Chinese course / HSK5 / Characters
HSK5: 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.
431 characters · Batch 10 of 44. Showing the selected level's list.
佛
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仿佛 · fǎngfú
as if; it seems that
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 佛
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府
Learn inside a word
政府 · zhèngfǔ
government
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 府
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腐
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豆腐 · dòufu
tofu; bean curd
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 14 strokes · write 腐
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妇
Learn inside a word
夫妇 · fūfù
married couple; husband and wife
妇女 · fùnǚ
women; adult female people, often in formal contexts
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 妇
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副
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副 · fù
deputy; secondary in rank or role
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 副
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盖
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盖 · gài
cover; put something over another thing
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 盖
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搞
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搞 · gǎo
do or organize something; an informal verb
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 搞
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革
Learn inside a word
改革 · gǎigé
reform; make changes to a system
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 革
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隔
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隔 · gé
separate; be at a distance or interval
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 隔
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恭
Learn inside a word
恭喜 · gōngxǐ
congratulate; congratulations
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 恭
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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.