Chinese course / HSK2 / Characters
HSK2: 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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右
Learn inside a word
An upper horizontal and sloping stroke cover 口. Compare with 左, which has 工 below.
右边 · yòu bian
right; the right side
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
右 · yòu
right; the right-hand side
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 右
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鱼
Learn inside a word
A short turning top sits above 田 and a lower horizontal line. Compare the enclosed middle with the 田 in 思.
鱼 · yú
fish
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 鱼
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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远
Learn inside a word
元 inside 辶. Compare with 近 by checking the whole inner part.
远 · yuǎn
far; distant
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 7 strokes · write 远
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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运
Learn inside a word
云 inside 辶. Compare the inner part with the 元 in 远.
运动 · yùn dòng
exercise; sport; move, in selected uses
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 7 strokes · write 运
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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站
Learn inside a word
立 on the left and 占 on the right. Compare 占 with the upper part of 点.
车站 · chē zhàn
station; bus or railway station, according to context
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
站 · zhàn
stand
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 站
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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长
Learn inside a word
Notice the top sloping stroke, the horizontal crossing and the long lower strokes in this simplified shape.
长 · cháng
long
长 is cháng for long. In words about growing or seniority, it can be zhǎng. A shape alone does not choose the reading.
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 4 strokes · write 长
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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丈
Learn inside a word
A horizontal line crosses two long lower strokes. Compare its joining point and slant with 大.
丈夫 · zhàng fu
husband
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 3 strokes · write 丈
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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周
Learn inside a word
A surrounding part open at the bottom contains 土 above 口. Compare the inside with 同.
周末 · zhōu mò
weekend
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
周 · zhōu
week
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 周
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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着
Learn inside a word
An upper crossing with small top strokes sits above 目. Compare its lower enclosure with the one in 看.
看着 · kàn zhe
looking at; watching, with the ongoing action marked by 着
着 is neutral zhe here. Other words use zháo, zhuó or zhāo; learn those separately.
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
着 · zhe
zhe; marks an ongoing state
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 着
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.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
准
Learn inside a word
冫 on the left and 隹 on the right. Compare with 谁, which has 讠 beside the same right part.
准备 · zhǔn bèi
prepare; get ready
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 10 strokes · write 准
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.