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.
125 characters · Batch 13 of 13. Showing the selected level's list.
自
Learn inside a word
A small top sloping stroke sits above 目. Keep that extra top stroke when comparing 自 with 目.
自己 · zì jǐ
oneself; myself, yourself or another self according to context
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 6 strokes · write 自
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.
走
Learn inside a word
土 above a lower part with upright and spreading strokes. Look for this complete shape around the left and bottom of 起.
走 · zǒu
walk; leave, in selected uses
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
走路 · zǒulù
walk; go on foot
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 走
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.
足
Learn inside a word
口 above a lower part with upright and spreading strokes. Look for its narrowed form on the left of 跑, 跳 and 踢.
足球 · zú qiú
football; soccer
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 足
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.
最
Learn inside a word
日 above 取. The lower part has 耳 on the left and 又 on the right.
最好 · zuì hǎo
best; it would be best to, according to the sentence
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
最 · zuì
most; marks a superlative
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 最
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.
左
Learn inside a word
An upper horizontal and sloping stroke cover 工. Compare its lower part with the 口 in 右.
左边 · zuǒ bian
left; the left side
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
左 · zuǒ
left; the left-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 左
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.