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.
284 characters · Batch 22 of 29. Showing the selected level's list.
提
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提高 · tígāo
improve; raise a level or standard
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 提
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甜
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甜 · tián
sweet
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 甜
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挺
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挺 · tǐng
quite; rather, when describing a degree
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 挺
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突
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突然 · tūrán
suddenly; unexpected
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 突
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图
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地图 · dìtú
map
图书馆 · túshūguǎn
library
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 图
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腿
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腿 · tuǐ
leg
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 腿
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碗
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碗 · wǎn
bowl; also a classifier for a bowlful
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 碗
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卫
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卫生间 · wèishēngjiān
toilet; bathroom; restroom
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 3 strokes · write 卫
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闻
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新闻 · xīnwén
news
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 闻
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屋
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屋子 · wūzi
room; house, depending on context
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 屋
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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.