Chinese course / HSK3 / Characters
HSK3: 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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旧
Learn inside a word
旧 · jiù
old; previously used, rather than someone's age
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 旧
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居
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邻居 · línjū
neighbour
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 居
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句
Learn inside a word
句 · jù
a classifier for sentences or spoken phrases
句子 · jùzi
sentence
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 句
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据
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根据 · gēnjù
according to; on the basis of
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 据
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决
Learn inside a word
解决 · jiějué
solve; resolve a problem
决定 · juédìng
decide; a decision
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 决
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卡
Learn inside a word
卡 · kǎ
card; pronounced kǎ
信用卡 · xìnyòngkǎ
credit card
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 卡
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康
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健康 · jiànkāng
health; healthy
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 康
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渴
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渴 · kě
thirsty
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 渴
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刻
Learn inside a word
刻 · kè
quarter of an hour, used in clock times
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 刻
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空
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空调 · kōngtiáo
air conditioner; air conditioning
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 空
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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.