. This inventory, model practice and word links do not constitute complete character instruction or exam readiness.
Stroke models: Hanzi Writer Data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi. Copyright © 1999 Arphic Technology Co., Ltd. Data is provided without warranty and may be redistributed under the Arphic Public License. The renderer uses the MIT license.